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Mexican Squealer duckling?
Does anyone have experience with Mexican squealer/black bellied squealer/whistling ducklings? Our Rouens laid eggs around the pond, and they rarely successfully hatch so we took them in to incubate. There were some wild squealer ducks that have come and gone at the pond as well. Well today is... -
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Limping Duckling, Leg Turned Outward
Hi, I have a Cayuga duckling that is about a week old named Mac (Mackerel). I bought her from Tractor Supply. I had put her with another two ducklings in a small box so that I could clean their cage. Well I noticed tonight when I checked their food and water that she was leaning a little to the... -
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Are my duck eggs growing properly?
Hi, I recently purchased duck eggs and I have been incubating them for roughly 1.5 weeks and one of the eggs seems to be more advanced than the others. I have attached photos from 2 different eggs that I started incubating at the same time. If someone could please let me know if the photos...- matthewrbo
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New Member
Hi, new member here! I just recently bought 2 pekin ducklings and it’s been a long journey of learning about them, especially about the popular niacin predicament that the store failed to mention when they gave me chicken feed for my ducks. I learned this the hard way but I was able to cure my...- peanutclover
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Duckling with squishy and soft belly
One of the ducklings that just hatched has a soft, squishy, somewhat distended belly. None of the other ducklings have this. This one is weaker than the rest - we had to assist in hatch. Rocky was able to internally pip but did not progress at all. Rocky wasn’t positioned right and we removed... -
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My duck hatched with yolk??
I am trying to hatch my first couple ducks. Friday afternoon both my eggs pipped and yesterday my first duck hatched perfectly fine and is doing great. Today my second duck hatched and it appears to still have it's yolk. It's legs don't look right either, it can't walk. I'll attach pictures...- addylanich
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Need help sexing 6 week old muscovy duckling
I have a 6 week old muscovy duckling and I want to know or have an idea what gender it might be. I never had ducks before and haven't got a clue how to vent sex or what to look for. My duckling did start developing feathers around the tail quils (if thats what they are called) just before 3...- Gingernutt
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- advice needed duckling duckling sexing muscovy duck muscovy duck sexing
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What breed or gender ducklings
About 3 weeks ago I hatched a duckling, the first week it lived with only chicks but now it has a duckling friend. I think it is either a Ancona or a magpie but I can’t tell which. What do you think? Any idea if it’s a male or female? I also have a 2 week old khaki Campbell. is it too early to...- Quacking ducks
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- 2 week ducklings 3 week ancona breed duckling gender khaki cambell magpie duck
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Baby ducklings ARE HERE!!!
It has been a long time but I am back at raising ducklings after almost 3 years!! Puppy meeting ducklings for the first time Puppy and her ducklings Golden hour ducklings Puppy loves her little ducklings Daily dose of duckling -
Should I pull the egg???
One Sebastopol gosling egg is VERY narrow. Its pointy end is pointy. Considering that the female is barely a year old, should I remove that egg??? I've never had to cull a chick and am concerned that the gosling that grows in the narrow shell might not develop properly. Does anyone have any...- Goosey Girl
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What breed is this duckling??
I bought her in an Atwood’s in Oklahoma. She is black and yellow and her legs and beak are spotted. She also has a little bit of hair that pokes up at the back :) -
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Duckling trying to jump out of brooder
I hatched a duckling last night and let her dry over night in the incubator. I cuddled with her this morning to keep her warm before I could clean the brood box and introduce her to her two sisters. They’re maybe two weeks older than her. They seem fine with her not being too mean or scared of...- Chickenaddict123
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New duckling owner. Needing advice
Hey, So i hatched a muscovy duckling from an egg I found at work and its now 5 weeks old but i wasn't lucky enough to find another egg at the same time as this one was in incubator ( i didnt expect to hatch successfully with me being a first timer) so I bought some muscovy eggs and sadly some...- Gingernutt
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- duckling help muscovy new to ducklings
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3 week old duckling breed
Any guesses on what he/she is? They're starting to lose their fluff, and is getting a pretty brownish red color to her. The patterns coming through is gorgeous also. She's from TSC that uses Hoover's Hatchery as their supplier. It says all ducklings are purebred- Baylee_baby_
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Stolas 1st day home.jpg
I decided to add Hookbills to my flock to help bring it back from critical status. Stolas is one of four Hookbills I acquired and a drake.- Aki no niwatori
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More Bruising Appearing On Duck Egg, Need Advice!
Hello all, I've been stressing over this egg, as I'm a new hatcher and had became concerned as I noticed more bruising has started to appear on the membrane end of the egg. I'm growing nervous, as the duck is positioned awkwardly, and I'm unaware if he/she could be malpositioned and is...- mews
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- assist a hatch bruising duckling duckling advice egg bruise hatching hatching help incubabtion urgent help needed
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Mallard Duck Egg Suddenly Has Bruising, Advice Needed!
Hello all! Yesterday I had posted about this duck egg and today will be the same but a new discovery, as I noticed a new appearance of bruising on my ducklings egg (I have not taken it out of the incubator as of yet). The only thing is, it's where the membrane is (the pointy end). This...- mews
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Indian Runner ducklings: Blue female x Fawn & White male ducklings
I haven't seen any photos or much discussion on colors of mixed Indian Runners. Of course they won't be pure, show birds. But, thought others might be interested in seeing the variety. I'll post more photos when they grow their adult plumage.- Goosey Girl
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Are my two black Swedish ducks male or female?
Hello! So I’m getting pretty nervous! I went to my local feed store and bought 2 female black swedish ducklings about 3 weeks ago, and today I accidentally put them in a bath that was alittle to warm, and they started quacking in their adults voices! But one was a quack and one was very raspy…...- CuteLittleSwedyDucks
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Welsh harlequin?
I am a first time duck owner, and I was just sold three ducklings as welsh Harley Quinn, but they stand up quite straight, kinda like an Indian runner so I’m just wondering if they are of not. https://ibb.co/vQFTkf7 https://ibb.co/L99d0dj- corbinjensen2009
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- advice appreciated duckling indian runner welsh harlequin
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