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    Sick Duck?

    Well, Eileen is not doing much better but not doing any worse. She really does look like she just feels punky - my daughter said it sounds like the first day of her cycle, lol. And I thought that probably isn't too far off. :) She's eating, drinking, quaking (though, very quietly) so I feel more...
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    Sick Duck?

    Thank you! That really eases my mind. I was about to call our vet but wanted to check here first. Much love! :love
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    Sick Duck?

    I'm not sure about her bill, to be honest - I probably haven't looked at her that closely. I know she's not laying right now but they all get mealworms regularly but we'll increase that for sure. I truly hope this is just "molting blues" and nothing to be concerned about. We're new to ducks. :)
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    Sick Duck?

    Hi y'all, My Silver Appleyard duck has been very inactive for the last day - day and 1/2, molting constantly, and her bill isn't smooth. She is eating her favorite foods but she doesn't look well. She's always been the runt of the 3 females and the others are just fine.
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    Ducks and a natural pond

    This is what I wanted, thank you! We do regularly hand feed them mealworms and they come running when we shake the can and do our duck call. Although they don’t let us touch them, they will follow us around the yard too. I hadn’t considered the parasites and forgot about the avian flu. Donna
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    Ducks and a natural pond

    Greetings! We have a small natural pond right next to our property that I’d like to introduce to our ducks eventually. The only other water fowl we’ve seen is the occasional Mallard, Canada Geese, Heron, and we do have some Sandhill Cranes nesting in the marshy area on the other side. There are...
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    And.... Here we go! Girls arrived today

    I swear truer words have never been spoken. "Utter joy" are the only words that came to mind
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    And.... Here we go! Girls arrived today

    What a great feeling, to have one's ducks truly in a row....
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    And.... Here we go! Girls arrived today

    Ok, yesterday was incredible. Took the girls for their first little swim (in the bathtub with just a little water). That was some next level stuff. Set them in the water, their reaction was "Well this is new", then they took off like lightning all around he tub. Talk about hilarious and...
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    And.... Here we go! Girls arrived today

    Thank you! Yep, we tried to study up on all available material, the Appleyard breed just checked all the boxes for us. You are so right, they will be quite attractive. The other traits fit our circumstances as well. We live in a colder climate so we needed hearty resistance to cold temps...
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    And.... Here we go! Girls arrived today

    Dear Heavens, day two for the girls, even more energy. They seem to be just fine at right around 90 degrees in the brooder. Ate right from my hand this morning... Weather is nice enough today so the run is going together and their house. Got all the parts in for a hygienic drinker, will be...
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    And.... Here we go! Girls arrived today

    Evening, Our girls are Silver Appleyard.
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    And.... Here we go! Girls arrived today

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    And.... Here we go! Girls arrived today

    Say meal worms!
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    And.... Here we go! Girls arrived today

    Metzer did a great job getting these little sweeties to us. Healthy, vigorous, and popping with energy.
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