thanks - I'm letting Mama take care of her baby (only one so far, though there are many eggs) since she's just lost her mate and baby seems quite content -
- fostering sustainable community through collaborative initiatives in hospitality, education and the arts, in the 150 year-old democratic spirit of the Danish Folk School --- On Fri, 6/13/08, goodsell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: goodsell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [SustainableTompkins] caring for baby ducks? > To: "Sustainable Tompkins County listserv" > <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, June 13, 2008, 2:01 PM > Caring for baby ducks is only slightly different than caring > for baby > chicks. You should be able to get a game bird starter at > your local feed > store. You might have to shop around if you're looking > for organic feed in > particular. But game birds require a higher protein level > than chickens. > > Keeping the chicks fed, watered, warm, clean, and safe are > your priorities > especially with the threat of a predator eminent. I'm > not sure if you're > planning on letting "mom" brood out her chicks or > taking the chicks and > brooding them yourself. Your situation and your decisions > on how you wish to > raise these little ones will depend how you should proceed. > > --Martha > > Martha Goodsell > Fallow Hollow Deer Farm, LLC > 125 Williams Road > Candor, NY 13743 > 607-659-4635 > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rebecca" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > "Sustainable Tompkins County listserv" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 1:36 PM > Subject: Re: [SustainableTompkins] caring for baby ducks? > > > > How 'bout contacting the vet school? You go > through the main number, wait > > for the "wildlife" option which puts you > through to the switchboard who > > can > > get you in touch with the Wild Animal Health Center - > they may be > > able/willing to help. They helped me to rescue an > injured ruby throated > > hummingbird several weeks ago. > > > > ~Rebecca > > > > On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 12:30 PM, Patricia Haines < > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> > >> Our mama Muskovy's eggs are starting to hatch, > and Agway hasn't been too > >> helpful with instructions on what and how feed and > take of brand-new > >> ducklings. Any advice you can share would be very > welcome! > >> > >> Our Papa duck died yesterday, after being savaged > by some kind of > >> night-time animal, and we're very sad. These > babies are even more > >> important, > >> since muskovies mate for life and Mama would be > even sadder than we are > >> if > >> we can't keep the babies alive. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> For more information about sustainability in the > Tompkins County area, > >> please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ > >> > >> RSS, archives, subscription & listserv > information for: > >> [email protected] > >> > http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins > >> free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > For more information about sustainability in the > Tompkins County area, > > please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ > > > > RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information > for: > > [email protected] > > > http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins > > free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins > County area, please visit: > http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ > > RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: > [email protected] > http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins > free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
