I took out all but the first baby and put them in the brooder with a headlamp.
Will they be ok without their mother?
I dipped their beaks in the water and they can all drink and they are already picking at the crushed pellets.
I’m just sad that they can’t be with their mother.
They must feel...
Hi friends,
Our new Muscovy mom is VERY rough with her ducklings.
She was fine with the first one until the other 4 hatched all in one day 5 days after the first duckling hatched.
I witnessed her hitting her 3 hour old baby so hard I was really worried and moved 2 babies to a brooder box.
Why...
Thank you for your reply!
The feed is from Tractor Supply and high quality.
He’s eating ok.
We don’t give too many treats as I know too much is not a good idea.
I was told to give him a bath in Dawn detergent and we are treating him for mites, but I’m not sure that is the problem.
He does get...
Hi!
We now have 12 lovely ducks, 2 Pekins and 10 Muscovy’s. We have a new mommy who’s sitting on 8 eggs and doing well.
It was a hard winter keeping up with the heat lamps and making sure they were all warm enough.
Our boy Franklin (who has scoliosis) is doing well and is never picked on. He...
Their diet consists of high quality feed, lots of greens, fresh vegetables and fruits. Extra fatty supplements during the winter.
We do have other drakes and we cameras to watch for bullies. I’m afraid he’s dying!!
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After losing his mate, my male Pekin has not been himself, and over the past month he has stopped bathing and something is VERY WRONG because he looks TERRIBLE!!
He has several sores and is a complete MESS!!
We keep our coupe immaculate and they are all very well cared for a...
Hi!
Yes! I just mentioned that the last 2 could be Mules!! Even though our new baby looks like a Muscovy he hatched at 32 days exactly. 🥰
So, our last one externally pipped last night and I’m thinking that this one is also a Mule, because they are hatching at 32 days.
Our little yellow one...
Thank you!!! 🩷
We didn’t think he was going to make it last night. He was limp and had very shallow breathing. So I held him to my chest all night and this morning he did a complete recovery ❤️🩹
He’s so active! Eating, drinking, running around and playing with his older brother/sister...
It’s from our flock.
We have 2 Pekins and 6 Muscovy’s. These eggs were together and the first hatched a week ago and is all yellow, not at all like our black and yellow Muscovy ducklings.
Our new baby is definitely a Muscovy but he hatched 4 days early and he was very big!
At first we didn’t...
He’s a Muscovy and on day 32. He’s 3-4 days premature, but he’s BIG! I’m so worried that I think I’m going to leave work.
We thought he was a Pekin because the eggs were together, but our Pekin hatched on Friday is is yellow. This guy is definitely a Muscovy! Much longer incubation time!
Here’s what his belly looks like. I know they are blurry but I’m at work and my husband is afraid to take him out of the incubator because he’s still wet.
I can’t see if his yolk sac is absorbed because he’s not getting good pictures!! Ugh!
It’s only day 32 for him.
I’m ready to leave work and...
PLEASE HELP!
We have a Muscovy that was not due until Sunday. We couldn’t stop him from hatching and now he’s dragging around the bottom half of the shell that is still ATTACHED by some stringy material.
I know I should NEVER pull it off, but I’m a wreak and don’t know what to do!
Oh yes, he has a stuffed animal and a little nest with a baby blanket. I’m looking everywhere for a mirror and if I can’t find one I’m going to run to Walmart. I should have had one ready!! I’m just wondering what’s going on with the other egg. It’s the same age but hasn’t internally pipped yet...