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  1. DaringDucks

    Duck swimming with tail down, flat on water.

    I had 3 new hens join my flock recently, and after some time to integrate, I noticed something about one of them. All my other ducks (mallards) swim with their tails perked upright and out of the water. However this lil lady is an odd one out. She doesn't lift her tail. It lays flat against the...
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    • duck flat tail hardware swimming
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    • Forum: Ducks
  2. zoereef1221

    Help!!!Rust colored spots in eggshell!!!

    Posted in emergencies/diseases group as well… This is my second year with ducks, we just have three female Indian runners. I cracked this egg today and noticed some slimy orange/rust colored spots inside the egg shell. I tossed the egg as there was a slight off putting smell from that spot. The...
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    • contaminated duck eggs egg problem eggs hardware mold rust
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Ducks
  3. Grey Gables

    Any door/hinge experts out there?

    Hi! I am exploring adding two side by side “screen doors” to the back of my coop so I can leave the main (solid) doors open when it’s hot (more circulation) and keep my chickens safe from predators. Basically two frames with hardware cloth. I know what I want to do for the latches and what not...
  4. Phillisy

    Help! Duck ate metal nut.

    We were setting up our cover-all shed today, and the ducks and geese were wandering about with us as always, when one of my ducks came over and grabbed a nut and ate it! He usually spits stuff out, and I grabbed him to get it out of his mouth as soon as he took it, but I was too late. Is this...
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    • ate duck emergency hardware help metal nut swallowed
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    • Forum: Ducks
  5. palomamom

    Hello from a girl in the Bay Area, CA thinking about chicken projects :)

    Hi Backyard Chicken people -- finally joining the flock! This is my second time raising chickens after a long hiatus. My first chickens, acquired at age 10, were a pair of roosters named Blackie and Cupcake (gifted from a classmate who was convinced at the time that Blackie was a boy and...
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