Hey everyone, I like to plant a decent sized herb garden that my ducks have free range over as well as myself. I usually plant run of the mill herbs but I put ecenacia in it this year and I was thinking of adding yarrow. Is yarrow duck safe?
So it seems my Rouen (cinnamon) is eating my one Perkins (Quackster) eggs. I'm not sure why, they get Purina duck feed and have 2 bowls of oyster shells in their coop. I put wooden eggs in their coop to try to remedy the situation to no avail. She was raised with the 2 boys who share a divided...
Hey everyone, I got me 3 new babies from Metzers 1 magpie, one buff and one silver appleyard. The magpie and buff are doing really well and the silver a is healthy, but she has a wide stance compared to the other 2. She seems to be moving around just fine but she does seem to plop down for a...
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My largest Pekin duck got a little too much attention from my khaki and he but her eye, it's swollen pretty good and is now starting to get a little foamy. It didn't have foam last night, just the swelling. I have been irritating it since I noticed it swelling with home made...
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First and foremost Merry Christmas!
I just let my flock out and I noticed on my one pekin duck, her feathers are missing in spots one each side of her shoulders. I do see feathers in their coop as well so it is happening inside the coop, which has plenty of space. They all get along...
I just noticed these divots on my one pekins bill. I am not sure where they came from, but they were not there the last time I had them out in the yard free ranging, which was 2 days ago, but they have been out all day today .Their coop is all sealed with cage wire so I don't think anything got...
So odd situation. I get my ducks from straight rubs and I ended up getting a drake in my last batch. I prominently have ducks for eggs for myself, and I give the spare eggs to friends and co workers. Now that I have a drake in the flock, are the eggs going to be fertilized? And if so , what is...
Hello everyone! New member and recent duck owner. I got 2 pekins back in March and a little over a month I got 3 more ducklings, 1 pekin, one khaki and one rouen. I gave them a little over 4 weeks to introduce them like I was recommended, but the issue is my one larger lady pekin is chasing the...