Hello again my feathered friend fanatics.
My little duckling is now 4 weeks old and has outgrown the pen I have for it inside. She is starting to feather. I have set up a hutch outside with a heat lamp. Do you think she will be alright.
I’ve attached a picture to show you all how big she is...
Hello fowl friends!
It’s Brian and I wanted to give you an update on my baby duck. A week and a half old and she is growing like a weed! Lots of energy and attitude. We call her Woodstock because of the tuft of hair on the head. She also jumps, climbs and runs like a roadrunner. She also...
My Mallard has been nesting for over 6 weeks now and the eggs have yet to hatch. I started in another forum that was helpful but was told his might be a better place.
I know the incubation period is 28 days. I just took one of the eggs and candles it and saw the hatchling inside. We made the...
We just took an egg, candled it and could see something developed. Went ahead and opened it and inside was a fully developed duckling still attached to the yolk sack. But as anticipated, it was dead. Should I then assume the rest areas well?
Thank all of you for you help. I will candle one and go from there. I understand that if I have to remove them to take away the entire nest when she is out and cannot see it taken.
I am concerned about how she will react if we candle an egg and find them dead or infirtle and we remove all of the eggs when she leaves the nest. Any input on that?