duckling advice
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Is this a call duck?
I bought and hatched some call duck eggs, this call duck is 3 weeks old exactly. Unfortunately he was one of two that survived and now the only one standing. Looking for a friend for it but I wanna get the same breed and same sex if I can x Ps can’t wait to see how this lil one grows up 😍- CallDuckMassive
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- #identifybreed call duck duckling duckling advice duckling colors
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please help!!!
Hi everyone I really need advice/ help. I have a call duckling who’s only 4 days old. After hatching and fluffing out I noticed it struggled to walk as it’s shaking uncontrollably. She is able to eat and drink when I hold her still but if I don’t she falls on her back from the violent shaking...- katiezajac124
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- call duck baby call ducks duckling duckling advice help
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My duckling won’t stop biting everything and me
I need help with why my duckling is biting everything? My mother’s coworker brought three ducklings eggs but unfortunately only one of the three ducklings survived and he had let us take care of it. The duckling is almost two weeks old, it’s in good health and seems to have taken a huge liking... -
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Newborn Duckling Won't Stop Chirping
Hello everyone! Not sure if you've seen my previous threads, but that early bird egg has now hatched into a beautiful duckling! However, since it was an early bird, he came out of his incubator before his siblings. He has been on his own a little bit in his brooder, but he continuously chirps...- quixieotic
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- duckling duckling advice duckling imprinting
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- Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
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Muscovies picking on Pekin
I have four muscovies and one Pekin - all female, hatched 4/1. They currently live in the house in their brooder, but I was going to start having them outside all day beginning tomorrow, as the weather will finally cooperate. They had all gotten along great, and then yesterday I noticed a...- Nightmare Ducks
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- behavior behavior change behavior issues duckling advice muscovy pekin
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𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐏! (ᗒᗣᗕ)՞
Hi! I’m new here and relatively new to chicken owning and duck owning. So back in January I got my first batch of birds, 4 RHODE Island Reds, 4 Barred Rock and 1 Peking Duck. All female. This previous month I placed an order for a few more ducks, specifically 3. My fiancé didn’t agree so I...- Scootchycat
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- babyducks duckling advice ducklinghelp ducks
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Our duckling can’t roll off her back
We have an almost 4 week old duckling that for the last two weeks can’t stand up and rolls to her back. She can stand in like one second periods and does try to walk but it’s like she’s really really drunk or on a ship and then falls over and we are here again. If she is leaning next to...- mojavesdream
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- duckling duckling advice injured duckling
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Newly hatched duckling with leg problem - neurological or just physical?
This is my first time hatching ducklings. I normally receive them in the mail as (a few) day-olds. I hatched 7, and tucked them under a brooder plate atop puppy pads like I normally do. Well, the plate was too low, the pads too slippery, or both, because on checking several hours later I find...- dreamofwinter
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- duckling advice hatch issue splay leg
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Help duckling out of unpipped egg?
Hello, Thank you in advance for any help offered. I have incubated plenty of chicken eggs and have had to intervene a few times, I always wait the 48 hours and only ever help minimally. I recently had some very clucky hens & there were not fertile chicken eggs in my city so I bought some duck...- Sivory
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- assist a hatch duckling duckling advice runner duck
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- Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
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Cayuga Duck Incubation - yellow spot in egg, active duckling
This my first time hatching ducklings (hopefully). I only had 3 eggs incubating, and 2 made it to 5 days before set hatch date. I candled them for the last time today and noticed a few things. I think my humidity was too high given the size and shape of the air sac, I need an extra thermostat... -
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Rescue duck advice
Hi there, I have a 4 week old rescue Mallard (found chasing our rooster around one evening) it is a solo duckling unfortunately but I spend 23/7 with it so hopefully it's not depressed. Recently in the past 2/3 days it's became less energetic, sitting in its bed a lot, sleeping, not very... -
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Please Help! 1 Dead, 5 Ducklings with Grit Impacted Crops?
I had 6 Ducklings, all hatched 2 weeks ago, this morning and found one suddenly dead this morning. I am currently very ill myself, so my partner has been looking after them the past few days. I'm in Australia and poultry supplies are very hard to find, Duck supplies are almost non-existant in my...- emilyanderson
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- #urgent duck urgent duckling advice impact crop help urgent help needed
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Rescuing mallard duckling
Hi, It’s been 6 weeks since my family took in a baby mallard (looked to be about 1-2 days). We found her parents roaming around our place and let the duckling go to them but they tried to snap at her neck. So, we took her back into the house. We tried looking up duck rescues around our area... -
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Distressed duckling in brooder
Hi everyone! I was hoping you could give me advice. My pekin duckling hatched yesterday in the early morning hours (it is now evening next day). The duckling is completely fluffy and dried so we tried to transition her to her brooder this morning. However, whenever I leave her alone in the...- christinesahyoun23
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- brooder distressed duckling advice
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Baby Duckling HELP
Hi everyone, I’m Carrie-Ann and I’m new here. I have a newly hatched (in the last hour) baby duckling. Still attached to bottom half of shell. When I looked there seems to be a large veiny lump. This is my first time hatching and I am scared something is wrong Any help appreciated x- Carrie206
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- duckling advice duckling hatch
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Rescued duckling won't eat
Hi there, I rescued a little duckling yesterday from a dangerous situation in a river. I think it's a Mallard. It appears very young, still has the little spike on its bill that I think is uses to help it hatch? I've gotten it non-medicated chick starter but it won't eat. I've tried feeding it...- Spiceystar
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- duck duckling advice rescue ducks
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New to raising ducklings! Advice and Tips?
Hello! My name is Rose, and I'm new to the website! I was considering and trying to convince my family to allow me to raise 2 ducklings in our home, but before I do, I want to be as educated as possible on everything there is to know. Does anyone have experience raising chicks and can give me a...- Roses4U
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- duckling duckling advice new owner
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Duckilng foot bent
My duckling just hatched and I picked it up to check on them and their foot bas bent. They can't open it and can't walk, not for lack of trying.- Michagander
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- birth defect duckling advice incubated eggs
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help! my duck is hatching infertile eggs
hello! i have a female duck that has been laying an egg per day for almost 2 years but on May 8th she began making a nest and laying all of her eggs there… none of them are fertile since i don’t have a drake, but it’s been over a month and the last few days she’s been refusing to move so now i...
