Hi I would wait until the ducklings are fully feathered and then watch very carefully as chickens can be quite mean to ducks, even fully grown ones and can give them a really good pecking. All depends on the individual personalities of the chickens really

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Hi :) good job for raising them! I actually wrote a help guide for this and you can read it here: https://poultrykeeper.com/duck-keeping/how-to-care-for-wild-baby-ducks/ release information at the end of the document In the mean time taking them to the private lake and supplementary feeding them is ...

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Hi :) I rescued a mandarin egg on Tuesday that had internally pipped and popped it under a broody... baby has been active inside the airsac, moving about and peeping but no external pip yet. Any advice from expert hatchers would be appreciated as I have little experience of hatching! Thanks in advan...

Thanks Marigold it is a full
Time job!!!

Hi! You have come to the right place. I wrote this guide for people in your situation. https://poultrykeeper.com/duck-keeping/how-to-care-for-wild-baby-ducks/ As for the fleas.... you can either comb them all out with a mascara brush (clean one) or if they are really bad it may need a trip to the ve...

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Probably wait until they are fully feathered and the boys hormones (testicles) have calmed down. pictures of babies always welcome!

Definitely separate the boys, see how the girls get on, they may be ok, they may not. If they get stressed they can trample babies so it really depends on their individual relationships. Have separate pens ready if needs be, you should know immediately!