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    Egg Laying!

    Thank you! I think so too🥰 I did think it was down to molting or/ additionally a general break as I know runners can lay up to 250 eggs a year but we think shes a mix breed but we’re not sure what with which would probably affect her egg average! I’m fairly new to the duck world but they all...
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    Egg Laying!

    These are more recent although not the best photos as they’re from videos!
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    Egg Laying!

    Peaches is definitely a year and a half we’ve had her since a chick. We got Jemima at 1 year old (or around that) and have had her about 5 months so they’re not far off. They’ve all definitely been through there molt but they’re all looking much better now I will try find a better photo Thank...
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    Egg Laying!

    Hi all, I posted back in June (I think!) that my lovely little runner or mix Peaches stopped laying. We are pretty sure she is still not laying almost 4 months later which is a little concerning. She is such a happy duck, she roams and forages all day, has access to fresh food, drinking water...
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    Runner Duck stopped laying

    Thank you! It’s very difficult with her as she is either stood fairly tall or… she’s completely flat because she’s foraging! She hasn’t started laying again yet but we have added an Aylesbury into the mix and they are all getting on nicely! Hopefully normal egg production will resume soon!
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    Runner Duck stopped laying

    I think that is why we have struggled to identify whether she is a mix breed as she does stand like a runner- she is quite a greedy bugger so that may not be helping! or that she is just a mix breed but it certainly doesn’t matter! Other than not laying she seems fine in her self, she’s...
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    Runner Duck stopped laying

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    Runner Duck stopped laying

    Thankyou- we have considered if she is a mix too as they were both meant to be female runners but we figured out quite quickly that Bowser most certainly wasn’t a runner!! Plans to get some more females are definitely in the works (what a shame we have to get more ducks!!!😉) I will try and find...
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    Runner Duck stopped laying

    I have been observing my Runner Duck for the past week or so and I believe she has stopped laying so I thought I’d come and ask for some advice. She’s just over a year old and is usually a very strong layer. She hasn’t taken a ‘break’ from laying since she started (perhaps the odd day here and...
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    Soft looking egg

    We rescued our chickens but we had our ducks from little, when our runner first started laying we had a couple of odd ones! (We had one tiny egg and another one was soft just on one side) since then we’ve had nothing but perfect eggs! I think it’s common early on 😊 (This picture was an egg from...
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    My chicken has stopped laying eggs

    Hello! Just a few suggestions I’m really no expert but is she a seasonal layer? Our hens don’t lay through out the winter we’re hoping they’ll start again soon! Or perhaps just a small break? Our duck lays approximately 300 eggs a year so there are a few odd days or weeks where she won’t lay 😊
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    Fox attacked my ducks

    He’s doing ok still🤞 he’s been drinking a fair bit so I’ve tried adding electrolytes to ensure some energy/ nutrients plus his female makes sure he has some grainy water! I’ve been keeping them separated for the best part of the day so he can rest and she goes out with the chickens so she’s...
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    Fox attacked my ducks

    Thank you very much for responding. He’s doing okay at the moment just having a bit of time outside in a segregated area from their usual pen so they can’t access their pond or duck made muddy puddles in attempt to keep him clean. I’ll be bringing them in for the foreseeable. Hoping for the best 🤞
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    Attacked Duck

    Hi all, hopefully someone sees this! My Cayuga boy was attacked last night. Luckily their pen is out front and I was able to get to him pretty quickly but he had quite a bad wound under his wing, I’m extremely green to birds surviving what I can only guess was a fox attack. We brought him and...
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    Fox attacked my ducks

    Hi all, hopefully someone sees this! My Cayuga boy was attacked last night. Luckily their pen is out front and I was able to get to him pretty quickly but he had quite a bad wound under his wing, I’m extremely green to birds surviving what I can only guess was a fox. We brought him and his...
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