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    Texas

    Can anyone recommend a poultry vet in the Houston area? I'm southwest of town so going out to rural areas like Richmond/Rosenberg is an option. I've been to ABC a couple of times but they're on the expensive side.
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    Ancona ducks in Houston area

    I have three hens and five drakes I need to sell (or re-home) ASAP. They are lavender, chocolate and black and are 10 weeks old now.
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    Is this duckling trying to quack?

    No I mean the duck on the left that I panned over to briefly. I'll take another video soon.
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    Is this duckling trying to quack?

    1. If I want quiet ducks should I find a new home for this fussy one? 2. What's up with that screechy duck? Is it male?
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    Timothy hay for ducklings

    I use straw and sawdust. I've been using pelletized horse bedding but can get sawdust from sawmills locally.
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    Is this duckling trying to quack?

    I'm in southeast Texas. I have 11 ducklings and plan on keeping 3 hens. I have no problem selling the excess girls here, but the drakes are probably going to end up in the stew pot.
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    Is this duckling trying to quack?

    I can't wait until I'm able to reliably sex these ducks so I can get rid of some of them
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    When will my ducklings start to have their oil gland working.

    I've been giving mine a bath every evening and they have started to preen while hitting that oil gland. It's been a week or so but they seem to float okay now. They are a month old.
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    Is this duckling trying to quack?

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    Duck name ideas?

    Penelope is the only duck name.
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    Do ducks kill the lawn?

    I have heavy clay soil, so it's a challenge to keep a lawn alive to begin with. I have to block off sections and seed it with duck resistant grass.. which I have yet to find.
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    Duckling Panting

    I just checked the brooder and none of them are under the heat plate. Is it time to take it out?
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    Duckling Panting

    This duckling is about two weeks old, not sure what is going on here but none of his siblings are doing this. Any idea what it could be? He doesn't seem to mind being close to the heat plate.
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    Ducks love compost too!

    Mine hang out with me when I manually turn my pile and have no fear of the shovel. Occasionally one finds an earthworm and the others chase after it.
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    New duckling hatched!

    Anything for waterfowl chicks should be good. Try mixing the dry food with water and offer it to the duckling. Hopefully you have more than just one, they really want to be in a flock.
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