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Finally found a safe way to keep wild birds out of duck feed!
I have FINALLY come across an idea that works perfectly to keep wild birds from eating all of my ducks' food! I have an abundance of wild birds that love to finish the feed before the ducks even get a chance to eat. I was going to buy an automatic feeder (treadle feeder) but since I only have... -
Do my ducks have coccidiosis??? Help please
The vet could not find any red blood cells in Cielo's dropping after putting it under a microscope, so the conclusion was drawn that this red like colour was from the watermelon that I have been giving them I guess a little too often -
Do my ducks have coccidiosis??? Help please
UPDATE: I came back from the vet (after a very tiring day of finding a vet that can actually treat ducks) and turns out there is nothing to worry about and my ducks are completely healthy!! I guess I just assume the worst when it comes to these things, I guess its better safe than sorry! -
Do my ducks have coccidiosis??? Help please
No, not at all, I’m just trying to figure out how this came about until I see the vet. Thank you! -
Do my ducks have coccidiosis??? Help please
I do practice the very best hygiene I can give to my ducks since I am very paranoid of what could happen. They always have access to clean water to drink and bathe in and I clean the bedding where they sleep every day. Both my ducks look and act pretty healthy which is why this confused me at... -
Do my ducks have coccidiosis??? Help please
Thank you Laura, I have been worried about this ever since I saw the droppings, it has no faeces in it, just looks like mince meat which is very concerning. I'm so glad I have finally discovered what this could be. I am waiting for the vet to open and I will ring first thing in the morning. 🙏 -
Do my ducks have coccidiosis??? Help please
Just thought I'd add that Cielo looks completely healthy, eats normally and is social as always, however, these mince meat like droppings are the only symptom I am noticing but it dramatic enough for me to draw the conclusion of coccidiosis -
Do my ducks have coccidiosis??? Help please
Within the last two weeks I have found what looks like a pink/red mucus/mince on the floor amongst the duck droppings. I have researched for a while but I couldn't find any answers for what this is. Today I read about coccidiosis and the first image that came up looks similar to what I am... -
Ways to keep wild birds away from duck feed??
Thank you, the brick idea sounds great. I might look into getting an automatic feeder. -
Ways to keep wild birds away from duck feed??
At first I didn't mind feeding the birds because I enjoy seeing them too, but I definitely don't want them all up in the duck food leaving their droppings and finishing the food before the ducks get to it -
Ways to keep wild birds away from duck feed??
I am actually from Australia so thank you I will look into it -
Ways to keep wild birds away from duck feed??
I feed them pellets and the birds cannot stay away from it -
Ways to keep wild birds away from duck feed??
If I can't find a better option I might just resort to allocating feeding times throughout the day -
Ways to keep wild birds away from duck feed??
So I've gathered that my duck feed is eaten more by wild birds than the ducks! I keep the ducks' food and water in their coop but I leave the door open so they can enter and exit to eat and drink throughout the day, however, this means that the wild birds that come to my backyard do the exact... -
Duck breed and gender!!
Yes, she should be called Cariña now because we know she's a female -
Duck breed and gender!!
Yes of course, I would love to start a little duck family! -
Duck breed and gender!!
This one is a lot better. Cielo will only ever make that "yelling" sound, never once has quacked like Cariño. Cariño sure quacks loud 😂 -
Duck breed and gender!!
Here is a short video I have taken a few days ago, it doesn't really capture the difference between their voices too well so I will take another soon. Cielo (left) has a little more of a raspy voice, no quack. While Cariño (right) isn't really quacking loud in this video, but you can hear hints... -
Duck breed and gender!!
Well they are going through their first molt now. It started a few days ago and scared me when I first saw the abundance of feathers in the backyard. How many juvenile molts are there? Does it occur yearly after this? -
Duck breed and gender!!
Thank you very much. I do try my best to give them the best care possible :)