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I am located in central Michigan which makes it pretty hard to find a companion

I recently just had one of my drakes die suddenly I believe from a heart attack or just sds but I am left with my oldest Drake and he is six. I have a mirror in his pen and ordered life size duck statues and want to try to make this as comfortable as possible for him. Other than work I am able...

Unfortunately I am still unable to find another duck and I do have friends that have ducks of their own but can not hold another do you guys think it’s a good idea if I just brought him over there sometimes for a social interaction or would it be too much to take him away after him seeing the...

I just had one of my pekin drakes pass away suddenly and I currently have one pekin Drake who is now single. I am currently on a search for another duck but I don’t know when I will be able to locate one does anyone have any ideas on what I should do to make sure he doesn’t get lonely until then?

Thanks for all the input does anyone have any ideas on what I should do I feel so bad having just one duck but I don’t know if I will be able to find a full size pekin anytime soon. I know they should be together curious if anyone knows someone who has raised a single pekin

I just had one of my Drake Pekin ( 2 years old) die suddenly he was fine and playing,eating, and swimming then when I went to check on them one was just floating upside down in the water. I was devastated. I know it’s a mystery disease but has anyone else expirenced this and is there any way to...

She could be potentially egg bound. And for her eating the egg that is normal chickens can actually eat eggs and is good for them. It is really common for chickens to be egged bound https://www.wikihow.com/Cure-a-Chicken-from-Egg-Bound here is a quick website to explain the idea of it and way to...

Hey, I was finally able to find a close farm place that sold timothy hay. He isn't the biggest fan of it, but I am trying to make sure he eats it. He did not drink a ton of water today. His poop is normal color and size. I just weighed him at 9.8 pounds. He lives indoors, but his room is...

Hey, I am still kind of new to the bunny world. My bunny is a boy and an unknown breed. He will be a year in February. He still eats alpha hay which I know can cause issues in the long term and I have been trying to find hay where I live that is not alpha but is hard to do. I am afraid that his...

It’s not just his feathers it’s around his eyes your can tell are puffy but after swimming his face seems to be fine but it comes and go and he’s six so not sure if it just old age

Just wanting to see if anyone has information on wether ducks have allergies and how to tell if they are having a reaction. All I find online is people allergic to ducks. I want to start feeding my ducks different foods like tomatoes but don’t want them to have a reaction. with it being allergy...

Does anyone have good ideas on how to keep minks out of the pond and away from my ducks. My ducks did not swim at all they must of known something was off. I seen the mink twice and found another dead fish. Any ideas will help

My 5 year old duck has been getting big scabs on his legs that turn black. Also his legs always looks really dry. I clean his legs every night and he gets unlimited water and gets to swim. I am not really sure how to help him. Any ideas on how to prevent or help heal his legs is appreciated.

here is a similar thread https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/help-my-duck-is-having-seizures.892082/ hope all is well