ducks

  1. Duckpond1245

    Quiet wild duck species

    I'm building an aviary for some wild duck species. I've done lots of research and will probably get some mandarins and ringed teal. Not sure about other duck species. I need ones that aren't too loud as I have neighbours right next door. Mainly dabbling ducks I'm looking at but may consider...
  2. B

    Momma Duck Not Sitting With Ducklings at Night

    I have a momma duck and her brood of eight 4-day old ducklings. Day one and half of two she sat with them in the nest to keep them warm without leaving once. I noticed she would stand a lot and pant, day and night, but she refused to leave the nest. Night temps got down to 65-ish and have...
    • BrandiDont
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  3. A

    Help needed, please. Drake bald spot. Molt or something else?

    Hi all! I have a drake Rouen and three females. The drake has formed a bald spot at the base of his neck down between his wings. No other area is impacted and all the ladies are okay. We are located in North Dakota and I feel it’s a little early for a molt but I could be wrong. The only thing I...
  4. Windwalker79

    🍉 Watermelon Wars

    There’s peace on the homestead... until someone cracks open a watermelon. I learned early on that my ducks, chickens, and goose all have one thing in common: a totally unhinged obsession with watermelon. It doesn’t matter if it’s 100 degrees or a cool spring morning — as soon as they see that...
  5. sillyduckz

    dewormer egg withdrawal period?

    hi all! i have some questions regarding SafeGuard dewormer. my duck Reptar was recently dewormed, and she received her last dose on the 9th. i've read in some places that the withdrawal egg period is 14 days, but other sources say there is no withdrawal period at all. is the withdrawal period...
    • sillyduckz
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    • dewormer ducks eggs help
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    • Forum: Ducks
  6. sillyduckz

    premier1 poultry netting.. advice needed!

    hi all! we're finally coming out of cold weather here, and my 1 year old flock is just about ready to get out of the run and begin their free-ranging for the season. however, due to some issues we've encountered, "true" free-ranging is basically off the table. the ducks are just too darn good at...
  7. M

    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.
    • Madsr24
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    • duck ducklings ducks
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  8. ojwilliams

    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...
  9. Boba the Silkie Chicken

    Ducks kept with Chickens and other questions

    Hello! I'm looking into getting ducks and am wondering if keeping them with my chickens is possible. I've already looked into it and know that people have done it but I'd like to know other peoples experiences with this. I already know not to keep male ducks with female chickens. I also read...
  10. L

    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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  11. sillyduckz

    duck losing weight.. what to do?

    hi all! once again im writing in to seek health advice for my Reptar, a 1 year old female runner duck. just recently within the past couple of weeks i have noticed a bit of a change in her body composition with her keel bone feeling more pronounced and her neck looking more thin as compared to...
    • sillyduckz
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    • ducks health advice help
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  12. D

    Ducks Whistling when Breathing

    Hello. I’ve had my ducklings for about 3 weeks and I’ve never had ducks before. This morning when I went to check on them I could hear them breathing almost like a whistling. I panicked and made a vet appointment but when I went back to check on them they weren’t doing it anymore so I canceled...
    • DuckGirlie
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    • duckling ducks health
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  13. L

    Cayuga ducks

    Can someone please tell me if these 2 ducks are Cayuga ducks . If so , are they male or female . Got unisex runner ducks from rural king December 13th 2024 . Thank you
    • Lu5502
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    • cayuaga ducks
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  14. TheDaringDucks

    Drake so protective of eggs he chases away the nesting hen?

    Well this is a baffling development. One of my drakes has taken to chasing one of my hens off her clutch of eggs and nest, only to then start arranging then nest and tending to the eggs like the hen would (gathering nesting material around it, covering the eggs, etc). The biggest problem however...
    • TheDaringDucks
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    • drake drake chasing off hen ducks nesting behavior
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    • Forum: Ducks
  15. U

    Retired Metrology Engineer

    Retired from Metrology Engineering last year (FINALLY:bow) I grew up in a (very) rural village in Germany - Some might compare it to the Amish here in the USA - but for me it was just how we were raised - very minimal, almost survivalist style. I travelled starting at age 17 around Europe. Ended...
  16. RynNightmare

    Egg binding? Please help.

    The problem childTM (Colby) has started laying eggs for this season, laid 6, then hasn’t layed for 2 days. She’s not isolating, she was swimming and eating earlier. I checked on her now and she doesn’t seem to be eating she’s drinking fine, I sat outside with them for 30ish minutes and didn’t...
    • RynNightmare
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    • advice advice and help please ducks egg binding
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Ducks
  17. A

    Muscovy incubating question! 🙋‍♀️

    Hi! I’m hatching Muscovy eggs for the first time with a borrowed incubator (and it’s been a long while since I’ve done any hatching) and looking for some advice- though I’m sure this is a dumb question I want to make sure I get it right! I found the guide by yinepu when googling and I’ve decided...
    • amhall
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    • ducklings ducks hatching incubating incubating and hatching muscovy muscovy duck muscovy duck eggs
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    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
  18. D

    Duck duck soloist

    Hi all, Not sure the amount of context needed for this post, but I have six ducks including five females and one male. There are five Runner ducks and one Layer. The male has always been (seemingly) sexually aggressive. Whenever I’m around and he starts trying to mate I can’t help but intervene...
    • DuckDuo
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    • aggresive duck ducks male and female behavior
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  19. T

    I think my duck swallowed a piece of metal in a bra strap

    Hello! What should I do? There's no exotic vet near me, and I'm worried it might get stuck or he gets metal poisoning. I'm so anxious. Pls help
    • twixsnickycrunchy
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    • duck 6 month ducks heavy metal poisoning help ! swallowed foreign object
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  20. A

    2 Domestic Ducks

    Hi, my boyfriend and I recently have been taking care of two abandoned domestic (mallard?) ducks but they're getting too big for us to take care of any longer. Who could we take them to in the sacramento area to give them away? Please help.
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