hatching duckling blood

[New duck mommy 2021]

thank you so much! i’m trying very hard to learn from my mistakes and hopefully my next batch will go better im gonna end up selling them tho so how long should i wait for them to go away from their mom? i read 8 weeks but i dont really trust google anymore

You can sell them at any point
But watching them with mom would be really neat
I hope one day I get to have that experience
So far my only one to go broody was terrified of the baby

 

[BelovedBirds]

I'd let them stay with mum until they're "weaned", if she's a good mum.
It'd be nice to watch her look after them, and she'd be pretty sad initially if you took them away while they're very young

 

[ducklingsareadorable]

You can sell them at any point
But watching them with mom would be really neat
I hope one day I get to have that experience
So far my only one to go broody was terrified of the baby

You can sell them at any point
But watching them with mom would be really neat
I hope one day I get to have that experience
So far my only one to go broody was terrified of the baby

i hope you can have that too! im very lucky since my broody is very sweet, she trusts us a lot but that also might be since she was raised like that, a lot of luck with ur next batch

 

[ducklingsareadorable]

I'd let them stay with mum until they're "weaned", if she's a good mum.
It'd be nice to watch her look after them, and she'd be pretty sad initially if you took them away while they're very young

what do you mean by weaned? like they’re independent?

 

[BelovedBirds]

what do you mean by weaned? like they’re independent?

Yes, once they're no longer dependant on mum. Not needing her for heat, or anything. Around when they're feathering out, which is between 4 and 8 weeks. That's just what I'd prefer to do, to allow mum to look after them and have a less stressful parting. It's of course ultimately up to you though

 

[ducklingsareadorable]

Yes, once they're no longer dependant on mum. Not needing her for heat, or anything. Around when they're feathering out, which is between 4 and 8 weeks. That's just what I'd prefer to do, to allow mum to look after them and have a less stressful parting. It's of course ultimately up to you though

thank you! i’ll probably go for 7 weeks or something! we’ll see the duckling is fully dried up and she or he is very active its adorable!

 

[BelovedBirds]

thank you! i’ll probably go for 7 weeks or something! we’ll see the duckling is fully dried up and she or he is very active its adorable!

So cute

 

[ducklingsareadorable]

So cute

hii! she or he is still very wobbly is that okay, ir can walk and eat and drink nirmally but walking goes a bit hard

 

[BelovedBirds]

hii! she or he is still very wobbly is that okay, ir can walk and eat and drink nirmally but walking goes a bit hard

How many hours old now?
It's normal for them to be sleepy and a bit unsteady for the first day or so

 

[ducklingsareadorable]

How many hours old now?
It's normal for them to be sleepy and a bit unsteady for the first day or so

10 hours, hes eating fine so i think its okay!!