This puddle is the remnant of my pond filter system... so there is no where near this quantity in their pond..
I have a diy filtration system, to remove muck and grit and these come out at the current last stage; washing machine bag step.
Ok so cleaned out my pond filters and saw these...
What are they...
Of course tge ducks ate them... but is this a larvae or a parasite (they excrete and reingest)
Out of 16 Eggs, 2 Ducklings Hatched – Can Anyone Help ID the Mixes?
Hey everyone! Just wanted to share our duck hatching story and ask for some help identifying our new little ones.
We had 2 nests and 16 eggs total, and ended up with 2 ducklings.
The first nest was double brooded (two...
Hi so the broken eggs from my previous post was the ducks doing: All from the same nest and I lost 4 in Total
However with 3 broody ducks on 2 nests I am around 28 days now ... (Actually I am over) how long do I wait before removing the eggs
Will the ducks stop themselves? Is it worth making a...
The 2 eggs are from the double brooding (blue) nest.
There was a 3rd cracked and seemingly unfertalised egg in the nest (both girls went for a swim.in the pond) We are nearly 3 weeks into brooding so i did not expect a ckean yoke
I did not know that they did and something else might have moved them.....
The ducks seem relaxed enough ...
Anyway put a webcam in a glass jar which will alert my phone on movement tonight...just in case its bucks bunny as its NOT duck season
OK this is a possible xpost from the actual backyard chickens but:
This morning I found two eggs on the grass(picture taken in bin). About 8 meters sightly uphill from the double brooding nest and 11 from the better protected one. The Drake is defensive of both nests and moves between these 2...
Oh this is what I found (@DemeterAD9
I'm in Ireland , no skunks here and my teenage son is with his mother
Raccoons also no option
Crows maybe , though one nest is well protected from above
No chance of a dog enclosed garden and never had a fox issue (BTW all ducks alive and accounted.
We have...