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    Not sure what this is or what to do about it

    I have a duckling that hatched late last night (shortly after midnight this morning actually). I left it in the incubator to dry. This morning he's dry, but he has something attached to him on the outside. I've never seen it before and I have no idea what it is or what to do about it. Please...
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    Question about Duck eggs/hatching

    I have been raising ducks for about 3 years. I have 11 females that are laying age. From late March to early June between a few girls sitting and me incubating we hatched 64 healthy ducklings ( I lost count of the amount of eggs)...but they are still steady laying. I've continued putting them in...
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    Ducks and Nesting

    Can you use "fake" eggs in a ducks nesting box to get them to use the nesting box for laying eggs?
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    Is this a particular type of chicken or just a mixed breed

    In this picture there is a hen in the back near the chicken door with a red head and a grey backside. Is this a particular type of chicken or just a mix breed? I have like 3 of them like this. Thanks.
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    Question about Mallards...I'm still a newbie

    I have a pair of mallards that I hatched in an incubator last year. They hatched around July 7. Male and Female. She hatched off 9 of the 18 eggs she laid in mid April this year. 7 survived and are doing well in the pen with the male and female. She made another nest in the same spot, laid 11...
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    Question about Pekin duck

    We "adopted" a Pekin duck (hen) when we bought some chickens from an individual. They never mentioned how old she was. She was laying eggs. We have had her now for about a year and a half. She hasn't laid an egg in at least the past 3 weeks. She's acting normal otherwise. About what age do ducks...
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    Mama duck with babies laying eggs again

    I have a pair of mallards (male & female). Her eggs hatched 16 days ago. 7 days after they hatched, she started laying eggs in her original nest again. She laid 6, covered them up, and then I started seeing eggs laying just where ever in her enclosure. I've gotten 4 of them that were just laying...
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    Hello

    Hi, I am new to the group. I am looking to learn more on raising my backyard birds. I currently have chickens and ducks. We currently have 40 chickens consisting of RIR, Australorps, golden comets, buff orpingtons, and some what we call barnyard mix cause we have no clue what they are. We have a...
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