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I have a post on Meyer Hatchery on the chicken board. This is an extension of that but with ducks (shipped from Metzer that I've had good luck with). I only ended up with the 4 chicken losses and the one cross beak. The ducks were doing well up through 3.5 weeks, but they all died within the...

I just need to vent a second... I'm not super active in the chicken part because I spend most of my time over in the duck and goose threads. That said, I'm not new to chickens and I'm certainly not new to brooding (geese, ducks, or chickens). I'm not new to mail order hatcheries either...

Hi All, I may have an issue with my last batch of hatchery chicks. - One died in shipping. One in the brooder (6% loss rate). No one else looks weak - I saw some blood in fresh poop yesterday, not from the chick that died. My first reaction is normal losses, but the blood makes me wonder...

I'm considering adding a swan as eye candy, not breeding... But am having a wicked hard time finding information about care of domestic swans. I've worked out that they are generally about the same as geese with feeding, etc. But I can't seem to find if they can be housed on the same pond...

I bought a few chicks this spring -- one of the roos ended up looking like this; Another (purchased at the same time but not necessarily the same breed) looks like this; Do they stand out as a specific breed or a barnyard special?

I've braved the gander and goose and candled again. There is a clear air cell with the goslings taking up still most of the egg. Egg 1: Egg 2: Egg 3: Development wise, how do these eggs look? Do I make a safety hole? Let them go? Look for any more clues? Have a cider and relax a...

I'm full of questions lately! Rory was sitting great for 4 weeks until today. Now she's off the nest, has been off for at least an hour, and seems to have no concern for going back. Do I pick up the eggs and incubate? Let nature take its course? I was never able to candle them, so I don't...

Hi All, Rory's goslings are due Wednesday. This is our first clutch (hers and mine). When I went to check her this afternoon, she appears to have completely reorganized her nest and moved it over about 2"... Which leads to my question; What is normal goose behavior just before hatching...

Hi All, I went to let my ducks out of the garage this morning and discovered my favorite one looking... Rough. Feathers plucked, won't get out of her nest. When I get close she opens her mouth (as seen in the second photo) and makes the smallest little hiss noise. Ducks recently wormed...

Hi All, I've been reading quite a bit about overmating and want to see if this seems reasonable... Here's the landscape of the flock (ducks and geese mixed, though we'll leave the geese out of this one); I have 3 boys and 4 girls currently. We're getting 5 more girls this year (to bring it...

Hello! Sorry for lurking and never posting. I've come to a point where I cannot find the answer in another thread -- so sorry if I overlooked it. We lost a goose overnight. No trauma or any other indications, she literally just fell over. I purchased her and her sister at the beginning of...

Hi All, Complete newbie question, I apologize for the remedial nature. Google has been failing me. I've searched everything I can find and cannot come up with a consensus or complete answer... What can ducklings eat week by week? I have 5 ducklings, 1.5-2 weeks old. They are on flock...