duckling

  1. 1st "swim

    1st "swim

    Yes the drinking saucer is a bath when you are that size
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  2. Paddlehands

    Out of 16 Eggs, 2 Ducklings Hatched – Can Anyone Help ID the Mixes?

    Out of 16 Eggs, 2 Ducklings Hatched – Can Anyone Help ID the Mixes? Hey everyone! Just wanted to share our duck hatching story and ask for some help identifying our new little ones. We had 2 nests and 16 eggs total, and ended up with 2 ducklings. The first nest was double brooded (two...
    • Paddlehands
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    • cayuga drake duck #breeds duckling
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  3. G

    administering oral medications

    Hello, A few days ago, my duck (5-6 weeks old) fractured a vertebrae low in her neck. I took her to an avian vet on an emergency appointment, who treated her and gave us oral meds (meloxidyl 1 mL dose) to take home and administer for 7 days. The vet told me one way to administer (the correct...
    • gclark01
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    • broken neck duck duckling ducks glottis injury neck injury oral medication
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    • Forum: Ducks
  4. AMURPHY227

    Magnolia Acres Farm

    If this ain’t the cutest thing ever!!! So our mama mallard still had eggs in her nest on Thursday when the rest had hatched and she got off of her nest. I candled the rest and saw one had piped through and was still moving a lot. Long story short- the baby was left in the nest the mama wasn’t...
  5. DingusDuck

    Do I need to help these eggs hatch?

    Today is hatch day(the incubator still thinks it is the day before hatch day but in a few hours it will be hatch day). Yesterday a bunch of eggs piped and started to zip, today only on hatched and a bunch the rest of the eggs have seemingly stoped. On egg the the duckling made a strangely big...
    • DingusDuck
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    • duckling hatching hatching assist
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    • Forum: Ducks
  6. S

    Duck egg pip too smal?!

    My two ducks got picked off by a fox 28 days ago. I had some eggs so I put them in an incubator and one has already pipped! It happened over 12 hours ago and no progress. I would not be worried but the pip is so so so small I am worried that it is not getting any oxygen. Here is a photo and...
  7. C

    Is this a call duck?

    I bought and hatched some call duck eggs, this call duck is 3 weeks old exactly. Unfortunately he was one of two that survived and now the only one standing. Looking for a friend for it but I wanna get the same breed and same sex if I can x Ps can’t wait to see how this lil one grows up 😍
    • CallDuckMassive
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    • #identifybreed call duck duckling duckling advice duckling colors
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  8. Cherry2025

    Need advice on a duckling😩

    I’m really new here as I’m kind of losing it😩 basically we got two ducklings on the 2nd June and on on 7th June one duckling passes away due to what they think is just a birth defect:( the problem is now until we can go pick up the new ducklings (this week I hope!) the duckling we have left has...
  9. Adelic

    Duckling help! Injured and alone

    Recently I’ve had some chickens sitting on duck eggs. There were probably six but only one had survived (two more might hatch). Things were going well, and my two broody hens were taking care if it together, until today it fell out of the nesting box and got attacked by another one of my birds...
  10. M

    Broken pin feather

    Seems like my 4 week old jumbo Peking has a broken pin feather. Vet is not in for another week. Bleeding has stopped, and she’s eating and drinking just fine. Just wondering how long I should keep her separated from the other ducklings to keep her as safe as possible…
  11. RossAcres

    ALERT! We have a genetic anomaly!

    Prepare yourselves. I have a suprise. I just hatched out a SILVER Cayuga. That's right. A SILVER Cayuga. Their parent stock are black Cayugas. I was under the impression that Cayugas were black and only black. But this little guy just hatched out and he is silver. I'm talking with all of my...
  12. K

    please help!!!

    Hi everyone I really need advice/ help. I have a call duckling who’s only 4 days old. After hatching and fluffing out I noticed it struggled to walk as it’s shaking uncontrollably. She is able to eat and drink when I hold her still but if I don’t she falls on her back from the violent shaking...
    • katiezajac124
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    • call duck baby call ducks duckling duckling advice help
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  13. J

    Ducklings for sale WV pan handle

    Hi there we have various ducklings for sale. -Hatched yesterday 5/25/25 3 khaki Campbells $25 for the lot of 3 -four Swedish in varying colors black blue and a grey. Between 2-3 weeks old $10 an each. -3 khaki campbells about 2-3 weeks old $10 each. -5 Pekin completely off the heat lamp. $15...
  14. Sara27

    What kind is this little guy?

    Today (5-20-2025) while taking trash out I turned around to walked back to the house and heard tiny peeps and saw this little guy coming from under our porch. I live in a rural area miles and miles away from any bodies of water. There was no signs of the momma or other babies near by and I have...
  15. Rachdeg

    Baby ducks with bumps on head potentially blind

    Hello, We have a baby duck with multiple bumps on head not sure if eyes are deformed. I plan on making a vet appointment but its hard to find a vet in my area who sees ducklings. I'm not sure if there is anything we can do to make it comfortable.?Chirps and walks normal very active. Has normal...
  16. U

    Mandarin duck chick with birth defect?

    Hi guys, We have one out of 14 ducklings that hatched 5 days ago is eating and drinking well but has some balance issues as well as only walks in one direction in circles. It seems like he had a stroke and was born this way. We seperated him from the others briefly yesterday but he seems fine...
  17. D

    Rehoming Muscovy Duckling

    I live in Jacksonville Florida and can’t seem to find a suitable home or rescue facility near me for a disabled duckling. She is blind in one eye and was born this way. She slowly started keeping her neck bent in the direction of the eye she favors so it affects her coordination but other than...
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  18. Bopeep271

    Duckling age?

    can anyone help me estimate how old my babies are? New to ducks, thanks!
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    • age duckling ducks
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  19. Quacking ducks

    Names for blind duckling?

    I think I have a blind duckling. Any name ideas? Thanks
    • Quacking ducks
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    • blind duckling duckling name names names please!
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  20. Jelibaen

    Suspected Anencephaly in Duckling

    Hello everyone! Pre-post warning: this will contain several photos of a duckling with a hole in the skull that will be upsetting to some. You have been warned. My hatches this year have been. Odd to say the least. With Chernobyl the three legged baby (who is still doing great, will post an...
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