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Just wondering if anyone has had success or can offer advice on how to find great homes for mandarin ducklings. I have 16 that hatched this spring and I’m having a difficult time finding qualified homes. I’ve had lots of people respond to my ads who are familiar with domesticated ducks but don’t...

I have 4 pairs of Mandarins. 3 pairs are bonded although 1 seems uncertain if they’ll remain so this year as the hen is trying her hardest to pair with a young juvenile I bought this past summer rather than her mate from last year. I feel that’s important to note since I have at least 2 and...

I have 4 pairs of Mandarins. 3 pairs are bonded although 1 seems uncertain if they’ll remain so this year as the hen is trying her hardest to pair with a young juvenile I bought this past summer rather than her mate from last year. I feel that’s important to note since I have at least 2 and...

I bought 5 day-old chicks from My Pet Chicken. They hatched on May 1st. One was supposedly a Cream Legbar but at 32+ weeks she has never laid an egg (I am certain of this as she is my only full-sized hen, my remaining bantams are all laying but their eggs are tiny). She also sort of looks like a...

I’m hoping to hear from anyone who had a positive outcome with either a chick or duckling that upon hatch was not able to walk or stand but given time it did eventually do both? I have a duckling that hatched 24 hours ago and has one leg that seems both weak and curled - I taped the foot...

Has anyone ever moved incubator eggs to a broody hen? I have duck eggs at Day 14 (1/2 incubation of 28 days) and my very dedicated bantam Cochin went broody yesterday. I know she will do a much better job than my incubator but I’m wondering if the ‘stress’ of taking the egg from the incubator...