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    5 week old duck with feathers sticking out at odd angle on wing

    They only eat a Water Fowl Starter feed and we give them some green peas/lettuce/kale/pansies on occasion so far. I don't have a vet for our ducks and I would like to hear how to wrap her wing. Do we need to keep her dry for the 2 weeks by taking away any water play?. (quite a trick with a...
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    5 week old duck with feathers sticking out at odd angle on wing

    Yes, Thank you! that seems to be what it is. She's big but I suppose we wrap the wing and let her swim? I'd love to hear other experiences anyone has had with wrapping it themselves. and I wonder if we are too late?
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    Building a drain bed for the ducks small pool

    Hi again, We are just about to dig out an area in the enclosed duck yard for a small " watering hole." This will be a 20"x30" tub (15 gal) for them to play in. We have 5 ducks. I plan on digging out a 4' x 4' area and putting small river rock and pea gravel in there then placing the tub on...
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    5 week old duck with feathers sticking out at odd angle on wing

    Hi, We have a 5 week old duckling who has small cluster of feathers sticking out at an odd angle. Other than that she is a very happy duck. Any thoughts? Thanks
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    toxic plants

    Hi. We are finally! finishing our duck yard and want to plant some vines to climb the fence. Are Trumpet vines toxic to ducks? Thanks!
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    Buried fencing

    Thank you for the info on the welded wire and raccoon issue. I think we are needing to review our plans. So, as the new owners of 5 baby ducklings (kids pets) we are in the midst of the coop/fence building project. The plan was to use 2x4" welded wire for the main fence, have a 3' lower...
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    Buried fencing

    We are building an outdoor duck yard that will be completely fenced in (lots of predators) and were wondering if we could use 2x4 welded wire to bury around the perimeter and apron out. I have only seen ck wire and hardware fabric used.
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