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  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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    • Forum: Ducks
  5. 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
  6. 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...
  7. 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
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    • Forum: Ducks
  8. 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
  9. 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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  10. 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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  11. 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.
  12. Spacee

    Do cayuga ducklings ever have markings?

    So, during a visit to the feed store a couple weeks ago, my partner decided we would would be taking home a couple of ducklings (a magpie and a black sweedish, I think) that they had. How can I say no, we already have chickens 😂 Since there were only two, and I've wanted cayugas for awhile now...
    • Spacee
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    • cayuga cayuga ducklings duckling identification ducklings ducks
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Ducks
  13. feathryfrnds

    New to byc

    Hi! New here. I've had ducks for a little over a year now and added chickens to our little farm. Interested in learning more!
  14. A

    Designing a Mess-Free, Feeder & Waterer – Need Your Insights!

    Hi everyone! I’m a student studying industrial design and I'm working on a project to design a mess-free feeder and waterer combo that works well for ducks and potentially, chickens, and geese, especially in cold climates. I grew up raising chickens and ducks so I'm aware that ducks love to...
    • Audrey2024
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    • cold weather duck food duck feed ducks frozen geese solutions water water advice water and food advice winter
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  15. FAFOfarm

    Looking for duck tractor ideas!

    Good Morning! :D I would love everyone's ideas or duck tractor plans! I am starting my own little flock of Cayuga. (I don't think my drake is pure but this is a personal project and he is the sweetest. Don't worry, I have plans for drakes/hens. No one is unwanted.) I'd really like to build...
    • FAFOfarm
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  16. KailuaSilkies

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  17. muddypaw66

    Northern California (Sacramento County) 4 Pekin Ducks abandoned by owner

    Hey there, I am helping a friend whose elderly neighbor lost his home and moved into his car. He left behind 4 Pekin ducks who were his pets. They are about 2-ish years old, and they are thought to be males. There have been no babies over there since he got them, so they're not a mixed-sex...
  18. FNF

    Duck run

    Hello, duck owners - I have posted about some issues I'm having with my six very horny female runner ducks in a few places, but I'm running out of ideas. Three of them are about 18 months old, and three are about 8 months old. After a long, slow integration process, they were getting along...
    • FNF
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    • Forum: Ducks
  19. I

    "Blow-Up Girlfriend" for a Drake?

    This is kind of a long shot... I have 9 ducks; 8 hens and 1 drake, mixed flock. The drake is a Saxony, so a big boy. Our Jumbo Pekin is pretty much the only girl he can catch, so she gets a lot of his "affection" and is currently suffering from a prolapsed vent. (She's isolated with another...
  20. B

    Pair of ducks

    Hi all, my wife has rescued two ducks before Christmas and we are wondering if they are make or female cheers
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