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Yes I have been looking for several weeks however wear I am there isn't any currently however now im willing to travel a further distance. Thanks guys!!

Its quite altright to be honest it does look tiny in that picture it seems around the same size as your profile picture if not bigger and thank you (;

I have had it in the house since birth its not like its always been out

Well its five weeks and its only a small outside space with a small coop, its been getting loads of attention just currently I don't have anyothers

Yes it is! on closer inspection the gap was not at all big enough for a cat I think the likely culprit is a rat and I did see one scurry away from the pen as I walked closer. I have moved the duckling into a free rabbit hutch and have treated the wound with antiseptic cream.

I am experienced in keeping ducks and ducklings however in this situation I do not have a clue. I have woke up to find this poor duckling who is currently on his own with this horrible injuries on his head and if its still there over his eye. It does however look like his eye is gone. I presume...

Well i have had them about a year and they wewre all laying fine im in united kingdom they stopped before summer and still continue not to lay they have a barn for shelter which has nesting areas with wood chippings however the ducks used to just lay outsiede they are feed layers with veggies...

i have 2 light sussex chickens and one indian runner duck that were all laying fine however they have not layed a single egg for at least four months?????? there is also a muscovy, three cayuga(female are not old enough yet.) (and a maran(not old enough) however they all do have a BIG SPACE any...

hi my muscovy recently laid a batch of non fertile eggs which i swapped for dummy she was happily sitting for bout 2 weeks however due to floods i had to move her. i took her eegs aswell however she stopped sitting. Now ive manganaged to revive her nest and my runner ducks are laying so i want...

so would it be best to wait untill 35 days with few extra when muscovy knows the eggs wont hatch and then set them down? because im wanting to do them from 2 runners i have. also should i put them in the same nest spot?

also she is getting verty territorial and just chased one of the ducklings around then seemed like pecking its head but however it seemed unhurt just frighted could this be a problem. they not very very young and this one is considerably bigger. also if later on i take all eggs out then return...

my muscovie has made a nest and sitting on her infertile eggs for a bout 4 days now my questions is if i replace eggs with fertile one later will she stop sitting after 35 days or will she tell the eggs are still alive.

nope i mean im not upset ore anything just curious cheers

does imprinting always work... can you get independent ducks ?? just wandering as i hatched out a single cayuga and have been with him constantly just me. he cuddles up to me when im holding him however sometimes when i go towards him he peeps frantickly and runs away also he tends not to follow...

whats polyvisol and its shavings on plastic and it was slipery so ive put a slip mat down aswell so that should be ok any idea about its feet vibrating or is that normal??