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  1. Magnolia Ducks

    The Quack Shack

    Oh Hillbilly, that duckling is just like mine. I didn't know this was that prevelant. I thought it was just me till now.
  2. Magnolia Ducks

    The Quack Shack

    I have hatched tens of ducklings off line bred ducks and only had this twice. I wouldn't over worry about it or let it get in the way of your plans. Occasionally poop happens. You are likely to get 98% ok ducklings. Its just good to me to know this was genetic and not a disease. That was...
  3. Magnolia Ducks

    The Quack Shack

    Sorry, I'm famous for blurry pictures and since she's alone its hard to see how small she was.
  4. Magnolia Ducks

    The Quack Shack

    Yes all of it. Its like they got 3 weeks old and stopped. The one that lived the longest also eventually lost the ability to walk. I took the first one to an avian vet who the consulted with a national duck expert at one of the best vet schools in the country and this is answer I received. ill...
  5. Magnolia Ducks

    The Quack Shack

    This happened to me twice. It is a genetic defect that I believe comes about through line breeding.when I introduced some unrelated stock it stopped.
  6. Magnolia Ducks

    The Quack Shack

    Well none else is dead but I threw away a couple dozen eggs cause I didn't know which ones might have come from the sick duck. I still suspect snake bite but better to be safe and dispose of them.
  7. Magnolia Ducks

    The Quack Shack

    Thanks. Sure hope the its not bird flu. Nobody else is sick so far
  8. Magnolia Ducks

    The Quack Shack

    Yep she died.
  9. Magnolia Ducks

    The Quack Shack

    I have a very sick duck. I can't find any injuries on her and she appeared fine yesterday. Maybe a snake bite? Anyway I think I need to throw the eggs away.my avian vet only works weekdays and you know how ducks are, once they show symptoms they are usually at deaths door.
  10. Magnolia Ducks

    The Quack Shack

    So sometimes I like living in the country. Today's Next door post is a pig, A duck and a black lab hanging out on the road together. I think the ducks in charge.
  11. Magnolia Ducks

    The Quack Shack

    And unlike most ducks, the predators won't like them. Funny how this proves out the connection between these prehistoric ducks and modern ones.
  12. Magnolia Ducks

    The Quack Shack

    Sigh, my new Cayuga are all drakes. Maybe I'll give them to my neighbor. I do have a place where they would have a great life before being eaten,but Cayuga don't make attractive carcasses because they have gray skin. My neighbor will put them on his pond and they will probably get eaten but I...
  13. Magnolia Ducks

    The Quack Shack

    Ah I'm very sad Spokes duck was eaten today. It had been months since I lost a duck and the predators all seem to know my favorites. Spokes was 6 but still laying4 times a week. She was queen of the flock so there will be some surviving now.
  14. Magnolia Ducks

    The Quack Shack

    No I'm well away from neighbors.
  15. Magnolia Ducks

    The Quack Shack

    Look at their little webbies
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