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    Too cold?

    I have added sealed gallon jugs of hot water to my coop. It won’t hurt as long as it is sealed so you aren’t adding moisture. It will make you feel better if you see it isn’t frozen solid in the morning too.
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    Freezing weather and ducks?

    I keep 2 seed starting mats under my 3 nest boxes (large dish pans)🤷🏼‍♀️. They are attached to an automatic Christmas lights timer which goes on at dusk off at dawn. I added the mats to stop frozen eggs but it gives them a little heat (but I am not as cold as you). I also added a remote...
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    Who’s drakes are hormonal?

    You are giving me hope. I am down to 8 eggs so I need the girls to resume laying (or I have to buy chicken eggs 🤮). If the boys are starting hopefully the girls will too soon!
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    What gender are these duck?

    Ducks are messy and nothing like baby quail or chicks. Yes, you should expect to clean their brooder more often, like a couple times a day. There are ways to cut down how much you clean and how often. First, get rid of your chick waterer (assuming that is what you are using). Ducks are...
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    Khaki Cambells with blue feathers, are they actually Khaki Cambells?

    If their dad was part Khaki they could still be good layers. Information in Holderread’s “Storey’s Guide to Ducks” seems to show that the egg laying trait is passed on if the drake is a Khaki. Most of my current ducks are Hookbill’s who aren’t as good of layers and I still get lots of eggs...
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    Khaki Cambells with blue feathers, are they actually Khaki Cambells?

    I suspect that yours are a mix of Appleyard, Buff, and Khaki Campbell. So, I would not worry about flying unless you see one doing it. Appleyards and Buffs are bigger than Khakis and I have only had one Khaki who could sort of fly. She got some air and got over a six foot privacy fence so I...
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    Khaki Cambells with blue feathers, are they actually Khaki Cambells?

    No, none of them are Campbells. They are a crossbreed. The baby pictures you showed on the other post show they all had the restricted allele (Mohawk) commonly found in Silver Appleyard's and not Campbells. Most of the brown ones are also lighter than sex-linked brown of Khakis and instead...
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    Hiding duck

    Sounds like someone is picking on her. How many drakes do you have? Roosters?
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    White crested shorter lifespan?

    I have a seven year old crested Swedish hen. She no longer lays eggs but otherwise is going strong. I have lost other ducks at younger ages from random issues. Ducks hide their symptoms so well that by the time we see them it is often too late.
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    Have a question maybe someone can answer

    What kind of incubator are you using? You probably have hotter and cooler spots in the incubator.
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    Runner Duck labored/heavy breathing

    The vet said she “looked under the microscope” at the swab. Bacteria and Fungus do NOT look alike under the microscope (my degree is in Biology). AI is describing what you might see when just looking in the throat of a mammal, not a bird. Be careful believing AI!
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    Do all breeds of ducks dislike being picked up and carried around?

    Every type I have had hates being picked up. But, why would they like it? They are “more wild” or less domesticated than chickens. There are still wild Mallard ducks, but show me a wild chicken? In the wild, if you are picked up you are being carried off to be eaten. So, I think they are...
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    Very Weird-Looking Call Duck Embryo

    Photo?
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    Questions on a Drake

    I agree with everyone. I would use the small crate with pine shavings on the bottom, assuming the bottom isn’t wire. Do NOT bring the others. Personally, like Miss Lydia I would not quarantine for a family member who I trusted. It is a risk though as others have mentioned. I would keep him...
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    Why is one of my ducks laying eggs in the pond?

    That is actually pretty common. If they were by the bank she could have thought, “my head is on the bank, therefore my egg will be too”. They also sometimes lay wherever they are when that egg decides to appear. I love my ducks but no one ever said they were smart and we have bred many good...
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