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    Drake making high pitch squealy noise

    So, I have 4 drakes and no females, and my Buff drake has started constantly making a squealy/squeaky/high-pitched noise instead of quacking like my 3 others. Searches online pull up mixed opinions. He doesn't seem to have any discharge/difficulty breathing. Is this a normal behavior? Some...
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    Any tips for keeping duck pen dry?

    Ha, yes, I have notices little holes in the mud where they have been digging 😂 I utilized some rocks/sand for drainage and to help with mud. It's working so far!
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    Any tips for keeping duck pen dry?

    I went to the store yesterday and bought some pea gravel, river rock, sand. I dug a 2-inch hole in the front right corner of the coop where I have been putting their water, and filled it with sand and then the river rock. I also framed out a square with scrap 2x4's I had and covered it in...
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    Any tips for keeping duck pen dry?

    Their pen is 15'x8' and there is only four of them, and from what I've read this should be a good amount of space for them. That is definitely a good tip on the pea gravel, as I would never have thought of that ! Do you think sand would work better? Or be just as messy as mud?
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    Any tips for keeping duck pen dry?

    Hi everyone! I am a fairly new duck owner and am still figuring most things out😂 My 4 six-week-old drakes just moved to their outside pen on Sunday! I am very excited that they are outside now as their brooder was getting way too small. Needless to say, I've noticed that where I have put their...
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    How To Add Niacin?

    For my baby ducks I use nutritional yeast mixed with water. They had no trouble taking it. Mine spoil a lot of their food, so I don't put it on that. Usually, it is 10mg a day for babies or 12.5mg a day for adults.
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    How Much food should 4 ducklings be eating?

    I am feeding them Game Bird Starter crumbles dry. They seem to be eating it now and occasionally wet it themselves.
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    How Much food should 4 ducklings be eating?

    Their eating has definitely picked up the past two days. They are eating lots of feed now and I give them each a few peas once a day which they really enjoy. Thank you for your advice!
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    How Much food should 4 ducklings be eating?

    My new ducklings arrived on Wednesday. I am a first-time duck owner. They are 6 days old now and don't seem to be eating much. They are nice and active and are growing and drink a lot but hardly eat much at all. Is this to be of concern?
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