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Did my rooster/hens severely peck my duck’s head?
My 3 y/o duck is physically challenged and doesn’t get around as quickly as your average duck, so she lives in her own pen, separate from the free range chickens so that I can be sure that she gets to eat and such. I’ve been letting her out in the morning this week to free range and putting her... -
I need some advice on how to help a broody hen raise a surprise clutch of four in Central PA’s weather, please…
My birds free range during the day and we didn’t even realize this little lady was sitting on eggs until she showed up with four little ones in tow a week ago. It was getting close to evening so we put her and the chicks in a pen in the barn with a heat light and provisions. She is a good Mama (...- Unruffled
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- Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
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Lethargic Hen, messy vent, walking a little “off”
I have a 4 y/o hen that , for two days now, has been off to herself along side either a fence or a building, her gait is a little off, and her vent is messy. I haven’t seen her take much food, though I have seen her drink. Her eyes and nose are clear and her breathing seems normal. I can’t see...- Unruffled
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- Forum: Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures
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A little help, to try to prevent this next year. Please.(Sad post)
Sorry I’m just now replying. But thank you for responding to my post. They had actually just been put outdoors that week, in a very small pen with ample shelter, set a little off away from the adult birds, surrounded by electric wire( to keep my two goats from collapsing their pen for their... -
What got Francesca??
I went out this morning to let out my free range birds only to find that a predator of some kind had gotten into one of my smaller pens and killed my duck, Francesca. She was missing her head and her neck(I don’t know about her crop) and there were feathers strewn about. Otherwise her body was...- Unruffled
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- Forum: Predators and Pests
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A little help, to try to prevent this next year. Please.(Sad post)
This summer I hatched(staggered hatch) just 12 duckling eggs. The first duckling that I hatched(I named them Penguin), died mysteriously at 8 days old. They were fine 1 day and then the next they were weak and lethargic. I tried to get some nutridrench with some electrolytes into them, but even... -
Question about cold duckling eggs.
I have these three duckling eggs that were abandoned by one of my ducks. They were abandoned for about a half a day when I found them. They were quite cool to the touch, but I was incubating some other duck eggs anyway, so I candled them. The activity inside was almost nonexistent, but it was...- Unruffled
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- Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
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Should I assist hatch? Duckling over 24 hours.
Thank you for your replies. I did slightly turn the egg and give the duckling more time. Sure enough, a few hours later, they completed their hatch, thankfully. Thanks again! I know it’s always better to wait. But sometimes it’s hard when you think the worst is happening in the egg. I’m sure you...- Unruffled
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- Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
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Should I assist hatch? Duckling over 24 hours.
I have a duckling egg that pipped externally about some time over 24 hours ago. I’m not sure of exactly how long ago as I just noticed it 24 hours ago and I know it wasn’t pipped 48 hours ago. So any time between really. Anyway, it pipped on the bottom side, which made me leery. Then I...- Unruffled
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Egg pipping on bottom, do I turn?
I know this is 4 mos. After the fact, but I wanted to thank all of you for posting this thread. I currently have the same situation with a duckling and I found this thread to be very helpful. So thanks again!!!👍🏻😊- Unruffled
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Listless week old duckling, please help, AND FAST!
Unfortunately, by the time I put my post up and went back to check on him, he passed very shortly after. Very sad. But to answer your question I have my brooder in the barn. I do not have a thermometer, but I do have a heat light on part of the brooder. The rest of the ducklings(4 at this point)... -
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Listless week old duckling, please help, AND FAST!
I have this duckling that hatched 6 days ago and they’ve been doing fine, until this morning when I came to check on them, they were completely listless. I feed them Purim’s Duck feed by grinding it up for them, and fresh water as the feed includes required niacin and pre and probiotics. They... -
Broody goose, too long. Help.(Lengthy)
I got her off the nest this morning so that I could collect all the eggs. I temporarily blocked off the only entrance to the small building, where the nest was, to prevent the goose from going back to it, as well as prevent any ducks from laying any more eggs in there( that’s where she kept... -
Broody goose, too long. Help.(Lengthy)
I have a 2 y/o American Buff goose who went broody on 5/2/22 with 6 of her own eggs. Somewhere over the course of 30 days, 3 of HER original goose eggs went completely missing without a trace and her nest accumulated about 18 duck eggs. I checked her nest the other day. Her goose eggs had died... -
Goose On Eggs-Some Questions Please
I have 4 American Buff geese (1 goose, 3 ganders) that I incubated and hatched in April of 2020. Theresa(my goose) started laying in late Feb. of 2021, but I removed all her eggs as she laid them(we weren’t ready for goslings again yet). Now this year I removed all her eggs except the last 6... -
Possible Beginning of Resp. Issue
I have more than a few ducks and they’re all free range( I also have chickens and geese, if that’s important).But I have a 10’x13’ enclosed,separate pen in case I need to separate/isolate a bird. Well my 6 month old Silver Appleyard(again, if it’s important),Francesca was in there for the past... -
5.5 week old rouens
If they are vocalizing, you can tell by the “quack”. A female will have a very distinct and bold, easy to make out, quack. A male will sound more garbled. Almost as if he were mumbling. At least that’s the best way I can describe it. Now this does not apply to Muscovies , just mallard derived... -
How long are goose eggs good for……..
I appreciate the advice and I’m going to try what you said about keeping her eggs and wait til she goes broody before giving 6 or 7 back to her. She is on her second year and although I incubated and hatched her and her 3 mates, I’ve not got the time or resources to incubate any of her eggs this... -
How long are goose eggs good for……..
if the goose is still laying? I have an American Buff goose that has been laying since mid February ( 1 egg about every other day the whole time). Now I have been removing the eggs up until 4/21 and she currently has 2 eggs. My first question is about when will she stop laying? How long are the...