Things are going well for the momma and ducklings. I had put them in a large dog cage yesterday and locked them in and that seemed to work well. She has definitely accepted them. She even had a fight with one of the roosters this morning when I let them out. He got too close!
ye I took away both of their eggs. The one has finally let them under her. :) The other is running around the yard quacking and honking about it all, making herself hoarse :(
The broodies have been sitting for 24 days, so I honestly thought that this would go smoother. BUT they are mallards and very difficult. I can't even touch them. I have tried again, the one mom seems to doing better about it. She has not let them get underneath her yet, but they are all snuggled...
I have 2 broody mallards who have been sitting on fake eggs, because they don't have fertile eggs. So I had ordered ducklings for them. I tried to give them to the mommas, but they won't accept them. 1 of them tried attacking the ducklings to death. The other just let them sit next to her, but...
My 7 week old chicks have been on corrid for coccidiosis for 11 days now. Their poop has looked a whole lot better than it did when I started. It was EXTREMELY bloody. I have been watching the poop to see if I can take them off of the corrid yet. they are on 3/4tsp of corrid right now. My...