Posts by duckfeathers

Last night our coop was attacked by some animal. I woke up in time to hear the animal run off but did not get to see it. I have a small coup, with an upper layer and a fenced in bottom layer. The door of the coop was open and my poor...

last night  my ducks went to bed safely and happily, but this morning i found that a hole had been dug along the bottom of the coop. Some animal had the intentions of getting in but gave up. The hole is big enough for a small...

No! don't pinion them! no matter what, pinioning is painful. For them, its like cutting off a pinkie. If you don't want them to fly, just clip their wings. They moult every year so you only have to do it once/year. Call ducks are...

I'm so sorry this had to happen! In my experience there is nothing more you can do. maybe you can ask a friend (who owns chickens) about this one. I'm afraid that in this case, it does not sound good at all. Then again, she might just...

Hello, I have two rouen ducks. I noticed one of them has recently started to lay soft, shell-less eggs. she just layed two of them this evening. She layed a proper egg this morning. Im afraid for her health. Could anybody tell me why...

I'ts summer here> i keep them in the garage at night. the ducks go in a separate coop. They are right by the house so i keep an eye on them.

My ducklings are now three weeks old. I put them in a cooped up area outside. The only problem is my two older ducks don't like them and often attack. So now the ducklings are unfriendly and scared. is there any way i can have them live...

Do you think he ate something toxic? I read these toxins: Aflatoxin poisoning,Botulism,Castor bean poisoning,Rapeseed meal,Insecticides, rodenticides can be particularly harmful to ducks. The death is quick as well. Here's a site you...

I'd say leave them be. Just keep an eye out on them... maybe coop them up in a big area with extra warmth....just in case

The other day I was checking up on my new ducklings. I noticed something red in the yard... It was a fox cornering two of my older ducks. I got there in time to scare away the fox  but it leaped over my 3.5 foot fence without any...