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Our 1-year old Buff has a pretty bad limp for about a week now. Her middle toe on the left foot seems swollen and feels warm to the touch. She recently lost the nail on the back toe of that same foot and we treated that injury with antibiotics cream. Do you think the thickness of the toe is a...

Thanks for your answer! As I mentioned to Sourland; none of the information online describes the behavior I am seeing with her, so that had me very confused

Appreciate your response; I tried to find information online about broody behavior, but none of the video's or blogs describe what I am seeing, so that had me very confused!

Dear fellow duck lovers; One of our female mallards started behaving differently the last couple of days. She walks around with her head tucked in low, her body somewhat fluffed up and her beak open as shown on the picture. Her call is different too. Is this broody behavior in a mallard?? She...