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    Feather loss

    I noticed one of my girls had some feather loss on her back. I assumed it might be from the other girls or (as I posted in the duck forum) we have a male duck so I didn’t stress to much about it but when I grabbed her I noticed her belly is bald also. She is acting normal, eating and drinking...
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    Breeding Ducks

    So they have their own coop, it's just that there is a shared common area and while we have an option for totally splitting the common area we are a ways off from being able to do so, maybe up to a year. We would have to tear down and rebuild their coop to make room for two more birds. I don't...
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    Breeding Ducks

    Well, maybe 2 months ago one of our chickens drowned in the pond. I have had my suspicions it was the male ducks fault (but I don't really know) because I have seen him get rough with them before. Since then we haven't had any casualties. I also have read that I need more than one female if I am...
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    Breeding Ducks

    I tried to upload a video but can't figure it out. The one that I believe is male has a totally different sound. Low, raspy compared to the loud quack of my Cayuga. Also has a distinct curl in a few of his tail feathers, also he's kind of bossy haha.
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    Breeding Ducks

    Female is a Cayuga and male is a Blue Swedish.
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    Breeding Ducks

    So it has come to my (apparently slow to catch up) attention that one of my two female ducks is not a female! Since they free range with our chickens, it's my understanding that we should get rid of the male. Obviously, we don't want our female duck alone so we need to get a companion for her...
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    Introducing ducks

    Ok, thanks. I was hoping given the age I could just toss a buddy in there but I can take it slower!
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    Introducing ducks

    We had 2 ducklings that were almost 6 weeks old. We naively put them in their new pen over the weekend and one got taken by a predator last night (assuming raccoon or possum). I am devastated! 7 chickens, a small dog, and a mini pig and this is the first animal we've lost to a predator!! We...
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    Heat plate

    I have a heating plate from Premier 1 that I used for my chicks and I am wondering if they are safe for use with ducklings? So far I’ve only seen heat lamps used with ducklings and they make me nervous.
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    Pasty butt

    Thanks. I have read quite a bit about treating pasty butt- warm water, etc. I will keep monitoring it and make sure it's not blocking the vent.
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    Pasty butt

    Hi everyone! I am a first time chicken owner with chicks that are around 2 weeks old. We got them from a local feed store. I am trying to wrap my head around pasty butt. I've read about it and looked at pictures. What I am seeing with my chicks is poop sticking to their little fluffy butts but...
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