Fred was a great daddy. I took his chicks at hatch and hand raised them and then when it warmed up they were reunited with him away from our female. He tended them and taught them. So sweet.
Awesome! And sorry I haven’t replied i completely forgot! Fred is still sitting but probably pull the last few eggs this weekend. Hoping the egg laying cycle will be over but if not I’ll let you know!
I have six runner ducks and five chickens. The chickens' routine fecal test came back positive for roundworms so I started deworming both flocks. They don't live together but they share a fence. I've seen no real symptoms other than decreased egg production in both. I'm day three into Aquasol...
I know there are many threads related to ducks and limping, causes, cures etc in here. I just wanted a “temperature check” to make sure I’m not alone. I have six runner ducks, all females. We’ll go through streaks of perfect health no issues. Then randomly a duck will limp. Almost inevitably it...
I know this is an old post but one of my runners started limping today and has a little purple splotch on her foot. No wound or bumblefoot. Was your duck okay?