brooding ducklings
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Humidity to high in brooder, please advise.
I am a new duck mom, raising my first set of ducklings, and I have a question about humidity in their environment... I have my lights as far away from their water as possible (only shinning in a small corner on the opposite side, which seems comfortable to them). And have scaled down to a 75... -
Chicken hen brooding duck eggs
First time attempt at hatching here! I’ve hadn’t yet considered incubating/hatching eggs then my blue Wyandotte went broody about 4 weeks ago. I let her sit on 4 of our magpie duck eggs since we have male and female ducks. She’s been so dedicated and such a good broody hen so far. I’ve...- Sparky_Chicken
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Ducklings dying....
Of course, I’m one of those people who just doesn’t understand how people brood chicks and they die. I’ve rarely had chicks die and I have chicks about 8 times a year. But here I am criticizing chick owners and I can’t even keep ducklings alive. I’ve had ducklings around 2 times a year for the...- chickitychickity
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Moving the Ducklings outside...
I have two five-week-old, two four-week-old, and two three-week-old ducklings and this is my first time raising ducks. I have been brooding them in a 3ftx8ft covered brooder box. During the day they have free range of the backyard and if I have to go someplace I pen them in a 4ftx4ft covered... -
Moving A Duck Nest
Hi all, I just made a post asking about when to separate ducklings from their mom but I have a second issue as well. We have a very bad problem with crows and Ravens where I live and we have no tree coverage for our flock. The grown chickens and ducks take care of themselves well and I have... -
Taking broody duck's eggs?
I live in the 'burbs and don't want ducklings this year as last year they were too much work and too loud to have that be an annual thing. Is there a "right" time to take my duck's eggs after she started brooding? She started brooding today. Appreciate the help. Thanks, Zach- Zach5Kline
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Duck Mama is confused and weak!! :(
First time duck mama (plus, my first time with a broody duck!) She has only been on the nest for about a week, and she was not on her nest for most of the day. We thought, she may have gotten attacked, because she wasn't there for some time. We took the eggs and put them under a very broody...- AthenasOwl
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Moving broody duck
I am a first time duck owner and still new to tending to small farm animals. My Muscovy has been diligently incubating her eggs like a good mamma. But now it’s about time to move her into a separate enclosure. The enclosure she is currently in now contains the drake and three other females. And...- Dfarago
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What online hatchery did you buy your ducklings from?
Hello. I’m planing on ordering 3 female runner ducklings in the next couple of months. Possibly hatching eggs. I’ve been looking into Metzer Farms and Cackle Hatchery. Have you received ducks from either one; and if so what was your experience like? Are there other good hatcheries you can...- IsabellaMarilyn
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Muscovy duck surrogacy
I have four female Muscovy ducks and one male. One of my females has laid and is brooding. She will be moved into a separate enclosure with her eggs as soon as it is built (which should be in a few days). But now another female has also started laying. Can I give the eggs to the already...- Dfarago
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Stinky brooder? Not anymore
Guys! I have to tell you about my purchase. I have 7 ducklings in the brooder. Ducks are messy, I know... I clean their brooder at least two times a day. I bathe them as well. But, oh my god... the smell... it was still insane. So, I Googled the bejesus out of how to fix this. Pages into...- CLovesDucks
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Ducklings internally pipping then dying before they externally pip?
I have one nest that was pretty big (~20). Last two days I go out there and she had a few eggs kicked out of the nest. I candle them and I can see that many internally pipped but then died. Why are they dying before they fully hatch? They eat all-natural feed 16% protein lay pellets (other...- Breemae123
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Keeping Ducklings Watered
How do you make sure your ducklings have access to relatively clean/fresh water all day without refilling or changing it constantly? I am not at home during the day (work) so what can I do to make sure they don't just drink it all or splash it all out within an hour of me leaving in the... -
Heated garage floor- will this affect brooding?
We have a radiant heated garage floor which keeps the building a nice 60 degrees. If the ducklings brooder is set up on the floor would this affect the the set up?- Soon2BChixMom
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