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Hi all My runner has a persistent cut on the middle joint of his middle toe, photo attached below It started last summer when he 1st started going for walks (long story but he's a house duck) so we got him a pair of shoes which he wears every time we take him out and this stopped him from...

Hi all My running duck seems to have developed wet feather over the winter and a lot of his tail feathers have become brittle and snapped. I'm ruling out all of the obvious and wondered if anyone could tell me if his gland looks ok? Its approx 1.5cm wide by just shy of 1cm tall. The feathers...

Hi all My little runner duck is now almost 8 months old. He's become a house duck and a minor celebrity 😄. Just wondering if ducks go through a 'Puppy Phase' or will he be a mini terrorist forever. He's got a checky nature and loves to get into everything

Hi, I've been reading about sex-linked ducklings and have got myself a little baffled. Is it possible this little fluff ball can be sexed from the colouring, we are 1 week old now. Its a runner duck and mummy was definitely white with an orange beak, daddy however is one of 3 different browns of...

Hi all After a long and difficult hatch, my little running duck finally made it on Sunday afternoon (today is Tuesday) and is now very lively, and there is no doubt about him/her being a Runner! I've had some difficulty stabilising the heat under the heat lamp, its fluctuating between 25-35...

I am hatching a running duck egg that mummy duck abandoned. Its due date is today/tomorrow, but I was so certain it was progressing earlier. I have watched it continuously and candled every few days and was so certain that it was progressing a few days a head so stopped turning a few days...

Hi I am currently fostering a running duck egg for a rescue where I volunteer. Both very nervous and very excited. Mummy duck abandoned the egg and we caught it in time. I then spent the rest of the day sat with it in my cleavage until we could get the incubator, like you do...