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How Genetics Determine Duck Egg Color
Duck egg color doesn’t follow specific rules. Why can some ducks, of the same breed, lay blue eggs while the others lay white?
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Hatching Duck Eggs: Can Chickens Hatch Ducks?
My experience hatching duck eggs led me to ask: Will chickens foster eggs from another species and raise them? The answer was, absolutely!
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What Do You Feed Baby Ducks for Proper Growth?
If you’ve decided ducklings will find their way to your home from the feed store or the hatchery in the new year, then you are probably wondering what do you feed baby ducks for proper growth?
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How to Raise Ducklings
Need to know how to raise ducklings? Backyard Poultry has you covered. Here’s a quick primer to get you started.
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How to Care for Ducklings
Learning how to care for ducklings isn’t the same as caring for chicks. Read on to discover the differences in these fun water fowl.
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List: The Best Chicken Names — A to Z
Dreaming up the perfect baby chick names is one of the most exciting parts of starting or adding to a flock. If you need inspiration, our readers and fans are here to help.
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The Secret Life of Poultry: Topper the Topsy Turvy Duck
Learn about Topper the topsy turvy duck, a social media darling and survivor of a scary birth defect that left her neck seriously bent.
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Hatching Duck Eggs: When Fertile Eggs Don’t Hatch
I recently ventured into hatching duck eggs. Learn why I’m allowing Margarita, our broody duck, to sit on fertile eggs.
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Getting Ready for Spring Chicks
Learn how to raise spring chicks and about everything you’ll need to properly care for the chicks, including feed, bedding and heating.
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Hatching Duck Eggs
Hatching duck eggs is an awe-inspiring experience. Since domestic duck breeds rarely go broody (i.e. sit on fertile eggs until they hatch), using an incubator is generally your best bet.
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