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Post by flowerpower on Jul 5, 2011 5:39:12 GMT -5
I've had 3 people stop here and ask if I'll have ducklings next yr. One guy even said he would put eggs in the incubator for me. If I decide to hatch eggs, I'll just let the Muscovey set them. She is extremely broody. The Pekin never tries to hatch eggs. I don't know if I want to breed the Appleyards or the Saxons. I'm pretty sure they are brother/sister. And a good possiblility their parents are siblings too. I'd feel really terrible if the babies were deformed.
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Post by gakaren on Jul 6, 2011 20:47:13 GMT -5
Thought some of you duck folks might enjoy this! It was posted by a gal on another board....
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Post by lavandulagirl on Jul 6, 2011 23:48:00 GMT -5
;D
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Post by mnjrutherford on Jul 8, 2011 4:33:11 GMT -5
LOL Gotta love it!
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Post by johno on Jul 8, 2011 17:43:48 GMT -5
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Post by seedywen on Jul 8, 2011 18:31:19 GMT -5
Nice-looking ducks!
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Post by steev on Jul 8, 2011 22:11:50 GMT -5
Happy-looking ducks!
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Post by mnjrutherford on Jul 9, 2011 9:55:17 GMT -5
LOL I love it. We need to get one of those pools for out goosies.
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Post by johno on Jul 9, 2011 13:30:03 GMT -5
I put the pool uphill from some flower beds so the change water isn't wasted. Being that it's a little pool I don't mind changing the water daily. They are happy ducks.  The pool cost $7. I'm gonna' get them a bigger one for $10. Happy duckies dipping and splashing = priceless. |
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Post by mnjrutherford on Jul 9, 2011 16:28:06 GMT -5
Actually, we have a creek and I was wondering if it would be possible to dig out the portion on our property building up a small damn on the high side, not enough to stop the natural flow, but enough to create a "run" of rocks that could help oxygenate the water coming in as well as the extra water we would need to add. We would also add another dam at the low end to keep the water pooled on our property but again, we would need to allow for a small amount of run off to maintain the natural flow.
Think that would be possible?
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Post by flowerpower on Dec 31, 2011 12:15:06 GMT -5
One of the ducks seems to have a cold. I keep cleaning out her nostrils and she is slightly lethargic. I don't hear any wheezing. She is eating & drinking. All the other ducks are fine. Should I give her electrolytes? Any other suggestions? She is a 9 mo old Saxony.
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Post by bunkie on Jan 2, 2012 12:05:07 GMT -5
One of the ducks seems to have a cold. I keep cleaning out her nostrils and she is slightly lethargic. I don't hear any wheezing. She is eating & drinking. All the other ducks are fine. Should I give her electrolytes? Any other suggestions? She is a 9 mo old Saxony. i'm not sure how to help fp. what signs of a cold is she having? give me more info and i'll keep looking. i know that when you give them drinking water, be sure they can get their entire beak in it, so they can clean their nostrils themselves. i'm not sure about the electrolytes, but don't think it would hurt. here's some links i found that may give hints as to what to do. be prepared, in the second link, the duck didn't make it...there is an interesting test done with the feet in the first link discussion that can tell you how strong she is... www.ehow.com/how_2304740_tell-have-sick-duck.htmlwww.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=473666&p=1 |
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Post by synergy on Jan 2, 2012 16:19:35 GMT -5
I picked up a free hot tub off craigslist and sunk it in the ground for a lovely pool for ducks. Literally to this day some of my muscovey have not learned to swim or fly and are not clipped . One day I found one in the 'pond' freezing, shaking with hypotheria and literally had to be rescued and brought in and dried with a blow drier. Now I have a ramp made of nailed together rough tree limbs as poles about 8 feet long so the bloody ducks can climb onto it and out.
A great resource is the Alberta Chickens Etc. forum, it has a lot of very knowledgeable poultry people on it .
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Post by flowerpower on Jan 2, 2012 19:39:16 GMT -5
Bunkie, I appreciate the links.
Her clogged nose has cleared up. She will walk around with her bill against her chest andd eyes half closed. No wheezing or anything. Eyes are clear. She was outside pecking around this morning. The temp here has been very variable the past week. And one morning in was about 20 w/ 45mph winds. Yesterday it was 51, today snow. I just gave her water with electrolytes and she took a good amt. I also added some to the water bowl. She is eating. But she seems to be sleeping very deeply. She was really trying to get away when I grabbed her, not weak or anything. She definitely does not seem to be getting worse, but I worry.
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Post by bunkie on Jan 3, 2012 11:48:20 GMT -5
i know fp, we worry too at times. we lost one duck last year to we don't know what. she just was laying on the ground dead one morning.
we also had one with a half closed eye, but she healed herself. they usually do.
the eleven we have left are very healthy. they are fenced in and have three large caged in areas to roam as we open them up. they have a pond that just thawed out (we break the ice up) and the water going into it is running again. these ducks stay in the pond all night long! i have tried penning them in their cabin, but they refuse. they want to be in the pond at night. i think the water keeps their oil on their feathers flowing (?) or helps in some way to keep them warm. or maybe they just don't want the pond to freeze up again. ;D
and synergy, i have lways had a little ramp for the ducks to get in and out of their ponds we've made. they seem to really need it! ;D
nyway, fp, it sounds like she's doing better. glad to hear she drank the elects. and is fisty. good signs!
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