ducklings

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    Ducklings Run Away When trying to transfer them

    Hi there, I’m new to the site. I have 5 Rouen ducklings (8 days old) that have warmed up to Me since I got them Friday. They eat crumbles from my hand and nibble at my fingers, I’m talking to them a lot since I work from home and their brooder is in my office with me all day. A couple of them...
    • patrickftobin
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    • brooder advice ducklings peeping scared chick
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    • Forum: Ducks
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    Brinsea EcoGlow Safe for Duckling Brooder?

    Hi there, I have 5 Rouen ducklings, a little over a week old. I have been gradually adjusting the heat lamp to manage the temperature but read that between 7-14 days to switch to another heat source so the ducklings can get used to lower light. I found the Brinsea EcoGlow which came highly...
    • patrickftobin
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    • ducklings heat alternatives heat bulbs
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    • Forum: Ducks
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    Young duckling

    Hi everyone, My duckling was walking funny yesterday morning then at night i went to close the light so he could sleep he was just sitting with his legs spread apart, usually he gets super excited to see me, then I picked him up gently and placed him on the floor and then again he was limp...
    • Taha2411
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    • ducklings limp feet limp neck
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    • Forum: Ducks
  4. R

    New babies

    We were thrilled to welcome our first brood of 9 runners last weekend - and since then it’s been friggin holocaust. 😪 The first morning out of the duckhouse their mom decided to lead them far from our lovely pond to a neighbor’s pond for some reason. When I found them there were only six - of...
    • Rabidole
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    • cats ducklings runners
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    • Forum: Ducks
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    Separating mom and babies?

    Hi all, our Buff just hatched a 2 ducklings yesterday. Our city doesn’t allow more than 4 hens, and we have a family lined up to take them now that they’re hatched… I’m wondering when would be least stressful for the new babies? We hatched the parents (a runner and the buff) from eggs last year...
    • Campo
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    • ducklings separating
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    • Forum: Ducks
  6. Quacking ducks

    Ducklings for $ in ks

    I have 4 Rouen mix ducklings for sale for $6.00 each or all 4 for $20. They are 1 week old.
  7. Quacking ducks

    Ducklings in ks

    Hi have 4 Rouen mix ducklings for sale for $6.00 each. They hatched June 20th
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    [EMERGENCY] Duck hatched an egg, we don't know what to do

    Hi, so I have a Male Welsh Harlequin who turns 11 in July and a Female Saxony thats about 2-3. We never expected them to hatch any young, but I heard peeps from the nest she sits on, and now I'm scrambled figuring out what to do. We have raised ducklings before but never beyond the nest. We need...
  9. Duck Diva

    Ancona/Silver Appleyard Hybrid Ducklings - available NOW (South Florida)

    Hybrid ducklings, hatched 6/2 and 6/3 are available NOW. Four ducklings of the original brood (8) remain. UPDATE: 4 left, must go together! New pictures, ready NOW! First come first served, experienced duck parents preferred. The last two pictures were taken this weekend. Get them while they're...
  10. AnnieDuck

    3 Day Old Duckling Feet and Bill Problems

    Hello- I’m hoping someone has seen something similar to this. I can’t find any information on a duckling that has all of these issues at once and I have never encountered ANY of these issues before so I am hoping for reassurances if I’m helping it right, and advice if I could help it better...
    • AnnieDuck
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    • duckling advice duckling bill duckling can't walk duckling rough beak duckling small ducklings ducks help with duckling little duckling toes curled
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    • Forum: Ducks
  11. Claudine19

    Help! Voice sexing my ducklings

    Hello fellow duck lovers! A few weeks ago, I was told to wait for the ducklings to be 7 weeks old to voice sex them. That's what I did and now is the long awaited time to figure out if these cuties are males or females. I took short videos of each of my ducks so hopefully you guys will be able...
  12. A

    Incubating Khaki Cambells Eggs

    I have never incubates eggs before, let alone duck eggs, but i am currently incubating my khaki cambells eggs that i presume were fertilised since my male was very active. it’s day 13 of incubation and as much research as i’ve done i’d like if someone could confirm for me that they’re viable...
  13. Duck Diva

    Two unrelated ducks co-nested, 9 of 15 eggs hatched!!

    I thought this situation was strange, but I didn’t post about it because I thought nothing would come of it. Our Ancona female, Pepper, has attempted to hatch eggs two years in a row with a large clutch no live ducklings. Sooooooo, this year we have two new (year old) Silver Appleyard females...
    • Duck Diva
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    • ancona ducklings hatching shared nest silver appleyard
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    • Forum: Ducks
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    New Babies

    I actually had the pleasure of my Cayuga to a Ancona. The original mate was lost to either a raccoon or fox, and I ventured into a different breed for the new mate. I came across Willow, my Ancona, and got her for Waldo, my Cayuga. I had a game hen hatch the babies for me, and they hatched this...
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    Makeshift Duckling Food?

    I have 5 four week old muscovy ducklings I'm currently raising. I fed them the last of their duckling crumbles today and didn't get a chance to run by the store to get more like I intended (a crisis came up in the chicken coop). So... I put together a quick batch of something to hold them over...
    • DuckyMolly
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    • duck food duckling advice duckling diet duckling food ducklings muscovy muscovy duckling muscovy ducklings
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    • Forum: Ducks
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    What would YOU do? Duck eggs day 28.

    I'm sure there are many posts that ask the same sort of question, but I feel that every situation is unique so I would like some input from all the pros out there in BYC Land :) I have a broody Khaki Campbell. She is 2.5 years old and paired with a KC drake of the same age. Today is day 28. She...
  17. rjmyooper

    They're here!

    12 Little Khaki Campbells arrived today (Pic #1). Spent the morning redoing all that I had planned to do in the brooder. Stuff like the height of the bowls, height of the cave, placement of the stuff. They're still a little frazzled from the long ride,, so I'm letting them settle in before I go...
  18. IvysAnimals

    Chicken Hatching Eggs And Young Chicks For Sale - Pennsylvania

    Hello! :) I have Chicken and duck eggs and young chicks available for pre - ordering before incubation! ( You can tell me how many you want and I'll put them in the incubator, then give them to you when they're 2 days old after hatching. )...
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    Identifying young ducks

    Hi! I’m new to this forum! I’m searching assistants on identifying my 3 young ducks. I got them as duckling from a feed store but they were unsure of the breed. They are 8 weeks old now. I need help identifying their gender and breed. Thanks! I attached some pictures I took today (8 weeks old)...
    • wyoducks
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    • breeds ducklings ducks gender identification identify sex
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    • Forum: Ducks
  20. J

    Help with duckling!!

    Help please!! My just over two week old duckling dropped in paralysis all of a sudden while walking on the grass. We had just come from a stream where ‘she’ swam and pecked around. I was hoping she would be better after the night but she hasn’t opened her eyes and twitches when I touch her...
    • Jas28
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    • duckling advice duckling behavior duckling dying ducklings ducklings and chicks
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Ducks
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