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Gosling biting the other gosling
We have two goslings, about 5 days old now maybe. White gosling (Siren) is constantly biting the other one (Medusa) in the face and beak. Which makes her peep real loud. Is this behavior that will simmer down on its own? Or is it an issue? They have electrolytes in their water right now and... -
Angel wing?
Hello! New to having Guinea fowl. We have geese and ducks. Is this angel wing? (Front one on the right side of photo) They are about a week or so old, so seems young. One of our ducks had it when they were younger, but not this young. I just don’t want to wrap it if it doesn’t need to be Thanks!- Beanfox
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Ratty feathers
Any idea what could be causing this ratty feather patch? It’s right where she puts her bill to sleep It’s our Toulouse goose female. She doesn’t itch or show signs of something being wrong She did lose a larger patch of feathers on her chest a few months ago, I believe due to our drakes that... -
Loose skin/pudge between ducks legs?
Wondering about my female ducks with loose skin or pudge between their legs? I suppose lower bellies would be more accurate. I just really noticed it this week. Only showing in 5 of our females (we have 14) - our 3 youngest and 2 others Is this a sign of overweight? Health issues? Or is it... -
Ducks Mating Season?
Hey yall Anyone have some insight as to how long ducks mating season is? I see various answers. The main one being Spring into Summer. But it’s August now and there’s no signs of letting up. I only ask because one of our females Pickle (I posted her eye recently) has been having it rough... -
Crooked bill
Hello! I noticed recently that miss Nessie’s top half of the bill has become crooked. I tried to look some stuff up but couldn’t really find anything helpful It hasn’t affected her whatsoever. She still loves to forage and eats and drinks normal. Is this something I can correct? Or will it... -
Crooked bill
Hello! I noticed recently that miss Nessie’s top half of the bill has become crooked. I tried to look some stuff up but couldn’t really find anything helpful It hasn’t affected her whatsoever. She still loves to forage and eats and drinks normal. Is this something I can correct? Or will it... -
Potential eye issue?
Hello! Wondering what y’all do regarding potential eye issues? I noticed this morning Pickles eye is very red on the surrounding bit and wet. Potentially puffy as well -
Is this bad behavior for a duckling?
Hello! I just picked up my babies this morning! All seem to be doing well. I noticed that the Silver Appleyard is running up to the others and pecking at them, which seems to really upset them. I did not have this issue with my other ducks Should I be concerned or will this behavior go away? -
Where to get medicine for ducks - egg issues
Hi friends Where do you recommend getting different medicine/supplements for ducks? Trying to get stuff presumptively. I just got some Calcium Gluconate from TSC. Just noticed one of my ducks has her tail down and is bobbing it. Felt around her abdomen and vent and didn’t feel anything. But I... -
Hatching Eggs - Journal
I have some eggs in the incubator and wanted to make a ‘journal’ to document everything so I can look back on it later. Feel free to follow along! And share your stories/photos/journey if you’re also incubating. Right now there’s 5 eggs that are doing well. 4 Call Duck eggs I ordered and 1 of... -
Foods with calcium for ducks
Hello! Are there any foods you would suggest to give my ducks that aide in providing calcium? I have a bucket of tiny oyster shell pieces next to their food, but I can’t really tell if anyones been eating them. I do give them mealworms as snacks and occasionally lettuce & watermelon too. I... -
Welsh Harlequin, Silver Appleyard, Saxony, Silver/Splash Swedish?
Looking for your opinions and experiences on these breeds of ducks: Welsh Harlequin, Silver Appleyard, Saxony, Silver/Splash Swedish I’m going to get some more female ducklings. It started at 2 but I managed to convince duck dad to be fine with 3. Well I tried to sneakily make it 5 and he drew... -
Incubating shipped duck eggs
I have some duck eggs arriving tomorrow to try my hand at hatching. My question is: do I need to subtract the 3 days it took for shipping from the total amount of days? Or do I just start at day 1 when I get them? Just trying to figure out when the lockdown period should start and what not -
Black poop
I’m back! Not sure if I’m paranoid or if this is actually an issue. I noticed what looks like black poop this morning. I thought I noticed this a few other times recently but brushed it off as me overthinking everything lol But this is definitely black. Is this an issue? What would cause black... -
gosling and ducklings?
I’m wondering if a single gosling would be okay if raised with ducklings the same age? Most of what I have found searching online says it would be okay, but I’d rather get some opinions myself. My concern is if the gosling will be effected from not having another gosling friend. I have 10... -
First Egg!!
Hello friends! We got our first egg this morning!!! I’m wondering if anyone might know which duck breed it came from? We have Magpie, Blue Swedish, Black Swedish, and Cayuga. I thought maybe Cayuga, but I’m not sure if the color is right -
Ruffled Feathers
Hello friends! One of my Magpie ducks has had their feathers ruffled for at least a week now, probably closer to two weeks. Outside of that, he/she seems fine. I’m not sure on poop because we have 10 ducks so it’s hard to tell who did what. But all the poop I’ve seen in general seems normal. I... -
Magpie with blue eyes
So I have a small assortment of ducklings (10 total, around 3 weeks old). I have a few magpie, one is mainly white with a few black spots. I noticed this morning while she was looking at the sun that her eyes are very light blue. I tried to look it up to see if it means anything or if she could...