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Hi everyone! My 8 ducks have happily had the yard to themselves the whole time I've had them. I just added a new puppy to the family, and I am looking for suggestions of ways for them to happily live together. The dog is a maltese, yorkie mix, so it is small (will be 6 lbs full grown). I...

My Dad just sent me this. I've been out of the country for 8 days with no cell service, and he knows me well enough to gather the ducks for a group picture. I have them well trained, though, and as soon as he put his arms up to gather them for a picture, they immediately went to their house...

He has the coloring of a silver runner, but not the body of one. It could be a silver/pekin mix?

Breed Temperament Weight (1) Egg Prod. (2) Mothering Bluish Eggs Egg Size (3) Fertility (4) Black Swedish Calm 5 - 6.25 # 130 - 180 /yr. Fair 20 % 80 - 90 grams 85 % Black Runner Nervous 3.25 - 4 # 100 - 180 /yr. Poor - Fair 70 % 65 - 80 grams 84 % Blue Runner Nervous 3.25 - 4 # 100 - 180 /yr...

Sorry, this isn't true. It's a common misconception. Domestic drakes are capable of breeding all year round, but their hormone levels drop once their exposure to daylight lessens. Are they getting at least 14 hours of light a day? If you are not adding supplemental light at night and the...

I provide light from 5 pm- 10 pm, and from 7 am to 9 am. I live in Utah, so we have a similar weather situation. I'm only at 5000 ft, but we are supposed to get our first cold snap tonight. I adopted all of my female ducks as laying adults, and all of them took at least a month off of laying...

Poor little thing. You have been given great advice so far. Work on the niacin, it is very important. I'm afraid you need to fire your vet. Does he have experience with ducks? It sounds like he means well, but doesn't know what he's doing here! It is so hard to find a vet that is willing...

If they are molting, you won't see eggs for 6 weeks or so. You should be giving a little extra protein while they molt to help them grow healthy feathers - it is quite taxing on their little bodies. Any change to the flock can cause a molt, any stress - like adding a flock mate can cause them...

Welcome! One thing to consider about Holderread - they have a 10 duckling minimum per order. They have excellent ducks, but that alone has prevented me from being able to order from them. Do you need that many ducks - or do you have someone willing to take some? Just a thought :)

I've never heard of split wing. Do you have images?

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My ducks love all greens. Chop them up and offer them in a dish of water or milk. My ducks also love carrots, squash, tomatoes, potatoes, really anything! Now that our garden is mostly gone, they have less to forage, so I am giving them a dish of boiled potatoes, squash and apples every night. I...

Well, I'm not sure then. I would make sure you give him a supplemental meal at least once a day of shredded greens, cooked carrots or squash, or other fruit/veggies you have in the house. If he isn't foraging, he isn't getting any variety in his diet. Sorry, that is the only thing I can think...

I love the idea of lentils too! Thanks for the tip!