dead ducklings

  1. D

    Sudden Duckling Death. Attack or Illness?

    A week ago, one of my five muscovy ducklings wedged himself into a tight gap when something spooked him, and though it eventually got itself free it took a long while to pry itself loose. It was dead by morning– I assumed that shock did him in. Yesterday, the four remaining ducklings (now...
  2. BokBokBadger

    Failed hatch and so much guilt, please help

    Hi everyone, first time poster here (or any forum for that matter) but I've been a long time lurker! I'm absolutely devastated today and wanted to maybe get some feedback from you knowledgeable people. Even if it's to tell me I was wrong in what I did, hopefully I'll get some closure to allow me...
  3. chickitychickity

    Ducklings dying....

    Of course, I’m one of those people who just doesn’t understand how people brood chicks and they die. I’ve rarely had chicks die and I have chicks about 8 times a year. But here I am criticizing chick owners and I can’t even keep ducklings alive. I’ve had ducklings around 2 times a year for the...
  4. Jemima Duck

    Duckling mass death diagnostic

    Hello BYC, I hate to have to write this message out because I'm bordering on crying. 7/7 ducklings that made it to hatch have died shortly after hatching. Important information: *The eggs were from young birds, they had only been laying for a few months. They were small, to the point that...
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