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Hi guys! New to geese (just got 2 yesterday) and I’m wondering what breeds I have. They were hatchery choice at my local feed store. I suspect the darker one is a Saddleback Pomeranian and the yellow one is a White Chinese, but I’m not sure. I don’t know which hatchery they came from so not...

We have 3 welsh Harlequin ducklings we hatched in our incubator about a month ago. One of them has started always looking up and then falling over. They are eating an all flock feed with 20% protein and get niacin 100mg/gallon of water ever since they hatched as well as various leafy greens...

I have a Muscovy who was sitting on eggs. She’s a first time broody. She has rolled 4 out of 6 eggs out of the nest over the last week.ast one she rolled out was about a week ago and it’s in my incubator and progressing normally. Checking on her tonight and she rolled another out. This one is...

First time broody Muscovy has been sitting on eggs for close to a month now and suddenly pushed out 2 eggs from the nest this morning. Those eggs had live ducks in them so I popped them in my incubator. Went out tonight and she had pushed out another. Egg was cold and I thought duckling was...

Hi y’all! Our welshie eggs have started hatching and I have one that has externally pipped BELOW the air cell. The shell is broken from that area, but doesn’t appear membrane has. I haven’t seen a bill or anything come out, but chick is working on it. Do I need to make a breathing hole in the...

My friend has a chicken who is totally normal otherwise, but has 2 bumps that have appeared over the last couple of weeks. What are they?

My Muscovy hen is broody and has been sitting on fake eggs going on about 10 days or so. She had been laying daily for the past 3 weeks or so and recently in the last few days we’ve found several shell-less eggs. 2 on Saturday, one yesterday and one today. We have another female Muscovy and her...

Questions on niacin for ducklings. We have Pekins who are 3 days old. Having trouble finding niacin for them. How much do i give and for how long? Im feeding chick starter unmedicated 20% as no duck feed available here. Will switch to all flock when older. Found this at tractor supply. Will it...

Our first ever ducklings are arriving tomorrow! Eek! :wee3 Pekin females since Pekins are all we can have without a crazy permitting process in Florida. (We’re not eating these guys. They will be for eggs and pets). We’ve raised several batches of chicks which were hatched here by our hens...

Long story short, we were all set to have Welsh Harlequin ducks, but we live in Florida and everything except Pekins require a wildlife permit, so we’re getting Pekins. I’m wanting to order ASAP, but don’t know if I should get a pair (male and female) (female and female) or a trio (male and 2...

I have a roost about 3 feet off the ground but my Muscovies won’t use it. They were roosting at previous home with previous owner on even higher roosts (6+ feet) but I’ve had to clip a wing on each of them to keep them home. I don’t think they can get enough lift (especially my Drake) to get up...

Anyone know the permit requirements for importing domestic ducklings into Florida? The fish and wildlife website is very confusing. Just looking to get 5 ducklings from breeder in Louisiana. Ducklings are Welsh Harlequins and would just be pets so not shown or sold.

Hoping someone can confirm what I believe these colors to be. I was told by the person I purchased them from that the top pictured duck is a blue, the Drake is a lavender and the other duck is also a blue. Is this correct? If allowed to have ducklings, what colors could I expect? Thanks for any...

We have just acquired last week 3 Muscovies. 2 ducks and one Drake. They are said to be 7 months old, but aren’t laying yet, and they husband of the woman we got them from said they were at most 5 months old ‍♀️. Anyways, they were being fed a layer pellet. I have chickens and don’t even feed a...

We have 3 Muscovy (1 drake and 2 ducks) we just acquired last weekend. They are about 5 months old. We built a hoop coop for them and live in Florida. Should we just build a roost or should I build a house for them as well? The hoop coop has a wire floor to keep predators out as we have coyote...

We've finally decided on a breed to start our duck keepin adventure with, but now we cant find ducks! Seems all the hatcheries are out since I waited too long to make up my mind! I have a chicken hen who just went broody as of 2 days ago, so I'd LOVE to hatch some ducklings with her. Anyone...

Ive had chickens for almost 3 years now and want to venture into ducks as well. Ive been doing tons of research, but cant decide on a breed. I’m torn between Welsh Harlequins, Muscovies and Rouens. I was initially set on having Muscovies, but then I discovered all the other breeds. Which would...

Hi all! I’m a vet tech by profession, but work on dogs and cats so chickens are new to me and drs I work for can’t offer much advice. I have a nearly 3 year old white rock hen who about 6 weeks ago developed terrible ascites. I pulled over 240 mls of yellow fluid off her abdomen and another 210...

Hello fellow chicken lovers! We’ve had a flock of chickens for almost 3 years now and have raised some chicks from our own hens and Roos each year. I’m hoping some of u can offer some suggestions and insight on what I should do. We have 3 Roos currently. One is a black australorp who has sired...

I have 9 chicks who are about 3.5 months old who were hatched with my main flock and raised by a broody hen in the flock. They were all always together. Since mama left the chicks at 6 weeks, chicks have made their own flock and are NEVER with my original flock unless they are in their run at...