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...
I have 3 female Rouens and 2 drakes. I also have 3 Rhode Island Red hens and a Buff Plymouth Rock hen. No roosters. My Buff PR became broody so I put some fertilized duck eggs under her. A few days ago, 2 of them hatched and I was not aware. I went out there a couple days ago to check on...
I have a khaki Campbell duckling that has a mound of stuck feathers it seems?
No clear answer on when problem started
If there's anything else I need to list I will, I have not talked to a vet yet as I don't know the severity of the problem yet.
Its a little mound of bunches up short feathers...
Hi there, I have mystery eggs that I’ve hatched in incubator. A duck that appears the same as the rest has hatched 2 days late. He has come out with a small red bulge on his bottom, a wing in the air, and odd behavior. He is curling up under the wing that’s in the air and tucking himself. He is...
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I have a week old duckling with an injured beak. I was taking her outside on a nice sunny day, keeping her safe in my hands. My little flock of adult ducks waddled over, seeming interested. I crouched down, holding the baby (her name is Layla and she’s a Welsh Harlequin) close to my body...
I have a 4wk old Mallard that was attacked my its mother due to misdirected aggression due to the presence of another duck she was looking to attack and was unable to. Every time we take this little duckling out for exercise - other ducks try to attack him b/c he isn't their baby. He has also...
One of my muscovy just hatched her second lot of babies this summer. We have 11 healthy peepers, but several eggs were left in the nest unhatched. I learned from previous experience that mother will stop brooding after a day or two and if any of the eggs are good they will die. So, I started...