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    Ducks won’t swim. Super strange.

    YES! That must be it! We have a snapping turtle in our pond, but our previous ducks never minded him (or her). We spent part of quarantine building a floating duck house for them. Do you think we should wait until they get a little older to set it out? Right now it seems they would just be...
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    Ducks won’t swim. Super strange.

    We have a 3/4 acre pond. My 5 ducks grew up with 2 turkeys and now all they do is peck around the yard and landscaping all day. They will drink from the pond, but won’t go in it. If we put them in the water, they freak out and make for the shore. They will sleep in the sand though...and stand...
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    EMERGENCY! 2 Day old Duckling struggling to breathe/foaming

    He just vomited food! Yay! Thanks so much for the help!
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    EMERGENCY! 2 Day old Duckling struggling to breathe/foaming

    The water helped, he’s improving! He’s acting more normal!
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    EMERGENCY! 2 Day old Duckling struggling to breathe/foaming

    Yes on the warm water, we will do that. Thank you! And yes to the gro gel. He is seriously on the struggle bus. There was also something about plugging nostrils and then blowing into their beak, but honestly that seems difficult with his small size.
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    EMERGENCY! 2 Day old Duckling struggling to breathe/foaming

    Our shipment of ducks arrived today and one just started foaming at the mouth. Should I stroke upward? Downward? Water? No water? I feel like there is conflicting info...or maybe I’m just panic reading...
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    hawks, raccoons & cats...oh my.

    We are looking to add to our flock. Would you recommend chicks (again) or trying started pullets? Our family has had chickens since October 2016. Right now we have 5 girls. 1 Barred Rock, 2 Easter Eggers, 1 Cherry Egger, 1 Black Orpington. I've used BYC for a few years now, but never...
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