I had thought of that, but it's a pretty significant endeavor to make a separate area for them. I usually can't let the ducks out to free roam until after 3 pm, else hawks go for them.. lost 8 to hawks when they were younger, not sure if they'll still mess with them now that they're pretty much...
I do have 6 (too many) drake's most likely, and 13 hens, so that's probably the issue. Her neck has improved quite a lot since she's been chilling with the ducklings for a day or two. She's able to eat and drink mostly normally now, her head is almost back to normal position. I've also been...
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She doesn't seem to be able to open her beak to eat, I've been mixing some duckling crumbs with water and some "nutrient and energy drench" which has niacin. Blue Ribbon power punch and poultry nutri-drench. The tractor supply near me didn't have any of the b...
So maybe switching back to dumor would also solve the issue. I haven't seen any issues with the other ducks though, so it's odd. Should I separate her from the other adult ducks and just bring her inside with the ducklings and feed her peas/yeast/etc and it should improve over time?
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This morning I noticed one of my hens (Welsh harlequin) has difficulty walking straight, it also has its head basically stuck sideways against it's back. I noticed it was able to drink some this morning as well.
This duck is almost a year old, and is one of 20 other ducks in the...