We left the baby out with the hen for a while but she seemed to get annoyed with the baby and ignored it, she pecked at it twice as well.. unsure how to move forward just trying to get it to eat
I checked with some neighbors, one of the poults they just hatched went missing. This one must be theirs when they tried to give it back to the mom she just ignored it so they have the baby back to me. So it is indeed a domestic baby.
I found an abandoned poult taking shelter in my duck coop last night and I bright it in have it food and water but the baby isn't eating. I thought maybe it's because the baby is all alone? Would getting it a friend convince it to start eating and drinking? The baby is already very attached to...
Last night I found an abandoned baby turkey taking shelter in my duck coop, I looked around for momma or any babies but there were none to be found, the baby had clearly gotten separated. I took the baby inside and set it up with food and water as well as a heat lamp. But the baby refuses to...
My runt duck has recently stopped repelling water. It's deep into winter and she needs to be able to repel water but she isnt?? I have a total of 8 ducks and they have plenty of space to flap their wings and stay dry, as well as areas to get out of the weather. They have a good diet and I can't...
My 8 month old Cayuga, mallard cross appears to have wet feather as well as 2 of her siblings. The worst of the cases is in my runt of the clutch, she has always had issues but never wet feather. It's winter and the weather has been all over the place but the ducks have accses to a kiddie pool...
I purchased some nutritional yeast and have been giving it to all my ducks it has really helped! His feathers are growing back and nice, I also purchased liquid B complex from my vet. It's working great thank you!
Pickles was the bully! So my other drakes (puddles) and one of my girls (Mabel) were the bloody ones. I seperated Mabel and Puddles so they could heal without chance of getting picked on. Pickles is still with the flock
If you saw my last post you know i have recently had trouble with some of my drakes. I have seperated the drake who has been seeing picked on and put him and another girl in a sperate area but so they can still see the flock. When I got home earlier this afternoon I was greeted with some bloody...
Alright! I think I'm going to put Pickles (the bully) in a seperate area with one of "his" girls. Hoping that after Pickles leaves my elder drake will become more comfortable to join the flock, I will post an update in a few days!
Thinking about separating one of them from the rest of the flock for a couple weeks, should I take the drake who's being a bully and put him in a seperate area? Ot should I put the drake who is being bullied in a seperate area?
I recently noticed that one of my drakes is refusing to be with the flock, he still follows them around but always maintains a great distance and if they move closer to him he moves away. He isn't new to the flock, he's actually one of the original 2. I've had to take him aside to get him water...
Hello, my friends duck has recently started making a weird quack. Her hen has started making a wheezing like quack and started eating and drinking less than normal, she came to me for tips but I have never had this occur. Does anyone have some insight?