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I'm getting a runner, Welsh Harlequin and an African goose (all female) toward the end of the month. Was thinking of getting a call duck or two as well. Do you think even though there's a significant size difference that they'll do ok with each other if they're raised together? I've seen many...

I'm thinking of possibly breeding my Pekin drakes with my Swedish ladies (blue, black and silver). Wondering if anyone has this cross?

Been learning a lot about castor oil and wondering if anyone has had results with it in relation to bumblefoot? I brought to the vet and she prescribed antibiotics because of the blueish color of the swollen area above the hard part of the bumble. I'd prefer not to use if I don't need to because...

What do your feeding schedules look like in the winter with it getting darker sooner and lighter later?

I noticed today my 4-month-old blue Swedish girl walking with a slight limp. Checked her foot tonight and it's swollen on the right foot, far right toe. Looking at it it looks like there's a little bit of drainage, clear in color and I think maybe because I was putting a little pressure on it...

So my newer layer was on antibiotics a little less than a few months ago and the vet let me know it goes to the eggs for a few months, which i had read beforehand. At the time she wasn't laying yet but has been for a little while now. We haven't been eating her eggs because of this and...

I just caught one of my drakes eating a new brand of oyster flake I bought cause the others were unavailable.... Never seen them show interest before. Guess I won't be able to give them to the girls while the boys are out....

Soooo... I try to check my ducks feet regularly and upon checking my biggest male Pekin (Peter) I noticed a small scab, dark in color (maybe the width of the tip of a dull pencil) and around it was really swollen. I treated it with a couple spray, antibiotic ointment and put a duck boot on him...

I bought crushed quartzite grit for my ducks to be sure they're getting an adequate amount in case they don't get enough during their full days of free range buf read its also a source of calcium so should it not be offered to my drakes? If not what do I give them? I ordered it online and...

I've been using the fresh eggs daily brewers yeast blend for 5 months and mix it daily with their feed. It always seemed to go to the bottom of their dish but they seemed to clean it up pretty good. Since then I've got the probiotic, kelp blend and flax as well. I do the same, mix it daily and...

I have 3 (3 month old swedish ducks), 2 black and one blue. I noticed today one of the blacks , (her name is Tuxie) undercarriage is sagging (as the older ladies are) but to the right instead of centered in the middle. I'm not sure if this is normal? My other other two Swedes are still firm in...

My 5 month old Pekins has started laying and has had a wide array of shapes and sizes including some soft shells. She recently laid a little quail egg sized butt nugget. Well, maybe a little bigger than a quail egg but not by much. I know their egg sizes can vary when they start laying but we've...

I have a duck that laid a broken soft shelled egg. I'm not sure which one but I think I might know. I have 3 one year olds and an almost 5 month old who I think may have started laying (got a tiny smaller than a chicken egg one this morning, photo attached). The eggs I've been getting have been...

My near 5 month old female pekin ate a little sandbox sand. Is this okay? It wasn't a lot.

I just found three eggs that my ladies had laid and buried when I changed the straw in their coop. I candled them and there's not growth. The handful I've gotten from them so far were laid on top of the straw and left there (correction, I forgot we collected one this morning that was sitting on...

I have someone Swedish ducks that have happened probably over a month now and I've started laying again after coming to our home. The previous owner said that they're laying had so slow down probably a month early so I wasn't really expecting a lot of eggs or laying regularly a considering we're...

My 4 month old Pekin drake suddenly was on the lethargic side saturday morning. Slow walking after being let out of the nighttime enclosure which is highly unusual as they all usually rush to the back yard for their peas. He didn't eat much of anything other than a few peas but drank water from...

My 4 month old Pekin drake suddenly was on the lethargic side saturday morning. Slow walking after being let out of the nighttime enclosure which is highly unusual as they all usually rush to the back yard for their peas. He didn't eat much of anything other than a few peas but drank water from...

My 1 month old Blue Swedish duckling bent the bottom part of his wing outward during a sudden bout of panic. The shafts where the new feathers are coming in at the bottom are the exact part where the wing is bent. I am wondering if this is something permanent or if it can be wrapped to correct...

Has anyone's ducks body shivered when in the water? This isn't due to excitement. She was attacked by a fox on Saturday and saw vet this morning. She's been limping and wanted to alleviate some stress on her leg. Her wings also start to droop after getting wet and she flutters them up and down.