feeding behavior

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    ducklings only eat when hand fed

    I always have a duck feeder full of food and I rarely see my ducklings eat from it so I try to hand feed them and when I do hand feed them they always go crazy over it and even fight for it. But they dont go for the food in the duck feeder, is this normal? 2 week old muscovy ducklings btw.
    • Herb81003
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    • duck duckling feeding behavior muscovy duckling not eating not eating feed
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    Chicken gang… bullies and the feeder

    Hi all!! I have an existing flock of 11. I have just introduced 4 new girls who came together from their previous farm. They are slightly younger than my girls by about 2 weeks. Mine are about 10 weeks old. My girls have been nothing but sweet to the new girls. But the new girls are like a gang...
  3. centrarchid

    Young Roosters Can Have Different Behavior When Foraging

    Most years I have young game chickens running around house where I can see them very well. This year is no exception and a consistent pattern is emerging like in past years. Currently a gray hen bred to a non-gray rooster has chicks pushing 6 weeks old so if hatched earlier would already be...
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