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Oh these boys and raging hormones. I have a Muscovy female about 5 lbs that bullies my female goose. Thankfully Missy can stay out of...

My faithful little drake is an a-hole. He’s a wild Mallard (not protected in my country) that I raised after finding him as a day old...

I just realized that I wrote how much salt but not how much boiled and cooled water. 1tspn salt dissolved in 1 cup boiled and cooled...

oh good thank you so much! i will just wipe it for him for the next few days hopefully it’ll just clear up

My boys and my son's 4 females and one drake, are now in the habit of hanging around the garden side gate when it gets close to bed...

Are they actual ducks....or goats...or chickens?

I love my Ducks. They’re 11 weeks old. Each night has been a goat rodeo, getting them back in their house from the run. I don’t like...

I think that eye will rapidly get better if you bathe it in salt water. Dissolve 1teaspn salt in 1 cup of boiled and cooled water. Use...

I hatched out several ducklings this year with varied amounts of leg feathers.

Hey! I have 2 ducks with that trait, too :) Their parents do not have it, and the rest of their siblings do not have it, either, so it’s...

Thought I'd share something weird with the Duck people.

yes he has a large deep bowl of water that he drinks and dunks his head in since he’s scared of his new pool lol. and i feed him purina...

What a flirt haha I’m not surprised that’s what it is! She seems to be the most “open” to mating when the drakes attempt. I did just...

The head bobbing is flirting mine do it all the time to their drakes. It's a wonder they don't have whiplash. I would think if something...

Dirt. When mine get into mud or dirt they can have black poop. Plus the soldier fly larva is kind of black. Or what I have is. Is the...