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Introducing young ducks to the flock
If the flock they're going into is relatively gentle, I usually add more dominant animals one at a time, let them spend a few hours without buddy backup, then add another one. -
Bad Morning.. Any Ideas?
It certainly seems suspicious for something they were carrying before they got to you. I'm just putting the toxin theory out there, but I agree with the previous post. -
Bad Morning.. Any Ideas?
Not necessarily. Your current flock might be used to whatever toxin is in their environment. The newbies aren't. -
Bad Morning.. Any Ideas?
Do you live close to neighbors who might have sprayed insecticide? -
MOTTLED COCHIN THREAD~!
Just ordered a dozen bantam eggs from West Knoll Farm - so excited! I'll post a photo of their coop-in-progress later in the week.- aa3655
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- Forum: General breed discussions & FAQ
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MOTTLED COCHIN THREAD~!
Just ordered a dozen eggs from West Knoll Farm - so excited! I'll post a photo of their coop-in-progress later in the week.- aa3655
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- Forum: General breed discussions & FAQ
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How many Ducks does everyone have.
Eight Saxony, ten eggs in the incubator hatching (:fl) on August 1st. -
Dislocating legs? Help!!!
My BBW turkey poult has a dislocated knee joint. I made a half-cast and put him in a sling suspended from a kennel crate, and just because by now his hip is out too, I taped his legs together. His food and water are available all the time, and the other birds can't reach them. I plan on leaving...- aa3655
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- Forum: Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures
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Incubating please help
If you can fence her in I think that's your best bet. -
Incubating please help
Would it be possible to isolate the hen sitting on the nest so that the others can't disturb her? If you were able to do that, I think I would return the eggs to her. -
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NEED HELP with assisted Saxony duckling hatch!!!!
It's so encouraging to see 5/5 babies actually hatch! I know it's commonplace for a lot of people but I'm so excited! I literally had no luck with the Styrofoam incubator. -
Tips for Duck Plucking?
I'm not sure I'd want to do something like that after work. I would definitely give myself a good hour, maybe more with cleanup.- aa3655
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- Forum: Meat Birds ETC
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NEED HELP with assisted Saxony duckling hatch!!!!
Follow up to my prior posts... it was definitely the incubation conditions. I've really been struggling to keep things stable in the styrofoam incubator - and not succeeding very well. Last week my husband surprised me with a Brinsea and since then all of the singlets I've managed to coax... -
NEED HELP with assisted Saxony duckling hatch!!!!
Unfortunately they died in the shell, all three. It looked as though they hadn't turned, they were facing the pointy end of the egg. I'm so discouraged! Just put another six in lockdown... kept temp and humidity constant the whole four weeks. I don't know how often I can candle them. It's... -
NEED HELP with assisted Saxony duckling hatch!!!!
Duckling still moving vigorously this morning. I painted the membrane again, I think the vessels look a little less prominent. Covered the egg with a damp paper towel and closed up the incubator. -
NEED HELP with assisted Saxony duckling hatch!!!!
Forgot to say that I gently painted the membrane with the boiled + cooled water before covering it with the damp paper towel. -
NEED HELP with assisted Saxony duckling hatch!!!!
So I had two dozen chicken eggs, 7 midget white turkey eggs, and 6 Saxony eggs in the hova bator... On day 20, for some inexplicable reason, the bator temp went up to 105 degrees and wasn't noticed for 6-8 hours. Clearly a disaster. It cooked everything in the bator, with the exception of three...