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Alarming Behavior
Up date on my little pekin I have started to call Charlie! Spirits are through the roof, he is swimming again, standing and walking small distances on his own and no seizures in almost 3 days. The flock still will not welcome him so I'm thinking of re-homing him as a companion duck. Any thoughts... -
Alarming Behavior
I haven't gave him any supplements other then what he is getting in his food. Feeding purina flock grower, kitchen scraps, worms and duramycin-10 in his water. As of right now he is unable to make it to his food and water on his own, completely dependent on someone helping him. -
Alarming Behavior
No, the other ducks are just happy as can be but when I take the injured one out for social visiting they peck at his eyes and roll him around on the ground by pushing him with their heads and stepping on him with their feet; he is no longer welcomed in the flock. They are all very vocal at this... -
Alarming Behavior
I thought things were looking up for this little guy but now he is having seizures and can not stay afloat in water. The seizures are pretty close together, like 2 an hour. I fear that I am prolonging the inevitable at his expense. -
Alarming Behavior
I thought that maybe this was the case as well! He is on his second day of antibiotics, his mood seems to have lifted a bit and he can now stand with support. Some of his feathers are beginning to grow back as well :) -
Alarming Behavior
Feed is Purina flock grower, worms, kitchen scraps (veggies and fruit), eggs shells and grass. We have a homemade pen 8 foot wide by 30 foot long, 4 foot wood paneling enclosed by chicken wire. 80 gallon pond with pump and filter. We weather and duck proofed an old play house that the kids out... -
Alarming Behavior
They are all 6 weeks give or take a couple days. It is possible that I may have 3 drakes to 2 hens, just waiting on those drake feathers for sure. We will only be keeping the females for eggs and will be re-homing the drakes. -
Alarming Behavior
Thank you for the response. Yes, I have separated him :) He is for sure a male, not old enough to have a drake feather but he is the only one we undoubtedly could tell when venting at a couple days old. I know my rouen is a female by her feathers and positive that at least one of the other... -
Alarming Behavior
Hello, I'm Jessica. I have 5 ducks; 4 white pekins and 1 rouen. They were all the same age when I bought them and have lives happily until the other day. I awoke to find that my little flock turned on the smallest pekin by plucking all of his feather from his tail to his wings. He is now not...