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    Duck seizures!

    The same seizure thing just happened to Mr. Waddlesworth, our duckling, late last night. He's been somewhat lethargic since Saturday night (or at least that's when we noticed his head was tucked in and not extending his neck). I also noticed he has some sort of discharge from his eyes...
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    My duckling has a new house (pics)

    Cute! Don't know what the temperature in your space is, but you may wish to give MM a heat lamp. Also, the water basin shouldn't be too deep until MM gets older, I have read that ducklings can drown in water that's only an inch high. We actually don't have a "pool" in the brooder we have...
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    Duckling with neck problem. (picture inside)

    I uploaded the picture to the forum: We (the two ducklings) live in Pasadena, CA, where it's about 60-69 degrees F inside the house where their brooder is. We have a 125W heat lamp and they do not seem cold at all. Their enclosure is about 3' by 5', lined with newspaper that's changed at...
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    Duckling with neck problem. (picture inside)

    Noticed our little duckling (drake) has had his head tucked in the last few days (until Saturday night). He is a little lethargic, and doesn't seem to want to eat. [see picture a couple of posts below] He was fine until Saturday night (we were out for dinner and then came back to notice...
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    Duck treats

    You should check out this list: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=242460 It's titled, appropriately, "The ULTIMATE list of DUCK Treats and Supplements..." Now if someone would put together a list of what they use as regular feed for adolescent and adult ducks...
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    Duckling Vomiting White/Milky Liquid

    Okay. Will order some today. No one's mentioned what happens (what symptoms occur) when they are stopped up. Do they stop eating? Also, I noticed poo from the same duckling having milky appearance starting last night, although there were some solids in one of the poo. I know it can change...
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    Duckling Vomiting White/Milky Liquid

    Been watching them the last couple of days and it appears that it happens only once a day, if at all. Since day 1, they have been eating mash (unwatered, with plenty of water at the other end of the brooder in the form of a covered bowl--I carefully trimmed the cover of the take-out soup...
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    Duckling Vomiting White/Milky Liquid

    One of our ducklings (now 10 days old) is vomiting white/milky liquid. It's not a lot, but less than a half teaspoon. Is this something to be concerned about? They are generally on starter duckling feed, have the occasional lettuce, and had some peas the other day. All with plenty of water...
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    Is there anywhere these guys won't poo? (Housing Design Question)

    Thanks for everyone's comments. Always good to hear more perspectives. I've been studying as many designs as possible in the hopes of limiting the number of "rebuilds" I will ultimately have to do, but I'm resigned to the eventuality of having to build a new home for them in a (hopefully) few...
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    Is there anywhere these guys won't poo? (Housing Design Question)

    We figured our ducklings were magicians because in a blink of an eye they could cover the whole brooder with poo. I hear an exasperated "I just cleaned it!" from the girlfriend every so often, and I walk out only to see her feigning anger at them. Wish I could pull off the same stunt. The...
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    Is there anywhere these guys won't poo? (Housing Design Question)

    We have two 1 week-old Buffs from Metzer Farms. Right now they are happy and warm in the brooder, with lots of newspaper changes to keep their space clean. Eventually they will be indoor (diapered)/outdoor (run/housing), so I am starting to design their housing. I am so glad to have found the...
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