I have three Mandarin ducklings that are 7 weeks old. I believe I have 2 females and 1 male.
The one male appears to be developing a red bill which has started from the corners of its mouth. I have watched this read slowly emerged past its nostrils.The other two that I believe are females show...
And the pumps are inside the far back that has hinged lids for easy access. The deck is made of ipe wood.
Thought I should mention that there is absolutely zero smell, just the sounds of a little running water that come from beneath the deck floor
No there isn't. This is a personal design created by my husband. He is a commercial builder /designer and designed this.
The base of our has six filter Chambers below. To clean a chamber you simply lift up a panel and drains through the drainage di
tch into the woods. The pond water turns over...
Thank you. The koi pond will never freeze due and stay in low 40s during cold months due to the the house heat / cooling. Fresh water dispenses from that into the pond all year round. We also provide shelter and an automated feeder year round.
I am inquiring to everyone out there: is there a market for tame Mandarin ducks. I mean tame as in NOT afraid of people. The ability to hand feed by strangers. Just plain social.
My question is......
- there a market for this?
I know people buy Mandarin juvenile ducks from hatcheries for about...
I am inquiring to everyone out there: is there a market for tame Mandarin ducks. I mean tame as in NOT afraid of people. The ability to hand feed by strangers. Just plain social.
My question is......
- there a market for this?
I know people buy Mandarin juvenile ducks from hatcheries for about...
Update.... It's day 30
Two have started an internal pipe over the night. Thinking they were dead I attempted 2 do the float test. A bubble a tiny bubble floating to the top of the waterline. Whoop whoop there still alive. Looking at the slight external pipe I see the membrane white as white can...
Hey friends I have a quick question regarding a temperature for day 28.
Facts:
-Mandarin duck eggs
- Day 28
-Internal pipe - no sign
-External pipe- None
-Little to no sign of movement upon candling
-Float test - all positive and have certain wiggling.
So it's clear that my ducks are alive...
Hey., I found it useful to take three or four squares of toilet paper fold them all together to make a small square. Then dip the toilet paper square into water. Allow it to fully absorb water. I use regular cool water from the tap. I slightly pinch it to remove excess water so it is not...
I had a pet mallard. She knew her name as ducky and would come running when called. She was great in the garden. She worked the soil along with me looking for bugs.she was also my watchdog and didn't allow strangers in my yard.. ducky also kept the teeth of my Rottweiler clean. She loved the...
I wanted to say thank you for the earlier advice regarding a small air sac within my Mandarin duck eggs. I took the advice to lower the humidity to 30 to 40% as well as allowing it to run dry. I did both. I ran dry for a day a good day between 12 and 16%.
After candling, 24 hours later, I did...
The humidity goes through the roof ... I've done it already once. Before lock down I had to empty the water reservoir because the water level eventually was higher than the hatching tray. Which is also why I then purchased a gyotherm.
I removed the eggs, emptied water, and had to re establish a...
after not sleeping much last night and monitoring these eggs, today I'm going to try reducing the humidity in the range of 50% hoping to increase their air sac. I know my window is small to create such a change. Hope this works. Will candle again tonight to check on progress.
Yes. Displays both temp n humidity. This Janoel Before12 has NOT been dependable. I think I its defective which is why I purchased a a good one. Not relying on the Janoel 12. Once LOCK DOWN came a long I struggled maintaining 65% . It went up n down around .
I candled them last night and it...
Is it too late. I've have 3 Mandarin eggs in a Janoel 12 incubator. I just candled them quickly last night ( day 24) without handling them much. The airpocket appears to small.... Like at candling Day 18 size. Is it too late to increase this air sac? I'm trying to increase ventilation by lifting...