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    Handling of fertile eggs?

    I have only hatched chicks 2 times and i always used a broody hen but I offered some fertile duck hatching eggs to and ffa program as a hatching project and want to help get the best hatch rate possible but I know absolutely nothing besides ducks taking 28 to hatch and not getting the eggs cold...
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    EMERGENCY chicken with swollen vent and labored breathing

    My ee hen seemed fine but today i opened the coop to check for eggs and saw her in the nesting boxes with a swollen vent and blood and yellow goo on her tail feathers it i looked it up and it looked like vent gleet but she has labored breathing and clear discharge from her mouth DOES ANYONE...
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    Duck with bumble foot?

    I noticed my poor Peggy had a bit of a limp and did some research to what it could be and I think it is bumble foot it is warm to the touch What do you recommend doing about it
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    Duck breeds

    I have 2 kc s rn that ive had about a year that don't seem to have any intentions of flying anywhere but I thought about just clipping there wings along my mallards jus t to be safe
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    Ended Contest #3 Cutest Baby Fowl! - 10th Annual BYC Easter Hatchalong

    My ducklings havent gotten here yet but these little guys just hatched wednesday :jumpy
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    Duck breeds

    Thankfully all my neighbors are pretty spaced out and the only close one has had ducks chickens and turkeys of his own we have given him eggs before and he never seems to mind when one of ours pay a visit
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    Duck breeds

    I started keeping them gor eggs but they have become more pets and I would love to enter some shows (the crested maybe)
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    Duck breeds

    I was planning to order ducklings and wanted to know if anyone had any experience with these breeds and has any cautions for me to keep in mind or other suggestions on breeds to add (breeds that lay colorful eggs would be great)
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    Ducklings from purely poultry

    I think so but after that ive been hesitant to order from them
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    Ducklings from purely poultry

    I had looked into metzer but when I said something to a friend who had ducks she said that her order had arrived with dead and sick ducklings and even though most of what i had heard was good im still hesitant
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    Ducklings from purely poultry

    I am ordering ducklings and I am wanting to go with purely poultry but figured I would ask if anyone had any bad experiences with them This is what i plan to order
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    Ducklings from purely poultry

    I am ordering ducklings and I am wanting to go with purely poultry but figured I would ask if anyone had any bad experiences with them This is what i plan to order
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    North Carolina

    Anson
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    Rehome - Chickens, Bantam, ducks - Greensboro NC

    Are they still available?
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    Entice ducks to property

    From what I have read they usually lay eggs between 5 and 6am I personally prefer to keep them in a bit longer than that just in case (until around 7am) I would recommend keeping them locked up at night and letting them out sometime after 6 so the eggs will be in their house or pen
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    Brooding ducklings

    I live in nc and i want to want another week or so before I get them
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    Brooding ducklings

    I have a chicken coop that i wad planning to convert to a duck house but its got hardware cloth all the way around so I wont have 2 worry about my cats i think i may keep them outside and put the heat lamp in there and move my older ducks in there once the babies are introduced
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    Brooding ducklings

    This is my 1st time ever with ducklings im super nervous the only birds ive ever brooded were ones I found trampled in the bins at feed stores I have dealt with everything from splayed legs to lung problems but it seems ducklings will be a whole other challenge lol
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    Brooding ducklings

    Last year I got my 1st ducks I had planned on buying 6 female khaki campbells ducklings but ended up rescuing 6 3 month old khakis and had to many drakes and only ended up being able to keep 2 I later ended up with 3 female rouens but I decided to raise ducklings this spring i've done a lot of...
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    HELP! Ordering new chicks

    Lol i forgot to say keep one end warm and one cooler if they huddle together near the lamp turn the heat up a bit if they are panting or look to be staying as far as possible from the heat turn it down
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