http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ Farming Friends Forum Tag: broody en Sun, 19 May 2013 08:27:46 +0000 http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=5158#post-23405 Wed, 08 May 2013 16:52:10 +0000 duskhunter 23405@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>It does sound as though this has been sorted Ani. As long as he is interested in you large duck and is leaving the smaller ones you don't need to worry. Your big duck may get a bald neck if he is too passionate with her but unelss it is very sore it is not a massive problem we have often joked about making them scarves as protection agains the amorous advances of the boys!<br /> They are funny they do not like being apart but suffer when they are together! </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=5158#post-23404 Tue, 07 May 2013 19:11:36 +0000 ani 23404@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>sorry, havent been on for a while :) we have sorted the problem (mostly.) do ducks tend to 'mate for life' like swans or something as our drake is obsessed with our other bigger duck. he chases after us and he puffs himslf up if we go near her. the 3 smaller ones are separated, one on eggs and i will have the other 2 together soon as one was recovering from a bad eye ( which is now completely healed!) but I fear that if i did separate the drake and female he is with now, it will affect both of them. They are happy waddling about in the garden during the day and they sleep in the same house. I'm hoping we have sorted this out now, and hopefully we will have some new additions in a few weeks! </p> <p>thank you all so much for putting up with me!</p> <p>ani xxx </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=5158#post-23403 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:41:33 +0000 m40mo 23403@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>ani this has all been a shock for you and fully understand your upset, ok you are only 14 im 55 and still gets frustrated trying to keep them all happy and safe, they are clearly your pets but you are still a child you need help from your parents to try and sort this problem, you say you need drastic help we can only tell you what we do they need to sort this for you </p> <p>your drake is the issue, I see no point in getting rid of the girls you have and getting more, im not sure where you home your ducks but for now I suggest he is put on his own to give you time to think what to do, this can't carry on like this one dead duck is enough :(<br /> I've just looked back and seen you had the same problem last year, what did you do then ? </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=5158#post-23401 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:20:49 +0000 duskhunter 23401@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi Ani,<br /> If you don't separate your drake from the gils he will just carry on doing damage. The small ducks will be most prone to it and it is not only heartbreaking it is not fair on the girls. It is his natural instinct of course but I had a drake drown two girls in breeding season so I separate them now unless I want to hatch eggs and even then I separate them after a while as the drakes can be just so heavy footed/beaked whatever the girls are entitled to live without injury from him. My girls go and sit the other side of the wire netting to keep the drakes company and then they are let back together around the end of October till about the end of Feb when it all starts again. </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=5158#post-23399 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:46:57 +0000 ani 23399@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>well now i have a small duck with a bloody face as he has got hold of her :( i am afraid that if i dont get any drastic help i will have to re-home him... I have spent the last 3 hours crying as i have had such a bad weekend with my ducks (would just like to say i am only 14, so this is very hard as i am very attached to my pets) and I am devastated. I have now got a duck who is badly injured and very scared. I have attempted to clean her eye but she was so stressed i left her to calm down in a clean cage. She has water and i gave her some grass as she loves it. I am torn between keeping the girls or starting again with some new girlies... please help me as i am so upset words cant describe it... :'( xxxx many thankssss xxxxxx </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=5158#post-23398 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:00:01 +0000 m40mo 23398@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>oh how I wish we could castrate drakes, I have 2 and once more mayhem has broken out as both boys want to claim each girl we havnt had injuries but eye damage is my biggest fear, last summer I kept both drakes happy together away from the girls but that would be so unfair for a single drake, im not sure it would be fare to pass him on to someone else though, is he a bigger breed drake than your girls ? would he be better with a bigger girl kept as a pair maybe away from your smaller ducks </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=5158#post-23397 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:19:35 +0000 admin 23397@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi Ani, So sorry to hear this. I suppose the drake could have been over zealous and it could have been too much for her. I am notsure what to suggest. I suppose you could separate the other injured ducks from him until they are better. Is he like this all year round or just as the breeding season gets under way?<br /> Hope he calms down.<br /> Kind regards<br /> Sara @ farmingfriends </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=5158#post-23396 Sat, 27 Apr 2013 16:44:31 +0000 ani 23396@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>hi guys, haven't posted in a while!</p> <p>any way, i have some very bad news. One of my female ducks was killed this morning, and i was very upset at the fact i was the one to find her whilst attempting to move some chickens. We aren't sure how she died, as there was no bite marks ruling out cat or fox. What i do know is our drake is very heavy handed and caused this duck to go blind in one eye. Do you think he might have killed her? He has also done damage to 2 of my new Call/Campbell females. one of them has some serious damage to her eye. it is red raw and all her feathers around her eye are gone. Her eyelid is pretty much destroyed and she has a small hole that she can see through. Luckily, her eye is fine underneath. She is sitting on some eggs at the moment, so she is in a separate house in the pen. I would like to know if there is ANYTHING i can do to stop this drake as this is really a LAST resort before i have to get rid of him, so please IF YOU HAVE ANY HELP OR TIPS FOR ME, REPLY AS I REALLY DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO LOOSE HIM TOO. thank you every one... </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=3104&page=2#post-20149 Sat, 02 Jun 2012 02:58:20 +0000 Pastordot 20149@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Thank you sussiodo! OMGoodness duskhunter, that's what I find myself doing. They are just so darned cute.</p> <p>And now apparently the other gray duck that I suspected was laying in this nest at the beginning has had her own brood and brought 5 little ones the other day that she must have hatched out in a different location.</p> <p>I have a hard time pulling myself away from the window as they come right under my window to feed and take a dip in the little pond that we put in the yard.</p> <p>I love this time of year!</p> <p>Good luck to both of you,<br /> Dottie </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=3104#post-20143 Fri, 01 Jun 2012 17:31:15 +0000 duskhunter 20143@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>When are your 16 due sussiodo? I have a duck on 16 and one on 8 due 13th June, I'm a nervous wreck and the hard work is all the ducks' at the moment I'll be watching them all the time when the babies are actually here! </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=3104#post-20141 Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:38:13 +0000 sussiodo 20141@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>THey are just beautiful ..........im waiting on 16 hopefully xxx </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=3104#post-19927 Mon, 21 May 2012 05:50:22 +0000 m40mo 19927@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>lovely and just goes to show you can't believe everything you read, 28 days is the average and not set in stone, just like our human babies they will come when they are ready x </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=3104#post-19918 Sun, 20 May 2012 21:53:37 +0000 Pastordot 19918@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>That is correct Angela. She was laying all day but leaving at night time for a bit before she started laying through the nights. May 22 would be a full 28 days.</p> <p>I can see what looks like two or maybe three unhatched eggs under her still. Perhaps they will be a little slower to hatch out...</p> <p>Here is the proud mama duck:<br /> <img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/542282_10150868145491232_637921231_9816329_709509166_n.jpg" /></p> <p>And here she is having a well deserved snack:<br /> <img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/542282_10150868145471232_637921231_9816328_1427791867_n.jpg" /> </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=3104#post-19916 Sun, 20 May 2012 21:11:05 +0000 duskhunter 19916@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi Dottie,<br /> Just the best news! Was that just 26 days then? as you had calculated 22nd May from full time sitting which would have been 28 days.<br /> They are just the best babies ever and Princess has done such a good job with them drying them out etc. </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=3104#post-19915 Sun, 20 May 2012 19:56:10 +0000 Pastordot 19915@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Thank you Mo! I can't wait to see how many there are!</p> <p>I am figuring that she will take them to the lake and come back for treats since she knows where the good food is! </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=3104#post-19910 Sun, 20 May 2012 17:50:51 +0000 m40mo 19910@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>aww Dottie thats just wonderful how cute are they x </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=3104#post-19908 Sun, 20 May 2012 17:45:00 +0000 Pastordot 19908@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Woohoo! I came home from church in time to see Princess and 9 or so new ducklings and a bunch of broken eggs!</p> <p><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/s320x320/535104_10150867551211232_637921231_9813920_297227106_n.jpg" /> </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=3104#post-19763 Mon, 14 May 2012 14:40:05 +0000 Pastordot 19763@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Yes, In the very beginning she would lay the egg early then come back and sit for just an hour or so, then about a week or so before sitting full-time she would sit all day but then leave at night.</p> <p>That's why my title to this post is "strange duck nesting" as I didn't realize they did this.</p> <p>From what I've seen on here, moving the nests doesn't generally work out too well, hopefully someone else will come on and give some advice on that.... </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=3104#post-19761 Mon, 14 May 2012 11:58:34 +0000 duskhunter 19761@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi Dottie,<br /> Did Princess sit all day and then go off for the night? I have two ducks doing that. I am off to try to get some wood to build them a proper house and try moving their eggs so that they can nest in safety, your dog kennel looks ideal. </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=3104#post-19759 Mon, 14 May 2012 11:09:34 +0000 Pastordot 19759@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Thanks for asking. </p> <p>She is still sitting tight. She was off the nest on Saturday when I came out to check and the eggs were uncovered like she'd left in a hurry. I imagine she was chased off by the others who do that sometimes. I was going to candle them but she got back before I could do that. I did check them and didn't hear any cheeping in them but they were nice and warm.</p> <p>The 22nd of May would be 28 days of full-time sitting through the night. But I wonder if they could hatch sooner than that since she was spending all day on the nest for about a week prior to that.... </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=3104#post-19758 Mon, 14 May 2012 07:39:32 +0000 duskhunter 19758@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi Dottie,<br /> Just wondering is it D day as in duckling day soon?<br /> I have some ducks behaving almost identically to Princess. Except that apart from one night they all go into their house at night. Yesterday Peaches sat all day on her eggs and then covered them up to go into the house for bed. I checked her eggs and they were toasty warm when she left them. </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=3104#post-19672 Wed, 09 May 2012 20:50:56 +0000 Mama 19672@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Smashing pics Dottie and can see more babies coming soon .Can't see the nest box though to small .Fingers crossed for a good Mama duck .Mama x </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=3104#post-19671 Wed, 09 May 2012 16:24:47 +0000 Pastordot 19671@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Yes, thank you for asking.</p> <p>She is still sitting tight. It seems that she gets off at least once a day to take a break and stretch her legs.</p> <p>Here are some pics I took yesterday of her snacking and taking a swim:</p> <p><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/403465_10150826869216232_637921231_9745507_1875675032_n.jpg" /></p> <p><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/403465_10150826869246232_637921231_9745508_1899676413_n.jpg" /></p> <p><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/403465_10150826869291232_637921231_9745509_1542769240_n.jpg" /> </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=3104#post-19553 Sun, 06 May 2012 07:10:46 +0000 duskhunter 19553@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi,<br /> Just wanted to know if there was any further news about the nesting. Is she still sitting? </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=3170#post-19535 Fri, 04 May 2012 06:35:43 +0000 campbell ridge 19535@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>the unfertilised aggs are a good idea, or as Mama says, just let her be with what she has there already. </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=3170#post-19531 Thu, 03 May 2012 19:46:53 +0000 Mama 19531@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Go with your instinct and yes use eggs to make sure she is broody but the signs are very good .They are wonderful mothers and a pain if you have that you don't want .Don't worry about the difference in hatch time it will go well and she will know Good luck Mama :) </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=3170#post-19528 Thu, 03 May 2012 17:19:34 +0000 tmyers 19528@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hello,</p> <p>I have a Lavendar Muscovy hen that's gone broody... she stopped laying a few days ago, sits on other birds' eggs each morning, is aggressive/ruffled feathers and not her usual self. When I've been taking the eggs away from her, she's clearly mad and chirpy, but then she finally leaves the coop for the day. She really wants to sit.</p> <p>I've decided to take advantage of this, and am picking up 12 fertilized Khaki Campbell eggs on Sunday (Thursday now). Hoping she'll sit on them and be the good parent she is supposed to be... I hear Muscovys are often used to hatch out campbells, runners and other, less broody, ducks.</p> <p>I'm nervous about the best way to keep her broody until Sunday and get the timing right. Should I let her sit on a few unfertilized Indian Runner &#38; Chicken eggs that I have for now to keep her broody? Then add in or swap them for the Campbell eggs on Sunday?</p> <p>I'm thinking if she sits on 3 or so unfertilized eggs for the next few days, she'll stay broody. Sunday I can swap in all the fertilized Campbell eggs and she'll continue to sit. I guess I'm figuring the Campbell eggs should take 28 days or so and she's wired to sit there for 35 days I hear... any advice?</p> <p>-Tom </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=3042#post-19451 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 12:36:53 +0000 Mama 19451@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Aw Well done Karen , lol yes she will be stamping her feet and marching up and down.Hope she cures quickly .Mama x </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=3042#post-19450 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 11:47:22 +0000 dollydylo 19450@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>helloo</p> <p>well, I lifted the gold silkie off the eggs and put her in the 'sin bin'. she was fine to start then started giving out! All eggs now removed. I will check them later to see if they were fertile etc.</p> <p>x </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=3042#post-19426 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:54:36 +0000 Mama 19426@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Your'e more than welcome had help myself and hope you can sort it .Dam foxes are a terror .Mama x </p>