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A week ago the Mama duck hatched 10 eggs. The next day she hatched another and again rejected it because it couldn't keep up with the others, so I'm taking care of that one now as well. I need to collect any more eggs that are laid now because I won't be able to support any more new ducks for a...

Good luck with your new ducks. I tried to plant a tree recently on some hard soil like that. After several hard hits with a heavy post hole digger, I had only removed a thin layer of grass and topsoil on top of compacted heavy clay that was hard as stone. I planted the tree somewhere else. I put...

My 10-month old female duck began laying eggs 5 months ago. She wasn't sitting on them, so after a week I began collecting the eggs to eat. 3 months ago she built a big nest and started sitting on the eggs, so I quit taking them. 2 months ago she hatched 5 of 15 eggs; one was weak and died in...

Thank you for your information and advice. I have read that sand has a high thermal mass & is a great choice for the floor. I was also told to use 4 or 6 ml contractor's plastic sheeting for the walls and, if necessary, an oil filled radiator set just a few degrees warmer. There is also a Thermo...

Hi Brandy, I'm John from St. Francisville, La. I used to go to Metairie to listen to bands a lot but I don't get out much anymore. I don't have any experience with chickens but I started raising ducks as pets recently and have found some great info on this site. If you know anyone in La. with a...

Well I see that you're in Canada & I'm in South Louisiana, so your cold weather is much more severe than mine. I started by feeding a couple of semi-wild ducks that stayed in the pond year-round. They somehow survived some freezing weather and predators on their own. I raised a few ducklings as...

My pen is divided and each side has a kiddie pool. Every day when I feed them and change the water they manage to change sides but if / when the female starts laying eggs, they will have to stay on their sides. The established duck chases the newcomer when they switch but haven't really fought...

I don't want to take a chance with another drake. My nephew's boss had the single male that I thought shouldn't be alone so I took him in. I promised that he would be safe here so I was concerned when the male that was already here started chasing him. He didn't really even want to look at the...

I would be interested in taking in a single female duck from the SE La. or SW Mississippi area. I recently took in a single male that had lost his companion to join my other two ducks which are a male and female. The established male is very jealous of the newcomer so I have my pen divided where...

I would be interested in taking in a single female duck from the SE La. or SW Mississippi area. I recently took in a single male that had lost his companion to join my other two ducks which are a male and female. The established male is very jealous of the newcomer so I have my pen divided where...

Splashley's inner toes cross slightly. She has no trouble walking but I notice her tapping her foot frequently. I'm about to leave to go find out about niacin supplements,

These are a current pic of my month old ducks and one from 3 weeks ago. They were yellow with brown roots that were growing out but then suddenly started turning gray. Their chest & bellies are black & gold like female Rouens' patterns. The beautiful one on the left in both pics behaves like a...

Is it possibIe that the squirrel could be rabid?

These are my month old ducks & what they looked like 3 weeks ago going from yellow to brown like cornbread cooking then suddenly turning gray. Their chests / bellies are black & gold like the female Rouens.

These are my month (?) old ducks & what they looked like 3 weeks ago, going from yellow to turning brown like cornbread cooking then suddenly becoming gray. Their chests / bellies are black & gold like the female rouens.

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Hello my name is John & I live in Louisiana. I don't have any experience with chickens but my sister does & I do appreciate the steady supply of eggs that she provides me with. I joined this group because of the information that I've found here concerning ducks. My brother's place burned down...

I bought 2 ducklings in March & kept them in a dog kennel crate, taking them outside during nice weather & bringing them inside at night. As they grew,I began to let them roam freely & forage as I built an outdoor pen for them. The first few nights they stayed in the pen but they had tasted the...