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The Broody Duck Thread for 2014
It seems I have 4 Blue Runner drakes and 1 white splash Runner drake. They are all around 10-12 weeks old. They have to go and duck soup is not an option. If anyone is interested PM me or go to www.lsshaftsfarm.com for contact info. There's also a post on the 'rehoming' forum. I'm in the... -
The Broody Duck Thread for 2014
I would love to sell them but hate seeing them go. There's not been a lot of interest in ducklings around here so seems I will probably keep them. I figured I would lose a few to predators when I got the 1st 12. I still have the original 12. I guess big, loud goofy dogs are the best duck... -
The Broody Duck Thread for 2014
I know what you mean. At 1st I couldn't wait for them to start setting, then I couldn't wait for the eggs to hatch, then for the ducklings to grow enough for poultry pellets and swimming, then for them to be big enough to integrate into the flock. Now there's 1 duck setting, due to hatch... -
The Broody Duck Thread for 2014
I had 2 broody Runners nesting next to each other, swapping eggs the whole time. When hatch time came, they stayed together. I tried to seperate them on 3 occasions but they went nuts - became very aggressive to other ducks, paced at the fence seperating them, etc. I relented & let them raise... -
The Broody Duck Thread for 2014
Thank you. They are quacking but it's not quite an adult voice yet. I don't remember when my drakes got their true voices. I think I will start recording them once a week so I can track the transition for next time. -
The Broody Duck Thread for 2014
Tux and Goldie at 8 weeks with Mother Buttless I was getting a bit concerned about how BIG Tux was getting. Tux and Goldie both dwarf their Mom. Then I saw Tux next to AutE - my KC/Rouen drake and the similarities popped out. Tux has the long legs and more upright stance of a Runner but the... -
The Broody Duck Thread for 2014
So pretty. If anyone has a runt Muscovy, I'd love one. A regular size one would dwarf my Runners though -
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The Broody Duck Thread for 2014
Well then I have one 'good' Mom so far - one out of four. That's not too bad. Funny that the good Mom is the runt of the flock and has weak legs. Even her babies were dwarfing her at 6 weeks old but she sticks with them. I try to give all the Moms a chance to prove themselves but with each... -
The Broody Duck Thread for 2014
What is considered 'good maternal' behaviors in ducks? I have 1 Mom who is usually close to her babies (4 weeks old). 2 Moms are co-jointly are raising three 2.5 week old ducklings; tried to seperate one of the Moms a couple of times & she went nuts: biting all the other females, running around... -
The Broody Duck Thread for 2014
Thanks for the 'Mom' info. I'll be looking around for Mom material during the next few days based on what I read here. I figure I get plenty of eggs from my Runners so to get a couple of ducks who don't lay much but are reportedly good Moms would be worthwhile. I'd love a Muscovy but placing 2... -
The Broody Duck Thread for 2014
She hatched 6 days later. What a difference is size. Unfortunately her small size has made her a target for not only the older ducklings but for Mom. I am building a grow-out area for ducklings who hatch late or early. I am also considering other duck breeds with stronger maternal instincts... -
The Broody Duck Thread for 2014
One of my Blues hatched 4 ducklings 6 days ago - 3 blues & a white. Than yesterday this little black puffball toddles out of the nest. I was worried because, being so much smaller, she might be picked on by the others or Mom. Mom does seem to have less tolerance for her, so I spend a lot of time... -
The Broody Duck Thread for 2014
I have a 3 day old nest which now has 12 eggs in it. How long can these eggs sit before they are no good for eating? I'm not sure the nest is abandoned because I occasionally find one of the ducks sitting on it, just not consistently. I have my 3rd nest of ducklings now 5 days old, which is... -
The Broody Duck Thread for 2014
In the last 2 hatches, it seems the Moms continued to sit after the 1st few hatched, but then I would find the rest of the eggs - usually broken or quite dead, outside the nest, 1 every 2-3 days until they were all gone and just the ducklings were left. It seems the moms have a sense when an egg... -
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Well, sad to say, Raggedy Ann did not make it. She was just too small & weak. I brought her in after finding her sitting alone, apart from Mom & the other ducklings & gave her food, water & heat which seemed to help but she finally succumbed. The 3 who hatched the same day are doing great -... -
The Broody Duck Thread for 2014
9 Runner ducklings (mostly I think) Parents: female Blue Runner + White Runner Drake or Blue Runner Drake or KC/Rouen Drake. 5 are 9 days old and 4 were hatched 2 days ago. The yellow one in the front, Raggedy Ann, is the smallest. She runs with the others but spends a bit more time on her back... -
The Broody Duck Thread for 2014
My 2 Moms have 9 ducklings between them. Tomorrow someone experienced with ducklings is taking 5 and the rest are moving to a separate area with the Mom who laid the 1st eggs. Hopefully the 4 youngest will have an easier time of it without the older ones to compete with and only one pair of... -
The Broody Duck Thread for 2014
I have 2 questions: It's been a week since the 1st duckling hatched - now up to 5 and 11 more eggs to go (had 2 casualties). Granted they were laid over several days but is it common for them to hatch so slowly? I thought eggs in a nest would synchronize a bit. The girls are still sitting on... -
The Broody Duck Thread for 2014
It's Started! The 1st of 18 eggs hatched this evening. I just hope I don't go out in the morning to 18 little ducklets & 2 bickering Moms. Tried separating the mothers to be yesterday from the rest of the flock with a 18" fence around their nests, mainly to keep the ducklings in and away from...