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I've found a few threads similar but not on the specific issue. Roz, a 1 year old female Silver Appleyard, has recently become broody. She hangs out with/ nests with 2 cayuga. One male one female. Never had any issues. Both females share a nest for egg laying and have for months. Recently, Roz...

How common is it for Muscovies and Mallard-derived breeds to cross? Is it less likely to happen if there is a muscovy drake around? I did not separate my muscovy duck from the khaki Campbell drake, I don't think the drake would have bred her because for whatever reason the Muscovies sort of...

Hello, in a couple months I wanna get a egg laying duck. Does anyone have any free ones and live near the ca Oakley area? I have 2 ducks already so it won’t be alone! I could possibly take a duckling As long it’s sexed/a female

My eldest muscovy (15 weeks) has stopped eating his grower pellets but will eat everything else like worms, grass, fruit (gave as treats) but wont even touch his pellets anymore even though he use to eat the pallets fine. Unsure if he has become fussy and doesn't like his pellets anymore (fancy...

hi all, i would appreciate any advice i can get. previously, i wasn’t too worried about this situation, but as a couple days have gone by, i’ve done some web searches that alarm me. so, the bird in question is khaki campbell (high laying) between 2-3 years old, closer to 3. she has generally...

Hello all, I am a first time duck owner and my ducks are currently 7 weeks old( runner ducks) I have set them up a run and coop next to a pond that is between 2 buildings and is protected from predators. Must they sleep in the coop only or can they sleep in the run too where it is protected from...

Hello, hoping someone may be able to offer advice. Our call duck has suddenly become lame in one leg. He is 3 years old and has previously always been in good health. He free ranges in the day in our garden with his brother, and is locked in a coop at night. 2 nights ago when I put him away, he...

Hello, I have 1 Muscovy that's 14 weeks old and 2 that are 12 weeks old. My female Muscovy that's 12 weeks old is trying to fly and can lift up a little and kind of glide about 12cm far and my one that's 14 weeks (male) flutters his wings a lot but not lifted up off floor. what age should I...

The title is a little much but I’m in need of serious help. My ducks had eggs turns out they were fertilized there about 10 of them? there mama has been sitting on them daily but 2 days ago, I picked up an egg and out it to our Hatcher light (pic in post). To see if it was fertilized and it...

Hi! new duck mama here, attached below is a video of my 8 week old pekin named Scout. Not sure of his/her gender yet! pls lmk if anyone can figure it out. Thanks!

Does anyone know if this is an internal pip at the bottom of the air sack? (Ignore the small ventilation hole in the egg, we made it so it wouldn’t suffocate)

I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT IS AND I'M SCARED I HOPE IT'S NOT SOMETHING MAJOR.... PLEASE HELP !

Today my 6 month old Silver Appleyard 'Rose' started making a strange sound, like a small dog bark or yip. Can't find anything wrong with her would this be a normal sound to not worry about? Thanks

Ive already made a similar post to this and tried the feedback I got from there with unfortunately no success. We've been trying to hatch a duckling for nearly 3 months now and haven't managed to hatch one. The Ducklings/Embryos develop well and always look healthy inside of the egg. Yet, when...

I know there are several threads on bumblefoot and I swear I’ve combed through them all.. but I figured I would add mine to the mix.. I have a welsh harlequin, free range, who now has her 2nd case of bumblefoot in 2 years.. this time it’s pretty severe. I’ll add photos to the end. It went on...

I have a baby duck named Finn being hatched under a broody hen and he was growing abnormally fast through incubation compared to other incubating duck egg. He is peeping inside the egg and chewing the membrane. He is hatching 3 days early. Is hatching this early dangerous? The other duck egg...

This is my 1st year with ducks. I have a faun Indian runner, and a rouen that I’m 99.9% sure they’re female. But my 2 black Swedish have me stumped. 1 of them has an obvious green sheen at the tip of their wing by the white bit. And a green sheen to their head but you have to kind of look for...

I got them as eggs being told that they were pekin, but looking back at pictures of my old pekin hen they seem pretty fat lol The two on the straw are my current two, considering their quack I’m guessing the one on the left is a drake and the other a hen. The other two pictures are of my past...

Duck egg on day 19 (was candling to find a different egg that had gone bad and gotten smelly) I can see movement in the egg, but also noticed those 2 black spots that look like it's going bad. They didn't shift at all when I was turning the egg. This batch of shipped eggs has been the worst...

Hello, I've got another question about my Khaki Campbell hen who I've been having issues with. Here's a previous thread in which I put some of her details about her past, so I don't have to rewrite all of that...