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    Integrating ducklings

    They see you as mom. So, I would but them in the seperate pen and then either sit in or next to the pen or do yard work near by. Decrease the time you stay neaby each day. You are trying to teach them that you are all members of the flock which includes the big ducks. Then, when they are...
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    Ducks Pipped Early!

    I’m glad they are doing well. Turning late in the game is not necessary so yes, you can stop early.
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    So I did a thing .......

    All four? The two that are light brown make sense. The other two do not. Was dad the Khaki?
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    How dangerous is my garden

    I don’t worry about it and have never had an issue. They seem to avoid some plants.
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    Ducks Pipped Early!

    They can take 48 hours from external pip to hatch. They would only be hatching a day early then. Your temperature or humidity might be a little high. Ducks take longer than chickens to hatch after pip.
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    Runt Pekin Duckling

    I believe white layers have pink bills, like yours, and are smaller. 😊
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    4 wk old Cayuga Duckling with tremoring leg

    Exercise! Specifically swim therapy. Get that baby swimming in the bathtub several times a day. You can also give it Durvet’s B vitamins. It is made to be injected but instead squirt a mL worth over a treat like meal worms and feed it to him. It will give him extra niacin. Some just need...
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    Runt Pekin Duckling

    Are you sure it is a Pekin and not a white layer?
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    Small duck eggs

    Were the large eggs double yolkers? Young ducks often lay them early on and then settle in to laying regular eggs. When they get older the eggs will get bigger but not as big a one with two yolks. If the big eggs only have one yolk, the other eggs may be a different duck?! 🤷‍♀️
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    Can my Baby ducks eat this?

    I have used it with success from hatch. I crumble it in my food processor and add water for the first week. Add extra nutritional yeast if you are worried about niacin.
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    Ducks kept with Chickens and other questions

    Be aware that ducks are not as like chickens as some expect. They love water and mud all the time and need water deep enough to put their whole bill in. So, chicken water nipples will not be good for them. Their water stays clean for about 10 seconds before they drop food and dirt in it. Any...
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    Duck ID help

    I agree with the 3 Golden 300s and they all 3 look like drakes. You might start figuring out what you will do now.
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    Duckling breed help

    They sure look like Silver Runners to me. They are beautiful!
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    Duckling breed?

    They worked, I knew what you meant! 😊
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    Duckling breed?

    I was wondering fawn and white Runner too.
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    More than foam eyes

    This time of year it is most likely over-mating. Drakes hold unwilling females down while mating them. If the females fight, they run the risk of having the gill rakers on the sides of the drakes bill (sort of like a sieve for food) injure their eyes. Follow the instructions on the package to...
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    Help- « runner duck « with feather crown

    The “poof” is called a crest. It is caused by the skull not joining completely. Although there is a crested breed, any type can have it. Interesting, the feathers on the crest match the ducks back not their head.
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    What do y’all use for DUCK bedding?

    Pine shavings like everyone else. You do have to remove a few handfuls of poopy shavings a day but then it lasts for several days. I use hay on top of shavings in dish pans for nest boxes.
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    How do you handle/store your duck eggs?

    Are they locked up at night? If yes, you can leave them in the coop later. Do you have nest boxes? If not, I use a couple of dish pans (one bus boy tub too) filled with pine shavings topped with hay. Fake eggs in the boxes also encourage them to lay there. Once they get used to it, they will...
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    Crested Appleyards x Snowy Runner - Genetics

    Yes, he would be homozygous. And yes, all the babies would carry mom and dad’s genes. It’s just that extended black is dominant so it hides mom’s genes. It is possible you could get some of the Appleyard traits from crossing the babies but it takes more than one gene to look like an Appleyard...
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