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Hey everyone! I just wanted to share some pictures of my flock. This includes all of my animals. Hope you all enjoy!

Veins should have appeared already, but they can be late bloomers and still be developing. I would give 3-4 more days before tossing.

Yes, it can be very hard to identify breeds at that age. It is very difficult to see a missing toe when they are that young and you probably won’t notice it until they are a couple months old. Usually they are all similar in size for the first couple weeks, you will notice that as they grow...

It is a mallard. The line across the head along with the dot to the left of the eye is a sign of a mallard duckling. Rouens will have two lines across the face rather than 1. As for the other duckling my guess would be a blue runner, I'm not completely sure though. Hope this helps.

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Yes I have a pintail Drake in there as well.

Hey everyone. This morning I walked out to my aviary and noticed my ring teal drake flapping his wings but it seems like he can’t? He gives about half a pump and then folds them back in. He has his right wing clipped but it almost as if he is in pain doing so. Does anyone know why my ring teal...

The setup both pairs are currently in is a 5x10x6. They have only been in there a week and shouldn’t be in there for more than a couple more days as I’m nearing the end of my new aviary project. They seem quite happy and are always swimming and vocalizing with each other. The pintails run up to...

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Hey everyone! I recently got my first pair of Ring teal a few months back and I am currently in the process of building them a much bigger aviary. I was wondering if anyone had some tips on how to make them happier? Also, how big of a nesting box do they need? (I have 2 boxes already, but I just...

Ring teal, redhead, pintails, wood ducks. The design I had in mind was a dome style enclosure with nylon netting surrounded by hog panel and hardware cloth to keep predators away, although I’m open to design ideas. Thanks.

Hey everyone. I wanted to build a new aviary specifically for ornamental duck species. About 3 months ago my previous aviary started to deteriorate and didn’t have safe living conditions for my birds so I decided to start new. That said I am still new to keeping exotic ducks so any help is...

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