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What are the chances of my eggs being fertile? 1 drake to 2 hens ratio
Hi! So I have ducks. 2 drakes and 2 hens (lost 2 of my other hens to foxes in the spring,hence the reduced number of hens). All raised together since ducklinghood. A couple of weeks past, I separated one of the drakes from the flock, due to fighting, leaving a better yet still not ideal, I...- Frodo the Pekin
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- #duck #duckbreeding #duckeggs #pekin #rouen
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Dwarfism in Rouen ducks?
Hello! So I’m hoping someone can give me some advice/answers or has had an experience with this. A few weeks ago we bought some ducklings 2 of which are Rouen. For some background we did get them from tractor supply against my better judgment/experience, after some research into the hatchery... -
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Please help identify this breed and gander!
Hello everyone! We rescued these little guys and I have no idea what breed they are or if they are male or female. Can you tell? Thanks for the help! -
Ducky problem
I have a duck around 4 months old. He's a single duck. You can hear his breathing a lot and sneezes repeatedly sometimes. He takes baths and dips his head in water. I'm scared he has a lung problem. He sneezes a lot when his head is in water. I'm not sure whats wrong, if anyone knows id be very... -
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Is my duckies wing okay?
So today I was feeding and watering my pekins (as I do every day) I'm loving on them and talking to them then I look at Zaxbys wing and notice it's really red (picture provided of course) my ducks are a 5-6 (we don't know exactly) weeks old and are still getting their feathers in. But I just...- BirdieLover521
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- #duck #duck #anericanpekin #duckfeathers #lossoffeathers #duck #injured #help #pekin #wing
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What feeding equipment will you use to raise chicks
Chick Feeder You need a poultry feeder container to hold the poultry feeds for your birds which makes it easier for them to get to and keeps them from pooping in their food. You can use homemade solutions like old egg cartons, and tissue paper boxes cut in half or you can buy some chick feeders...- alitachen
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- #chicken #chickenbreeds #duck
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- Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
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HELP! Duck hatching- 39 hours after external pip and nothing happening with my duck. It’s now day “31”.
help I don’t know what to do. It’s been 39 hours since the external pip. I haven’t seen any progress. I can see tiny hole. I don’t hear anything. I read you’re not supposed to open the incubator at this time but I’m worried can I open and candle the egg to see if it’s moving? If it is what do I... -
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Candling duck eggs day 2-28
1/23/2023 Day 2 The yolk is darker and the germinal disc grows 1/24/2023 Day 3 I can see a little dot! That is where the heart is starting to develop 1/25/2023 Early day 4 You can now see more clear development! I will post another update tonight 1/25/2023 Late day 4 Spider veins are visible...- Anonymoushuman
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- #candling #candlingdiary #duck #duckeggs #eggs #hatching #hatchingducks #incubating #khakicampbell #pekin
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- Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
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Duck breathing weird
So one of my ducks sounds weird when they’re breathing and seems like they’re breathing a little faster than my other ducks. Also, the poop has been watery and weird. Other than that the duck has been acting normal. Not sure how to post a video -
Is my female duck about to lay?!? NEED YOUR HELP!
Hi everyone I really need your help I have a female duck and she hasn’t laid any eggs yet some I’m new to all of this behavior. One day I woke up to her quacking constantly like an alarm and she usually doesn’t quack very much so when I went to see her she was doing a kind of like digging motion... -
Anyone know what breed this duckling is?
Got her from atwoods.- ChickenWitch1
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- #babyduck #breed #duck #duckbreed #duckling #ducklingbreed
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Duck with broken ankle
Hello everyone, 5 days ago my friend dropped off three, year old ducks and one of them had a broken ankle. We have tried 10 different places around us and no one will take ducks. We just put a make shift splint around it but I don’t know if it’s gonna work:( . Also on that same leg, it’s foot is...- TheBehnckesFarm
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- #brokenankle #brokenleg #duck
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- Forum: Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures
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Cauliflower/wart-like leisons on duck's feet
Hi, I recently purchased a young runner duck and have noticed cauliflower/wart-like lesions on the bottom of both of her feet. It does not look like typical bumble foot. Has anyone else experienced this? What is it? And how do I treat it? Could it be Papilloma virus? She had been bedded... -
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What are these dark spots on her bill?!
All 9 of my runner ducks have these marking on their bills. Is this okay?? Doesnt feel any different than the rest of the bill. -
Does this color difference mean anything/is it normal?
I have two mallard ducklings, almost 6 weeks old. I don't know their genders Just wondering if the difference in appearance had anything to do with gender or if it was even a normal mallard thing?- Familiarrat
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- #color #duck #duckling #mallard
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- Forum: Chickenstocks, Shows, Meet-Ups
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Help! White crested duck struggling
I got my little Daisy in November of 2021 she was very healthy and never showed any issues. She is a white crested duck which makes me very nervous she is having neurological issues. In late February of 2022 I went out to the coop and noticed she kept tipping over and her neck was crooked. I...- Cockadoodledoochickencoop
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- #duck #struggling #whitecrestedduck help
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emergency help , cracked duck beak
my muscovy duck cracked the tip of his beak, i believe he slipped and hit it against the floor. he’s eating and drinking (i put the food in the water so it’s easy for him to eat). what should i do? it stopped bleeding but it looks like it’ll fall off. should i take him to a vet to remove it...- RueBuckaroo
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- #brokenbeak #duck #emergency #help #muscovy
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Can mallards fly?
So I have a couple of mallard ducklings. And someone got sass with me and told me domestic mallards can't really fly. Everywhere I read said that they could fly, am I wrong? Can they only fly up to a certain age? Or can they fly their whole life?- Familiarrat
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- #duck #mallard
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- Forum: Ducks
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Missing Duck
Unfortunately I fear the worst has happened. Let my duck out today and went out to go get a late breakfast and exercise my dogs and go to store. Came home and I peaked out my sliding door to check on my duck as I usually do. Only this time I didn’t immediately see her. I didn’t worry at first...- Justgotducks
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- #cayuga #duck #predators
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- Forum: Predators and Pests