Hi everyone!
My almost 3 year old runner duck Hannibal was making a weird sneezing sound today when I let the flock out. They were foraging together and I kept noticing she was making this weird sneezing sound. I picked her up and gave her a check over. She had nothing in her nostrils, nothing...
First time having birds in the backyard. We just got 4 ducklings - a Welsh Harlequin Duck, Khaki Campbell Duck, Blue Runner Duck and a White Layer Duck. We also have two herding dogs.
This isn’t really a problem - I’m more confused than anything, and would love some insight.
My drake, Cherry, loves his pond, and I don’t blame him. It’s around 5 / 6 acres worth of water, with tons of mud, pondweed, fish, bugs - a duck’s dream.
He also loves his girls. I got Cherry 2 hens of...
We have 9 indian runner ducks about 5 males and 4 females, we need to find a home for them, hopefully in pairs. about 2-3 years old, good layers, and last year we hatched out about 60% from their eggs. They are used to having a pond with live water stream that flows in and out year round...
I'm wondering if any more experienced duck folk could tell me what these guys are doing?
This is a google drive link to the video (It wouldn't upload it here, sorry) [video link]
From my perspective it seems like they're anxious and frantically looking in multiple directions back and forth...
Hello everyone! Recently I got two ducks- Nemo and Bella, both around three weeks old. I’ve been feeding them correctly but they have stopped eating their duck food and will only eat peas and lettuce or other vegetables and fruits. It has only happened this past two days but I can’t help but...
So I have a problem. My grandpa gave me a duck egg to hatch out almost 12 days ago, which I put in my incubator. He gave me another today so I put that one in. And my mom asked me to put 4 silkie eggs in on Sunday.
I only have one incubator. How do I manage these hatch dates when they are...
is this a good essay? what should I add or change?
Ducks
Intro
My family is allergic to many, many things. Dogs, cats, hay, grass, rabbits, rodents. So when my brother or I want a pet, we have to get… creative. I managed to get myself a crested gecko, and we have a family...
ive just recently began letting my ducks out every other day for supervised freerange. my goal is to get them to the lake that is in our yard, and ive almost got them comfortable enough to reach the bank.
however, im concerned about them swimming past where i can reach them, and if they will...
I know there are a ton of posts about decreased egg laying. Thanks for your time.
It's late Feb in Willamette Valley Oregon with warm weather 40s-60s. Collection of and mixed breeds; 12 female ducks, of which 7 are almost a year and 5 are 'a few' years old; 6 adult drakes, 3 of which are were...
Please let me know if you know any vets that accept ducks in Mississauga or a nearby city or any website that can help me find vets for ducks, thank you!
Can someone please help us identify these 6 ducklings from Tractor Supply. The workers told us they came in a bin that just said “assorted” and they didn’t know what they were. Any help? Sharing pics of
3 that look alike… another
2 that look the same and
1 that looks darker
Hello all!
1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?2) How many chickens do you have right now?
Excited to be here! My name is Kimberly, and I am new to backyard chickens (and ducks)! I have not gotten the little guys as of yet, but I am picking up some chicks (and...
i had to write a huge essay on ducks, is there anything missing from here?
Ducks
Intro
My family is allergic to many, many things. Dogs, cats, hay, grass, rabbits, rodents. So when my brother or I want a pet, we have to get… creative. I managed to get myself a crested gecko, and we have...