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https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOTOoBBjatqu39Xody4xtz8Je0Ph2noL4QCJ79BHY5hyD3cIJzt2EctGS-AOXagZA/photo/AF1QipNxjA1yvw3f4145yBXB6KmjhGSkGG55SSy6DRcT?key=Q3VVNVJ4MnU2R1N3cG1jRDgzYS13NXcxcWw1RkxnI think I have successfully attached a photo of our almost 8 week old ducks. The majority have...

What size grit is appropriate for ducklings? We feed commercial feed and are also teaching them how to forage.

Oh, yes, sorry I forgot to mention that. I'll be clipping their wings. The neighbor has a pool and that will be too much of a temptation for them.

We are in the info-gathering stage and need advice on whether we "need" an enclosed run if we fence the duck area. We plan to get a mixture of Welsh Harlequin ducks and Muscovy. We have an unfenced half acre backyard, mix of lawn and forest, in a small residential neighborhood. We have the...

Our city guidelines only state that if birds are to be kept at your residence they can't be so noisy as to cause a disturbance to your neighbors, so some quacking is fine. (I do realize I'm getting ducks, and ducks will be ducks). Neighbors on the right want to get their own chickens, so I'm not...

We are looking for breed advice. My husband and I have no experience caring for birds of any kind, and our first attempt will be with ducks. We are considering Runners, Welsh Harlequins, or Muscovy. Our goals are finding a breed that is relatively: safe/social around children; quiet or calm so...