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When Afquack was 2 I got 3 ducklings and put them together until the ducklings were old enough to go on the pond. I then took the 4 of them and put them in half of the duckhouse( next to the pond) with the other adult ducks in the other side, separated by chicken wire. I left them for two...

Five years ago I nursed a runner duckling back to health after getting stepped on by her mother. Her hips were both dislocated(at least) and I used water therapy to get her walking again. During her recovery she became a barn cat and now refuses to be a duck. I tried keeping her next to the...

Yep - 2 mamas on one clutch. Unfortunately they were fighting over the babies and killed half of them they got along fine as soon as I separated the moms.

My hen is sitting on eggs of different ages. They started hatching three days ago and she has 3 babies. She shows no sign of leaving the nest to feed her babies. Should I take the rest of the eggs away?

Hi Again Amiga. They are avid hunters throughout the day however. Which also makes it hard to force feed any supplements, medicines, wormers, etc. I feed their wheat and water foul feed in water so can add extra calcium to that. Is that just the human grade calcium?

Hi Amiga Although they have access to all the wheat, water foul feed, dry layer pellets,and oyster shells they could want they dont eat much of any of it. They eat the wormies and peas as though they were starving but only pick at the rest of it with long bills. For the 4 ducks they share a...

Hi Amiga, Thanks for responding to my plea for help. My girls haven't been broody since June and haven't gained any weight back. They do get peas every morning and wormies every night which they love but I have been unsuccessful in finding ANY other treat that they will eat

Thanks Miss Lydia, Yes they've always had free choice oyster shells but Ive rarely seen them in them. Ive noticed these changes since mid June and its only getting worse so Ill look into worming.

PS they also have free choice grit (oyster shell)

Im really worried about my girls and need help!! I have four almost 2 yr old runner ducks. They are completely free range one our 11 are farm and share a 1/2 acre pond with catfish, and bass. I do call them into a small coop at night and lock them in. When they started laying, they all layed...

The only thing immediately accessible is the safe guard which says to use 5 consecutive days. This will have to do until I can get worm out ordered and find out when I can use it after safe guard. Thanks to everyone for all of your help!!