duckling

  1. MallardMomx2

    Help! Duck issues!

    Hi everyone! I’m absolutely not a newbie to ducks, but have stumbled upon an issue I’ve yet to see in one of my of my 11 week old ducks. I added five cayuga ducklings to my flock at the end of July and all has gone well until two weeks back. One of my cayugas (female) will randomly have these...
    • MallardMomx2
    • Thread
    • duck duckling help injured sick
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Ducks
  2. DuckDuckandDuck

    Cayuga duckling hatched prematurely. Help please.

    Hi All, I’ve recently had some Cayuga ducks hatch. First 5 hatched fine, no issues. First 3 hatched 2nd of October healthy and energetic. Another 2 hatched on the 7th, and another 2 yesterday on the 8th about 4am. All 5 previous duckings had no deformities or trouble hatching. One of the 2...
    • DuckDuckandDuck
    • Thread
    • cayuga duck duck duckling hatching ducks premature duckling unabsorbedyolksac
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Ducks
  3. S

    2 week old duckling breathing heavy? Sneezing? Sounds wheezy.

    Hello again, this won’t be the last you see/read from me- I am a major worry wart, and I am also doing everything wrong, I’m going to just keep it real with you guys, and tell you the truth so I may receive the most thorough and honest advice possible to save my little single duckling. Don’t be...
    • Serrogateduckmom
    • Thread
    • ataxia duckling help leg ataxia panting two weeks old wheezing
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Ducks
  4. S

    A single duckling brooder box?

    Hi, I have a single duckling that is one week old. It spends a lot of time with me, laying on my chest and digging into my hair and sometimes even in my hooded jacket. I have a Rubbermaid tote with a heat lamp that is it’s brooder box, but I do not see it working for much longer; because I...
  5. pockypara

    San Antonio,TX - 2 month old drake (black runner x black swedish)

    Got sick earlier this summer and apparently missed a secret nest while I was out of sorts. Then got surprised with 2 new ducklings one of which is a male. Parents are a black indian runner, and a black swedish, both are very mild tempered and their son would make a great family pet. Would keep...
  6. S

    Duckling hatching naturally under mom help

    I have never had ducks before and I just moved back to my mom and dad‘s house. Apparently they have a male and female ROUEN duck. The female sitting on eggs I started doing research. I candles the eggs. One has internally pipped and has started breaking the shell to get out. I’m not sure if he’s...
  7. fri2097

    Help! Weak duckling…

    Hi! I have Muscovy ducks. One of my females had 9 ducklings some time ago, of those 9 only 6 remain now. Number 9 died some time ago and 8 disappeared. They are currently 7 weeks old. Yesterday i found a dead one (number 7) by a garden area in the property i live. We dont really know what the...
    • fri2097
    • Thread
    • duckling muscovy babies sick
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Ducks
  8. Hball

    Mama duck not accepting baby

    I had a duck hatch several eggs and one of them cracked and was bloody, it eventually hatched out and was lifeless and the mama duck was stepping all over it. So, I put it in the incubator for several days and it wouldn’t stand but just twitch its legs. Finally it started standing so I put it in...
    • Hball
    • Thread
    • duck duckling hatch premature duck will she accept them
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Ducks
  9. A

    Panting baby ducks

    I am a student and I go to school on Mondays and Wednesdays from 8-3 and on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday I go from. 920-3 so I can't always be with them. I also work. I do not have enough money to take my baby ducks to the vet I'm not 100% sure how old they are but I'd say about almost 2 weeks...
    • Audrey_Henley
    • Thread
    • baby duck dont want my duck to die duckling emercency help love my duckies should i be worried stressed out
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Ducks
  10. SoggyForks

    Duckling ID?

    I just got this beautiful little baby that I named Brick. The seller said she's an Ancona, but with the black bill and legs I'm not believing that. She's 6 days old btw. Can anyone get some help? She came with a little pair of Blue Swedish.
    • SoggyForks
    • Thread
    • duckling duckling id
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Ducks
  11. RossAcres

    Follow Along While I Raise Endangered Breeds

    Hello everyone! I have been slacking when it comes to posting on here. Life has just been ridiculously busy lately. I had to run a 5 day poultry show at the county fair. Now I'm back to a somewhat normal schedule again. But now for exciting news! I have acquired 2 new duck breeds! The reason I...
  12. Sequoia Raven Bird Farms

    What gender are these mixed Runner, Ancona & Campbell ducklings?

    These 9 ducklings were hatched July 6th by Quilly the Dark Campbell hen, and turn 7 weeks old today. Their possible mothers are: Quilly - Dark Campbell Ms. Rolley - Khaki Campbell Sweet Pea - Khaki Campbell Ms. Pretty - Tri Colored Ancona Pearl - Lilac Ancona Their father is a Green Billed...
  13. B

    I need help with my ducklings

    Hello I got question my ducklings are 6 weeks old but they don’t know how to use their oil gland what should I do
    • Barsam
    • Thread
    • duckling oil gland
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Ducks
  14. J

    Welcome babies!

    Welcome Hugh Quackman & Quack Sparrow (still recovering from a bad hatch) Duck Norris is still hiding in his egg
  15. D

    Why does my duckling sleep like this?

    Has anyone else seen a duckling sleep and constantly lift his head up and down? I have three now 6 week old and the littlest who only had one working leg when born for a few weeks but has made a full recovery (🙂) sleeps weirdly.... I'll attach a video. The other two sleep as normal with their...
    • Downey0001
    • Thread
    • behaviour duckling sleeping
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Ducks
  16. J

    Greetings from Kastamonu Turkey - Limon's story

    Hello. I'm writing to you from Kastamonu Turkey, Black Sea region. Some of what I will be posting is area-specific. I wanted to introduce myself and tell you about our duckling Limon. We did not find much information about her condition online, so I wanted to share what we have learned in...
  17. D

    Duck Integration Problems

    Hello. I have 4 hens 1.5 years old (3 pekins, 1 harlequin). They are fairly skittish and always have been. I recently got 3 more ducklings (khaki, harlequin, cayuga) that I raised in my house until about 5 weeks old when I moved them outside into their own pen and both sets could see each other...
    • DuckQs
    • Thread
    • duckling ducks integration
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Ducks
  18. F

    Introducing 5 week old goslings to 4-5 week old ducklings

    Recently I’ve moved all 5 of my ducklings (ages ranging 4 weeks to 5 weeks) and I’ve had 2 goslings who are both 5 weeks old that I’ve wanted to introduce to the ducks When they were a few weeks younger they would constantly try to hang out with the ducks on their own but I wasn’t able to...
    • FlufMutt
    • Thread
    • duck duckling flock geese gosling pecking order issues
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Geese
  19. L

    Call duck friend for mallard?

    Hello! I have a lonely mallard that we hatched for our backyard lake and nature preserve. Its buddy did not make it. We moved it to its outdoor predator safe coop and have let it free range almost everyday until recently it flew down to the lake (8 weeks old). I want to find it a friend to fly...
    • Lin97588
    • Thread
    • call duck duckling flock fly friend lonely mallard
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Ducks
  20. TheRealRyanGosling

    Duck diaper for disabled crested pekin

    Greetings feather loving friends! I have been thinking about getting my disabled crested pekin duckling a diaper for when she's bigger. I am conflicted. The idea is a game changer for the non stop cleanup. Yet it also seems possibly uncomfortable or maybe even unpleasant over feathers and under...
Back
Top Bottom