Hi everyone! Unfortunately a coyote or other prey has gotten to my male cayuga’s mate, and now he is alone. I don’t want to get any more ducks or chickens as I have tried my best to keep them safe, but they keep getting picked off despite my attempts. If anyone is interested in him, I would let...
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...
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...
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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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...
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...
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...
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...
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?
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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...
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...
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 :(
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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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...