Recent content by TheDuckieLover

Hi all!! I've recently had problems with my ducks' food bowl always attracting flies. The other day I went to empty it and found the bottom riddled with maggots 🤢. This is the first time that has happened, so that in particular isn't an ongoing problem, but I'm not anxious for it to happen...

Hi there!! I've had my two ducks for 2.5 years and one problem I have ALWAYS had is the floor of their hutch. In summer, the ducks' waste attracts a lot of flies and does not smell great. The hutch itself is 1/3 sheltered, floored and walled and the other 2/3 has chicken wire on walls and roof...

Ok, thanks for the advice!

I can still see the straight edge of her wings from where we clipped them, so I'm guessing not. . . She still has enough ability to flap and land from my arms or to get over a short (approximately 40cm) fence; we should probably just get a higher fence. It's spring time in New Zealand and she's...

We clipped her wings earlier this year and that stopped her from circling our house, but she can still fly over something lower than a meter. Lets just say our fencing situation could use some work . . .

Hey :) I've been having some trouble lately with my duck escaping. My Female Mallard (Jessica age 11 months) has been flying over the fence more times in the past 2 days than in the past month. She flew over 4 times on Monday (3/10/2022) and on one of those occasions, she went across the road...

I can't seem to drop in an image - but as for being injured, I don't think that would be the case because there was no blood or anything on her and when I held her and gently pressed her wing, she didn't seem to be more bothered than she usually would.

Hi all :) About a week ago I noticed that one of my ducks (Hazel: Female Khaki Campbell aged 8 months) was off her food, being REALY quiet, not moving much and looking wonky. It was as though one of her wings had slipped so that it wasn't tucked into a lower layer of feathers. Besides...

Hi and welcome to BYC! I also raised an abandoned duckling - it's a pretty amazing experience!

Ok, thanks :)

Hi all :D I'm a bit confused. My 7 month old, female mallard has stopped laying. She layed her first egg on 16/5/2022 and her second on 19/5/2022 but after that I have seen no more blue-green eggs in her coop in the morning, or anywhere else in her enclosure. Please help. Thanks. :)

Thanks! :)

Hey! :D Here's a quick intro to my experience with our feathered friends: (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I don't have any chickens BUT October last year I rescued an abandoned, 1-day-old duckling. 2 months later, I realised that Jessica (the for-said duckling)...