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It seems I have a lice or mite infestation in my flock what do I do???

I had a flock of 7 ducks a fox came killed my one drake and dragged it away and attacked another but she is ok. Just a few puncture wounds in her neck that I have cleaned out and treated they are not deep. Is there anything else I need to do? She seems so helpless right now. Should I put her...

Lately my khaki has some how been getting out of my yard and venturing away and we don’t know why I literally had to go searching the wood for him today. The only things that have changed is not feeding them duck food for a few days so they’ll free range but I’ve given them kale and blueberries...

My pekin drake is at it again. Tonight I caught him with his beak around my khakis neck going to bite down I have never run out of my house so quickly. I shoved the broom into the run and he let him go and my khaki came running out. I brought him into the house for the night. Because of all the...

I am hatching 5 khaki eggs I have the humidity at 80-81% is that ok or should I bring it down today 2 have internally pipped I did lockdown on Monday, day 25. My temp is also at 98. I put a Tupperware bowl in with a paper towel and water to keep humidity up. Any advice or anything I should...

My Pekin drake is being extremely fiesty the last 2-3 weeks with everyone but me. He attacked my poor khaki drake and ripped out all his backside feathers and a chunk of skin. He destroyed 2 of my pekin hens necks to the point of them bleeding. I don’t know what to do. I have the 2 hens and my...

I am hatching khaki cambell eggs all the eggs started wiggling about 40 minutes ago saturday is day 23 and I was going to start lockdown then but should I start lockdown today? This is my first time hatching duck eggs so I don’t know what to do.

My poor Claire passed today very suddenly we think she choked on her food. There was plenty of water but the were all fighting for the food. I went outside a few hours later to find her dead by their pool half stiff 😞. She had a mate Jim. She was a khaki Campbell and he is. What should I do for...

So long story short I left my son and husband to tend to the ducks for the last month because I’ve been sick. Today I was feeling good and I went to check in them and I noticed my 3 Pekin hens have mold looking spots on their beaks 1 worse then the other 2. Is something wrong? Are the lacking a...

I have 2 drakes a khaki chambell and a pekin. I have 3 hens possibly 4 but we’re not sure on the 1. 3 are pekins 1 is a khaki. The 2 khakis are a year and a half and my pekins are all about 6 months old. My 2 drakes have been fighting here and there. My khaki is almost always starting especially...

My 2 khakis have bumblefoot for the 2nd time in 2 months. My husband flipped the boards in their run we put them back out and my 4 Perkins that are 6 weeks old. Well that didn’t help and we have another bumblefoot outbreak with my 2 khakis and 2 of the pekins. I spent 3 hours ripping the boards...

My khaki campbells have these weird sores on their paws what are they? I am worried what do I do?

We have 4 Pekin ducklings about 2 weeks old I notice today and yesterday 3 of them are bitting their wings basically raw and are a little dry. I use premium pine shavings from tractor supply I put a towel under the water bowl to absorb some of the water because they get it everywhere and I’ve...

We just bough 4 Pekin ducklings. I was wondering how do we tell if they are make or female and also we have 2 khaki Campbells around a year old one male one female. When would we be able to introduce them to the Pekin ducklings? Also do the Pekin ducklings get different care then the khaki’s?

I have 2 Khaki Campbell ducks one male and one female. About a week ago she started laying eggs then 2 days ago she laid 2 eggs in the water and the disintegrated. Since then she has not laid any eggs. Is something wrong? What should I do? Also she refused to roost in the coop. This is my first...

I have 2 Khaki Campbell ducks one male and one female. About a week ago she started laying eggs then 2 days ago she laid 2 eggs in the water and the disintegrated. Since then she has not laid any eggs. Is something wrong? What should I do? Also she refused to roost in the coop. This is my first...

Hi! I have 2 Khaki Cambell Ducklings both about 4-5 weeks old and molting. It seems I have one male and one female. The female has been “screeching” everyday for the past few days. This morning I walked into the room after she screeched and her wing was bleeding at the tip from one of the...