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    Male to female duck ratio?

    We're new to the duck scene. We have 2 males (come to find out) and 1 female. They are definitely overmating her. Should we separate them until we figure out what to do with one of the males? Is 1 male and 1 female ok?
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    Mom attacking baby chicken trying to hatch?

    She just hatched! Looks healthy to me. How do I care for her now? I tried to put her with her mom again. Every time she cheeped her mom's head would pop up and she would look for her. When I put the baby down next to her, she walked around her and checked her out and then pecked at her but...
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    Mom attacking baby chicken trying to hatch?

    So this chick is trying to hatch and I know it can take some time but its breathing seems to be labored a bit. Is this normal?
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    Mom attacking baby chicken trying to hatch?

    Thank you. What's odd is that as soon as I pulled the chick out that was trying to hatch, mama hen jumped out and was looking all over for it.
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    Mom attacking baby chicken trying to hatch?

    We have a broody hen that has been sitting on her eggs for 3+ weeks. One hatched a week ago. A second egg hatched and before we could see it the mother hen was pecking at it and tossing it around. By the time we saw it the new (2nd) chick was dead. This morning a 3rd egg started to hatch. It...
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    Sick chicken?

    I let my chickens and ducks out this morning and 1 of the hens did not come out. I looked in the coop expecting to see her laying an egg but instead she was perched and making a loud gurgling sound every time she breathed in and out. Her eyes would open and close as if she were half asleep...
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    When can my ducks go outside?

    We have ducklings that are about 4 weeks old. Are they ready to go outside in a coop? They are getting big and look like they could handle it. We would monitor them with water and make sure they weren't in it for more than 15 to 20 minutes at a time. If we put hay in the bottom of the coop...
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    Broken leg?

    They are Pekin. I had posted in emergencies and someone else mentioned the same thing. We started them on Nutritional Yeast and added a supplement to their water. It's been 2 days and we are hoping it will help. Is there any chance it won't help? We caught it right away. Also, how old are...
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    Broken leg?

    Hi. We have 4 ducklings that we picked up from our local TSC about 3 weeks ago. We have had them together in a 2x5 (?) bin. Last night, we saw that one of them was limping. After watching him/her, it was as if he wanted to move forward but could only move one leg and so he ended up going in...
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    Duck with a broken leg? Help!!

    Thank you:)
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    Duck with a broken leg? Help!!

    Once we implement these changes, how long before we would see results if it is the niacin?
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    Duck with a broken leg? Help!!

    Ok. We'll make a food change for the ducks. Thanks for your advice!
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    Duck with a broken leg? Help!!

    I want to say it's Dumor...that bag is in the garage and I don't want to wake the duck if she is able to sleep. It took her a while to settle and she's still not fully quiet. We used that same brand for our new chicks last year but for chicks only. This year we got the duck/chick starter...
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    Duck with a broken leg? Help!!

    We are using a chick started that is for both ducks and chicks. The other ducks are not having any trouble. This one can't seem to stay comfortable. It sounds like she has settled down a bit but I can still hear her circling. When we set her on the floor, she could only use one leg. The...
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    Duck with a broken leg? Help!!

    Hi. We have 4 ducklings that we picked up from our local TSC about 3 weeks ago. We have had them together in a 2x5 (?) bin. Tonight, we saw that one of them was limping. After watching him/her, it wasn't really able to walk but would rather limp and go around in circles as if it could only...
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    Baby chicks fur matted and crunchy

    Thank you! We separated them from the chicks and they have shown great improvement!
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    Baby chicks fur matted and crunchy

    We purchased 6 chicks and 4 ducklings a week ago at our local TSC. We've raised baby chicks before but not ducks. We kept them in the same bin and found the ducks were making a huge mess with the water so we moved them into their own home today. However, while they were with the chicks, they...
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