Hi! I use elevated plastic waterers, and I was not aware of the dangers associated with using metal, so thank you!
I use smoke-dried leaves for their bedding -- and I clean their pen out entirely once a week. Additionally, their pond is drained and refilled once every 2 days.
And yes! My ducks...
Yes! Tomorrow I can try to get a video for you. I feed them 1/3 waterfowl feed, a small amount of scratch, and 1/3 layer pellets. I also feed them live earthworms, frozen minnows, and a huge variety of safe fruits. I will definitely try the apple cider vinegar trick; thanks so much!
Hi! I've read the symptoms and they don't add up for this, up where I live reporting it is not mandatory until confirmed (currently awaiting that as they are already quarantined) although I live very far up north in Ontario, and on all reported maps I've found nothing within 300 km of me. Thank...
Hi everyone! I have 5 newer call ducklings, they are around 4 months old and over the past week (or so) two of the ducklings and one of my senior call ducks have developed this strange "cough" -- it sounds very watery, and they have recently begun to sneeze a lot. All 3 of these guys go into the...
This is so helpful, thank you very much for sharing!! Let me know how your ducks come along as well, if you can! I'd really like to know more about this during-pipping method.
Hi again, BYC community! I'm having some fear about whether or not I'm doing something wrong, and would love some validation and tips from the pros here that've successfully hatched duck eggs before.
So, for a bit of context here, I'm currently on day 25 of an incubation period, and am using a...
Thank you for all the great information! I definitely need to install some sort of skylight for them indoors, as their outdoor area is more limited.
I also had no idea they needed so much protein! I'll check the game bird food amounts for protein, and the scratch will definitely be limited from...
Hi BYC community! I've recently run into a strange issue. I decided to hatch more Coturnix quails since my others were quite old, and now, 3-4 months later, I have vent-sexed them:
14 females
1 male
I have never had this happen before. The one male and 2 of the females were from a previous...
Luckily I just used that same temperature, and yes I do have a sensor -- do you happen to know what humidity I should keep it at? Thank you so much for the confirmation of temp, that's very reassuring!
So after further search, I've figured out the incubator is called a "Hovabator", and comes with this yellow automatic egg turner. Should I maybe even avoid using an automatic turner?
Thank you! Yes, I will certainly be hanging out here more often from now on. If you've ever thought about getting ducks, I highly recommend them! They're so sweet.
Hi, so I recently bought a few call duck eggs as new additions to my aging flock, and have a few questions as to how to incubate them!
So, just a disclaimer, I have never used an incubator to hatch duck eggs, but I have for chicken, pigeon, and quail eggs. I have absolutely no idea what humidity...
Hello BYC community members! I'm from Ontario, Canada, and am completely in love with all birds. I'm currently in the process of building up my duck pen empire, and came here to read, ask, and give advice! I also hold the strong belief that no animal is born evil -- it's unfortunate how roosters...