Posts by DeCanard

Thanks for the advice!

Quote: Originally Posted by Amiga  I would leave it at this point,  are you keeping it away from flies?  Maggots are such a problem especially this time of year. We brought her inside, and keep her in...

On Friday, a raccoon got to my ducks. We lost one, and another is injured. It has a cut on its wing and neck. Neither of the cuts are too bad, and we have been cleaning them to prevent infection. But, the injured wing isn't tucking in...

Quote: Originally Posted by hdowden  really looks like a cayuga and when shes grown you will love the sheen on her body. when the sun hits mine they are green, blue, and purple I agree! Here is a pic of one of my...

Does she have yellow on her chest? Do you know if she is a pure breed? She could be a Cayuga, black Swedish, a black runner, or a mix. Try to add more pics of different angles of the duckling. That might help people decide  

I put mine out during nice days in a run at about 4 weeks old, and outside all the time with a heat lamp around 6 weeks. I removed the heat lamp when they were about fully feathered. If you can't  have a heat lamp out there, I...

We bought these individual ones: http://www.arcatapet.com/item.cfm?cat=17536 I used size 9 for my Khakis, and size 12 for my Cayugas

Hi! I just leg-banded my ducks, and was wonder who here leg bands theirs? What do you use to leg band yours? I tagged mine because I am going to show them, and was a bit curious!

I have heard of giving them cat food for good feather condition during their molt if you are showing. Even so, it was to be given in small amounts.

Yep! It just happened to my Campbells too! It may take a while for the feathers to grow in, so a curled tail feather may show up. My ducks voice their opinions loudly to me , so I noticed a voice change in a few. The females loudly...