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    Dark spots on duckling feet

    My eight runner ducks are three weeks old and a couple of them are developing dark spots on their feet. I'm afraid that it might be bumble foot. The ones that have it are either chocolate or blue and some of them have dark spots in their feathers as well so I'm hoping that it's just new...
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    Spotted duckling

    As long as it's just cosmetic I actually think it's kind of cool. Thanks for your help!
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    Spotted duckling

    One of my ducklings has these spots on her back. She's had these markings since I got her (she was one day old). She's a runner duck and I think she's blue or maybe chocolate. I've never seen a runner duck with markings like that. Is this normal?
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    Introducing a Herding Dog to Ducklings

    I just ordered 8 ducklings. They'll come in about ten days and in the preparation I realized that I don't know when or how to introduce my dog to them! So my question is should I introduce him to the duckies when they get here? Should I wait till they grow up? How should I go about the...
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    Ratios if drakes to ducks

    Thanks for all the great replies. I'm definitely leaning toward Indian runner ducks for my breed. For three reasons 1) their laying abilities, 2) their foraging abilities, and 3) I plan to work my Australian Shepherd on them and from what I've read about duck herding runners are the best. FYI...
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    Ratios if drakes to ducks

    My brother and I are looking in to getting a small flock of ducks this spring. He wants to sell fertile duck eggs for hatching so we want to be sure that we get the right ratio of drakes to ducks. I have had bad experiences with cock fights in the past with chickens so I would rather have just...
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