Hello i'm gonna be a new duck mom soon and I just wanted to get on here for as much support as I can get. I'm getting a couple of Pekin ducks and I do have a few questions. First I wanted to know that since apparently everything I've read tells me to feed the ducklings equally 5 times a day, is...
Hello I was hoping someone could give me some advice. One of my runner ducks hatched 3 ducklings.I hand raised the hen along with others but this is the first time a hen hatched ducklings.
They are 1 week old today. I check on them twice a day as they are still with their mom. I have baby grit...
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I have recently bought 5 new ducklings. The shop called it "Itik Telur", which is in Malaysian and means "Egg Duck" if I translate it literally. Another shop had told me earlier that when Malaysians say: "egg duck," they mean Khaki Campbell ducks. The seller showed me a picture of an...
Hi there! I'm the mom of a new little flock I call my Daring Ducks. Please don't mind any typos as my first lil duck, Geronimo, likes to sit on my desk and help (interfere with) my typing. This last spring I adopted Geronimo, a lone orphan mallard from a neighbor (there was a predation issue...
Would I be right in upping the humidity now and putting into lockdown?
No chirping but lots of wombling!
Day 23 at the moment but they seem further along
Hello friends,
once again I need advice. I have 8 runner ducks they are all hatch mates, now 5 weeks old, almost 6.
The smallest duckling (Kepler - he was a stargazer), who hatched last and still is a little bit smaller than everyone else (but not by much) is a total jerk. For about a week now...
As the hatching season comes to an end for most of us, there are some things I like to do to ensure easy startup for next season.
1. Clean ALL the parts and pieces of the incubators.
I used two incubators this Spring. A Hatching Time CT60 and a NutureRight360. I start by completely...
I have a broody Pekín/rouen duck who currently has a clutch and is laying in its eggs. I have some questions and it’s somewhat urgent because they should be born very soon. First of all, I have about 4 drakes and 4 female ducks. I don’t know if the drakes will attack the ducks, since they’re all...
Recently my duck had 2 healthy babies who have imprinted on her and bonded with her. These babies have reached 4 weeks old now I can’t let them live outside full time yet however they aren’t spending as much time with their mom,the two ducklings sleep together on their own,follow each other and...
I have been feeding my ducklings duck and goose starter. It says to feed them until 6 weeks of age, they are now 6 weeks but I have so much food left over I don't want to waste it. How can I cut down the protein, it has min 20% protein. I have an Indian runner and a cayuga
I have 5 ducks eggs incubating right now, they are set to possibly hatch on the 12th of July this month. This is my first time using an incubator to hatch eggs.
I am not planning on using a heat lamp if I can so help it. I am thinking either a brooder plate or heating pad.
I have been...
I have a beautiful female that is a good egg layer for sale for $35.00 I am in the Phoenix valley, AZ (Mesa). four eight zero two zero two three four zero three - Also 5 week old baby Indian Runners - $25 for females & $15 for males. Adult is white with some pale tan coloring. Babies are black -...
Hi everyone, I just got these two ducklings dropped off to me and I need help identifying their breed. Apparently they’re both female but that’s about all I know. Pics aren’t the best but hopefully enough, I have chickens but don’t know the same amount about ducks.
Exactly a week ago I purchased two ducklings from tsc. One is a mallard and the other is a cayuga. Today my mallard threw up- I think it just ate too fast but I can’t be sure. It seemed like it was just food particles and it’s still eating and drinking just fine, nothing else out of the...
I went out of town so had my nephews stay at my house to care for my animals. When I came home my female was broody for the first time. I was gone for about a week. Since I don’t know exactly when she started I don’t know exactly when to expect her them to hatch. She’s a Pekin and I have one...
Hello! I’m going to be ordering ducklings from Metzer Farms soon.
I live in a trailer and I won’t have much room for the babies in my bathroom bc the cats litter box is in there.
I was wondering: would 3 dayish old ducklings be fine outside in an enclosed pen?
I live in Oklahoma, and the weather...
Open to all breeds, but would like either runners or call ducks. I’d love to get involved in showing, and I want to do it from hatch to hopefully champion row at a show :). Located in SWFL, I would be willing to pick up or have them shipped. I’d consider live young ducklings as well. I’d like to...
I am not new to ducks but have never had a solo before. I have him or her in a large tote with a hot water bottle and a sweater to nest in. I also have a small heater pointed beside but not at the tote.
My questions are:
Should I be worried if it is constantly preening, what are the signs of...
Our Ancona drakes have been really into our Black Swedish ladies…to the point that they will pursue them through the whole garden. It’s happened a few times that one of the ladies will be separated from the flock and I recently spied one who had been sitting alone for quite a long time and was...