wild baby ducks

  1. thebirdhouse83

    Help! Premature Duckling

    This baby was on day 28 of incubation and had an external pip. Our cat knocked our small incubator off of the counter and broke his shell quite a bit causing him to have some bleeding. I applied a very small amount of styptic powder to stop the bleeding. Then wrapped it in a damp paper towel to...
    • thebirdhouse83
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    • advice appreciated first time brooding ducks help help ! membrane tear premature duck trouble hatching umbilical cord weak chick wild baby ducks
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
  2. T

    Sick Duckling?

    So we took these two muscovy ducklings from some apartments (before i found out its not legal 😕) The moms always have like 14 and end up with 1 or 2 so we thought, "why not take them home and give them a better longer life?" They have since been domesticated and are very sweet. We have one named...
  3. DatCrazyChickenLady

    Wild duckling!

    Hello! A couple in a park near us picked up a wild duckling and brought it home- and then gave it to one of our friends. Our friend doesn’t have the necessary supplies to care for them so we are considering caring for the duckling! We have three full grown domesticated ducks. If we were to raise...
  4. N

    Keeping Wild Ducks Wild

    This is a long post, but unusual circumstances... We live on a large man made lake in the desert. We have geese, ducks, cormorants, and grey & white heron in the yard pretty much daily. There are also large fish & turtles in the lake but no marshy areas. We’ve formed a relationship with the...
    • Naturalduck
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    • duck adivice feed ducks wild baby ducks
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Ducks
  5. J

    Orphaned wild duckling not eating

    Hi! Two days ago a wild duckling showed up in our literal doorstep (we live in the country) but we can't get him to eat, I have read a lot of threads on the site but was wondering if maybe giving specifics and identifying the duck would help in taking care of him? I've made a brood box and he...
    • Juge
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    • duck duckling help mallard orphan rescue wild wild baby ducks wildlife wildlife rescue
    • Replies: 30
    • Forum: Ducks
  6. D

    How do I get rid of/reduce poop smell from Mallard ducklings outside house?

    Hi all! I have 5 sweet ducklings + their mom, Emma who hang out outside my windows & it reeks now! I do feed them & they have water in 3 spots; a little bowl, paint pan & big bowl. Now that they are Emmas size, there is a lot of poo & it stinks! They should be flying soon, as they all have...
    • DrBritt
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    • duck poop mallard duckling wild baby ducks
    • Replies: 34
    • Forum: Ducks
  7. N

    Injured wild duckling?

    I work at a pond in NY where lots of ducks live, and they like to come up and visit and maybe get a handful of cracked corn, but two days ago one of the ducklings that comes with it's mother and siblings has started limping and walking on what I think is called it's "hock"? It can still swim but...
    • nwalrath
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    • duck duckling injured injured leg wild baby ducks
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Ducks
  8. C

    first year chickens

    Hi, first year with our wonderful chickens. We built our coop ourselves, using instructions from this site. We are so happy the way it turned out, and our chickens love it. Chickens are doing well, but to our surprise 7 tiny baby ducks showed up in our yard, only a couple of days old. No momma...
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