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how to help my duck gain weight?
hi all! i need some help regarding my runner girl Reptar. she is a very lively and spry duck, but she is just a little too skinny for my liking. i know there is naturally some variation in the shapes and sizes of ducks, especially with runners, but her keel bone is very easily felt on her belly...- sillyduckz
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- advice appreciated duck help underweight
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What’s wrong with my ducks foot?
Good morning, does anyone know what is going on with my duck’s toe? She doesn’t bumblefoot but her toe suddenly swelled up a few days ago. I tried feeling it to see if it was broken, but it seems like she can bend her toe ok, but she flinches when I touch it. I’m not sure what happened. Any...- Quacking ducks
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- 3 yrs black swedish duck duck hen toe toe injury
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Indian Runner Duckling turned in leg
Hi, I'm a first time duck owner and just received three Indian Runners last week. Right off the bat, one of them was sitting down more often than the other two, but didn't have any visible signed of deformity. This week, her right leg is very obviously turned inward to the point that her right... -
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Can my Baby ducks eat this?
I know this isn't chicken related but, can my baby ducklings eat this feed? I thought I ordered duckling feed but not sure. -
Ducks biting my feet
Hey all, My male ducks (Rouen) are constantly biting at my feet (no matter what I’m wearing). It’s very hard to walk because they chase my feet and I’m worried about stepping on them! They’re very friendly otherwise - let me hold them and rest their heads on my shoulder. Why are they doing...- ojwilliams
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- biting duck ducks
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URGENT HELP WITH DUCKLINGS AND MUM
One of my female ducks hatched 4 ducklings in the early hours of Monday morning (2 days ago). I separated mum and ducklings from the rest of the flock, and I have put them inside with a heat lamp so they don't get too cold overnight. I keep them in there during the day too as I don't want to...- lauraducks
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First-time Duck Momma and her Babies
My 9 month old Fawn & White Runner duck hen that only started laying eggs 2 months ago started setting on eggs a month ago, and she actually sat all the way through to hatch! Sadly, she didn't know what was happening and even with my help two ducklings didn't survive hatching. She squished them...- NewJourney
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- broody duck ducklings hatch hatched at home identification pekin runner cross runner duck young
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Male Pekin Needing a Good Home
Hello my name is Siara and I’m located in Wichita, Kansas. I have 13 ducks. I am unfortunately needing to rehome one of them. I have a drake named Homer who I’ve had since he was a baby. He will now be 4 years old in June. The last few years since reaching maturity, he has tormented one of my...- QuackAddict19
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- duck help rehome
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Pekin Duckling Honking?
Is this normal? First year having ducks, they are almost 3 weeks old. Is this one just finding it's voice, or is there a respiratory issue? https://streamable.com/oszngm -
Duck Egg Prices?
Hey! So we have a very small flock of ducks, and I’m not entirely sure who is male and female right now, and they are much too young to lay (when do duck typically lay, anyways? :confused:) But I was just wondering what y’all sell your duck eggs for?! I can compare chicken egg prices fairly...- DuckDuckPromise
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- duck eggs
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Sick or stressed duckling?
Hello! New member and new duck parent here. I have seven 5 week old magpie ducklings. One duckling, Lemon, was doing fine this morning and acting normal. At around noon, we noticed that she didn’t want anything to do with treats or playtime. She started to vomit water and we immediately put the...- Magpiesrulex
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- 5 weeks old duck lethargic duck magpie duck sick sick duck stress vomiting duck
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My poor babies got the runs!!
Hi!! I recently got some jumbo pékin ducks about 4 weeks ago now and they have had on goinf WATERY diarrhea. It’s so bad and just keeps getting worse. I’m super worried for them:(. I’ve got three! They also tend to be drooling a little, is that normal? Please help :( I attached a picture of her...- ryadances224
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- duck help
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Duck Or Drake?!
Hey! So these babies are rouens and a Silver Appleyard, based on what you lovely people have told me! Which means two breeds we have never had before! Yay!! With that being said, I’m not sure what the boys and girls start off feathering out like. I have looked up some pictures of both breeds as...- DuckDuckPromise
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- boy? duck gabby girl? little bit quack rouen silver apple yard snuggles
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How much to feed Pekins if they are foraging
Hi all, Just trying to be proactive and get some information about keeping my Pekins healthy. I have 4 ducklings who are about 2.5 weeks old and are currently living inside in a brooder. They will not be outside for another few weeks so this is all just to know in advance. I know that Pekins... -
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How to handle nests?
I’m not really sure what my question is here. We have 5 female ducks. They refuse to use their shelter and lay their eggs wherever they please. They just started laying again after a break this winter and we currently have 2 nests in a wooded area of their run. I don’t ever see them lay on the...- ThePurpleMoose
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- duck nest
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We've got embryos!
I'm so excited! I've been waiting for this for weeks I finally have some embryos! After losing 17 eggs to a malfunctioning incubator I was really sad that I might not get ducklings this year. I decided to let nature handle the rest of the eggs I had gathered and let my broody duck hens incubate...- TheDaringDucks
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- candling duck eggs embryos
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Trying to figure out duck breed..
My sweet ducks were purchased last spring from the Cayuga duck bin at a local Tractor Supply. I know that ducks can be pet quality etc. But I have a feeling my male is not full Cayuga. I mean, maybe? These are my first ducks! I am hatching there ducklings are black, black footed (so far), and... -
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Potentially crippled drake?
This is a bit of a ride, and not one I am entirely proud of. Background is that my mom has birds to control ticks and pests, and part of my rent is feeding them and cleaning the coop and that’s it. The flock is incredibly hardy and this is the first time we’ve had any sort of major...- johnnydeluca
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- ankle injury duck injury
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Suspected vitamin deficiency in Muscovy - too far gone to help?
I’ll preface this by saying I know next to nothing about ducks. I know chooks, and I know they can’t eat the same food as them. Also I’m referring to this duck as a girl, but please correct me if I’m wrong. My friend asked me to take this duck for dog food because she can’t walk. Apparently...- Chibichabo
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- deficiency duck health
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Duck genetics, selling ducklings
Hello There! I have multiple questions and I am not sure where else to look! I can find plenty of information on chicken genetics but not as much on ducks. At what point can you run into issues with fathers breeding daughters, brother sister, etc? I have a trio of Cayuga (1 drake, 2 hens) and...