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Duck cloaca stuck?
We noticed that one of the female ducks is kinda sad and contorts unusually. As if she were constantly straining to push something out of her cloaca, but could not. She had something looking like a branch sticking out of her derriere. When gently broken off it seemed to be rock hard dried poop... -
Duck fine in the morning, dying by the fence when we got home. So...
I'll repost what the local experts at the University replied when I asked if they can do a necropsy to test for poisoning: "Unfortunately, to the best of my knowledge, the University doesn't offer a [poisoning detection] service." "You might not necessarily find [a toxin] in the stomach content... -
Duck fine in the morning, dying by the fence when we got home. So...
As we were burying the bird, my wife just told me we already lost a Muscovy drake a few months ago. Its face did not turn black like this, nor it dripped a blood like substance a day after its demise. Instead of embedding directly post-mortem duck images that may shock readers, I'll post just... -
Duck fine in the morning, dying by the fence when we got home. So...
It was my favorite pet Muscovy (from 50), It ate and played fine in the morning; by the time we got back home from town, it was on the ground near the street fence, crumpled in a fetal position, with no signs of blood from a possible fight. In spite all attempts, it died an hour ago after... -
Weird eyes, I just noticed today. Is it disease?
Answering after a few days of observation. It's odd, the white foam comes and goes. The guy's eye is clean for 2 days, then boom, the white foam is back for a day. Next day, clean again. I started dosing their water with Rooster Booster, a bit of vitamin can't hurt. Having clean water is... -
Weird eyes, I just noticed today. Is it disease?
This is the only other close one I get, the fella kept moving. He is not used of being photographed. Anyhow, it looks like a white crescent moon shape or letter C in the front of the eye on both sides -
Weird eyes, I just noticed today. Is it disease?
Only 1 drake has eyes like this in a big flock. Both sides. Should I be looking to get some medication for this? If yes, can it be gotten online? -
Is it normal for a 4 month old Muscovy to breathe wheezy?
Ever since my cell is ready to record audio, duckie boy is not wheezing anymore. Since 2 days he started running after adult females (he is already bigger than them). I guess that was as good a way to lose the surplus weight as any :lol:. Luckily the adult males give him a pass for being "the... -
Is it normal for a 4 month old Muscovy to breathe wheezy?
I know, the males communicate with a wheezy sound, but I hear this ducky wheeze even when just plain breathing. It does not cough or sneeze at all otherwise. Perhaps it is just too fat? The poop has often orange blobs of fat, as it loves getting pieces of chopped hot dog besides the crumble... -
As I bought food and water...
... I walked by the nests where duck moms sit on the eggs. "Hi, how's the egg sitting business, eggsciting?" (Then I thought: I must be going bananas. I'm telling puns to ducks. :lol:) Happy 4th of July -
Overbreeding...
Roughly 1.25 females per male Used to be far worse, like 1.5 males per female for years, yet the girls didn't look this overbred. -
Overbreeding...
My wife keeps telling me I should sell some male pet ducks because the females are getting raggedy from overbreeding. (Flock of 40.) I keep hesitating, because these are almost like family, they have names, they trust me, etc. Whichever boys I'd sell will miss their friends. Is there any... -
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Does the beak decompose before the bones?
What duck carcasses tell us? I'm asking this because now that we are told that T-Rex had feathers... wait a minute! It walked on two legs, had feathers, tiny "hands", the beak is possibly decomposed early ... that's a giant duckling! 🤔 -
Preserving eggs long term in lime water?
I tried the recipe I found online where one keeps eggs in lime water in a sealed bucket. My first load had 4 bad eggs. Some partially spilled, so the lime water is somewhat stinky. I removed the 4 iffy eggs. Does anyone know if I need to replace all the lime water too to continue? Or will the...- mrdelurk
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How long do young females quack loud?
Starting with 3 pet ducks a few years ago, I have 40 now. I got used to the fact that young (non-Muscovy) ducks girls go through an early stage where they quack up a storm for no apparent reason for a while, before quieting down as they mature. Does anyone know how long this quacking stage... -
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Duck memes
You knew it was only a matter of time before the duck memes begin... :D