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Help figuring out duck bill Injury please!
Final update #3! In case anyone was curious what the healing process looked like, it hardened up really fast and is now looking good. I didn't have to do anything and it healed up on its own while I kept a constant eye on it. Thanks so much for the advice on here! I appreciate this community's...- biscotti
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Help figuring out duck bill Injury please!
Update #2 in case anyone was curious! I sent a few of the photos to his vet yesterday for their input, and they said it looks like it's going through the healing process and seems pretty healthy at the moment which is a relief. They told me to keep an eye on it though, and if anything changes...- biscotti
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Help figuring out duck bill Injury please!
Okay things have changed a bit since I posted here... it now looks like it's becoming soft and sinking into the beak like a hole. I'm a little more worried. He's been in the water and mud constantly the past few days because of the heat wave, so could it be the water has softened it up to this...- biscotti
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Help figuring out duck bill Injury please!
Thanks so much for the reply, I really appreciate it! I'll definitely inspect his outdoor and indoor area and check for any suspicious spots tomorrow. I have four boys and yet it's always this one that gets into the most trouble 🙄- biscotti
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Help figuring out duck bill Injury please!
Hi everyone! I haven't been on here in a while, but I need some imput from more experienced bird people. I noticed this the other day on my runner duck and I was able to wrangle him for a photo tonight. Is this something I should worry a lot about like an infection, or more likely aftermath from...- biscotti
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Feather damage - mites? During molt
I'll try to feel his feathers tomorrow! They have access every day to their own large water bucket/container outside, and usually bathe multiple times a day in it. I change the water daily. Its big enough for them to float when full of water and turn around to clean themselves. I'm sure they... -
Feather damage - mites? During molt
Hello! My runner boys have being going through molting the past couple of weeks, and one of them looks the roughest of all by a lot (he was like that as a duckling as well, so I think his default is to look like bad taxidermy unfortunately) BUT, yesterday I noticed what looked like lice in the... -
Duck behaviour question: shaking heads and fast movements
Excited wasn't an emotion I had thought of! There wasn't anything out of the ordinary I could see, but I'll have to check out the area tomorrow and keep that in mind. They definitely aren't acting predator level scared. We had a huge rain storm last night and the weather got colder and windy as... -
Duck behaviour question: shaking heads and fast movements
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Duck behaviour question: shaking heads and fast movements
I'm wondering if any more experienced duck folk could tell me what these guys are doing? This is a google drive link to the video (It wouldn't upload it here, sorry) [video link] From my perspective it seems like they're anxious and frantically looking in multiple directions back and forth... -
Help please! Drakes first mating season - fighting and seperation
Last update for a bit (hopefully 🤞) Now that the sudden cold snap has passed, they're out in the sunshine enjoying the warm weather and having baths in their jail partitions (lol) The two I'm keeping together still squabble every so often, but they're not hurting each other very badly and I... -
Help please! Drakes first mating season - fighting and seperation
That's on my list once I get the bigger things sorted! To try and avoid that problem in the meantime, I switched up the rooming arrangements tonight; I put the 2 buddies that pick fights with the big duck in the enclosed part of the coop, and so far it looks like the big duck and the more... -
Help please! Drakes first mating season - fighting and seperation
Thank you. This comment really made me feel a little better... I hope they go back to their normal soon. I love my boys so much, it's tough seeing them act out like this for the first time... I'm sure I'll be able to handle it better once we get a new routine going. It'd be easier if the weather... -
Help please! Drakes first mating season - fighting and seperation
Okay, little update for the next day: I figured out a seperation system with chicken wire for their outdoor area for during the day. I have 2 isolated in their own sections, and the other 2 together for now. They're still managing to fight through the fencing a bit which is annoying, but not as... -
Help please! Drakes first mating season - fighting and seperation
Thanks for the reply! I have a foldable wire puppy pen I tried to utilize in their coop for the night, but it looks like they can still get their heads through the gaps and nip each other 🙄 at least the fence stops them from going too crazy... I'll have more time tomorrow to work on stuff...