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    Drakes losing feathers??

    Thank you, is there a reason why it’s just the drakes molting and not the hens?
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    Drakes losing feathers??

    Hi everyone, I have 3 drakes and 2 ducks 4 of them are pekins and one of the girls is an Aylesbury. The past week they’ve been acting strange, the boys have started loosing feathers and they sometimes squabble over the girls but they never get into proper fights and are never violent. By the way...
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    Wood chips and bumble foot?

    Hi everyone I am thinking of using wood chips in my duck run, does anyone have any experience with them and do they cause bumblefoot, I have 5 pekin ducks and I’m hoping it may help with much problems as when it’s rains it will just drain straight through the wood chips? Any help would be...
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    Wood chips for duck run?

    will the straw go mouldy and turn muddy as well? Thanks
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    Wood chips for duck run?

    would the straw note get really wet when it rained? Thank you
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    Wood chips for duck run?

    My run is ridiculously muddy so I’m thinking of making a new one using wood chips for the ground. Would this make the run cleaner? Does anyone have any experience with wood chips? Thanks
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    Muddy duck run

    Hello, I live in England and it rains a lot especially this time of year. My duck run is like a muddy bog because they absolutely love digging and putting their heads in the puddles looking for treats. I was thinking of completely redoing my run and possibly lining it with pea gravel. Does...
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    Wet feather

    Thanks, this was the other day after going in a tiny bit of water, she’s not keen like the others going in the pond
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    Wet feather

    I’ve recently bought home an Aylesbury duck and her feathers appear to be in pretty bad condition especially in the bottom half of her body. I think she might have wet feather as the conditions at her previous home were not great. She’s quite scared of me and I can’t really get near her so I’m...
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    High pitched squeak noise?

    thanks so much her feathers have already improved and it’s only been a couple of days, also the noise she’s making is almost like a baby duckling, it’s not wheezy or anythin, but she also does Some very loud quacks occasionally, the person I got her from said she was hatched last year but I’m a...
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    Ducks and chickens eating layers

    Hi everyone I have 2 pekin ducks just over 15 weeks and they now share a run with my 10 hens, they have different feeders but they eat each others food, my hens are on layers pellets and ducks on just adult duck pellets, can I just put them all on layers pellets or is it too early, thanks
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    High pitched squeak noise?

    yes I definitely agree, glad I’ve got her now and just want to help her.Is there anything I can do to get her feathers nice and healthy again? Thanks
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    High pitched squeak noise?

    Today I went and bought an Aylesbury duck to live with my pekin duck, she appears quite small and her feathers are not in great condition ( very muddy ) I’m so glad I got her as I don’t think she was treated very well in her previous home. One thing I noticed as soon as I let her in the run was...
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    What to feed duck

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    What to feed duck

    I’ve just bought an Aylesbury duck to live with my female pekin, my pekin is about 14/15 weeks old and the aylesbury is just under a year, what should I feed them both? I don’t know whether to just move my pekin onto layers feed or is it too early? The Aylesbury is laying already so I’m not sure...
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