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    New Duck Parents

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    New Duck Parents

    Thanks. It would be wonderful if these kinds of people could be held accountable for deserting their animals. I mentioned cats in my original post, and that's because we have "rescued/adopted/taken in" 8 cats in the last year that have apparently been dumped at the end of our driveway (about a...
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    New Duck Parents

    The tank is about 2 ft high. Right now I have paving stones and an old dog ramp that are stair-stepped up to the rim, and some cement blocks inside the tank so that they can get out easier. One of the ducks is okay with using this, but the other is still a little skittish around it.
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    New Duck Parents

    No, we don't have chickens at the moment. The ducks are getting used to the chicken run/coop. They seem to be settling in to a new daily routine, but they are not making use of the water-filled stock tank we put in the run with them. We've tried to make it easy for them to get in and out of...
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    New Duck Parents

    Hi, all. About a week ago we had two female ducks come to our yard and settle under our deck for the evening. My guess is that they came from our next door neighbor who picked up and left in the night, abandoning both cats and ducks and left them all to fend for themselves. We know a thing or...
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    Eye Injury

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    Eye Injury

    One of our girls lost an eye to a coyote attack, and the remaining eye doesn't look all too great. I know they need both eyes in order to watch for predators, etc. This happened yesterday, and so far she's not eating (of course she can't see where her food is) and taking very little water...
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    Chirps versus Clucks

    Hi - we're new to raising from chicks and are wondering at what age (roughly) they start making clucking sounds versus chirping.
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