We have never had ducks or geese before but today at school a teacher that we are hatching some chickens eggs for said last night there was 12 baby ducks-geese all by themselves and alone. They managed to catch 7 of them and tonight after school my wife went and picked them up.
We raise peacocks here and chickens but I do not know if these are ducks or geese. Their feet are all black and the fuzz on their bodies is black and gray and they do have a black stripe that runs along the sides of their heads thru the eye.
We had our neighbors come over since they have geese and ducks but they are not sure. At first they thought they were Canada Geese but then one mentioned if so,they would be green in color. Our neighbors also tolld us they eat chicken feed,as in crumbles vs pellets,and without medication in the feed,so wife picked up a bag of 18% non medicated chicken grower feed.
The lady who had them kept them in a big plastic tote overnight with a big bowl of water with wood shavings in the bottom. A few of these were soaking wet and shivering when we got them home but now we have them in a brooder box with a heat lamp on along with 2 newly hatched Dark red Throat Ornamental pheasants and they all are now dry and getting along.
Our neighbor says they cannot swim becuase the mom puts the oil on them. I didn't know this but now aside from not knowing if they are geese or ducks, how to care for them. We hatch peachicks each week here so they will have company along with newly hatched ornamental pheasants. Feeding them won't be an issue,as long as what we feed them is correct. But how long before they don't need heat? I have several empty pens outside once they grow some that they can be put in all by themselves but want to get them off to a great start first. Help please? Here is 2 pics we just took of them,hope someone can tell us what they are.
We raise peacocks here and chickens but I do not know if these are ducks or geese. Their feet are all black and the fuzz on their bodies is black and gray and they do have a black stripe that runs along the sides of their heads thru the eye.
We had our neighbors come over since they have geese and ducks but they are not sure. At first they thought they were Canada Geese but then one mentioned if so,they would be green in color. Our neighbors also tolld us they eat chicken feed,as in crumbles vs pellets,and without medication in the feed,so wife picked up a bag of 18% non medicated chicken grower feed.
The lady who had them kept them in a big plastic tote overnight with a big bowl of water with wood shavings in the bottom. A few of these were soaking wet and shivering when we got them home but now we have them in a brooder box with a heat lamp on along with 2 newly hatched Dark red Throat Ornamental pheasants and they all are now dry and getting along.
Our neighbor says they cannot swim becuase the mom puts the oil on them. I didn't know this but now aside from not knowing if they are geese or ducks, how to care for them. We hatch peachicks each week here so they will have company along with newly hatched ornamental pheasants. Feeding them won't be an issue,as long as what we feed them is correct. But how long before they don't need heat? I have several empty pens outside once they grow some that they can be put in all by themselves but want to get them off to a great start first. Help please? Here is 2 pics we just took of them,hope someone can tell us what they are.
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I hope you find the rest of the babies!
