Here is a pic of my buddies.
Left to right---"Fern The Fearsome"--- Fawn Indian runner, "Spot"---Ancona, "Futhark"---Black Indian runner and "Blue Nites"---Silver Appleyard.
We call Fern "fearsome" because she is the littlest duck and she absolutely runs everyone and everything!
All must be...
"Spot" (ok I did not name her!) is doing just GREAT! Had watermelon yesterday, and her spinach. She is eating, drinking, bathing and "tolerating" the 2 Indian runners and the 1 silver appleyard who are her pen mates.
I want to thank everyone who posted and I want you all to know you help so...
I came home and found my duck Spot with a torn place on his upper bill on the right side (as I face my duck).
I cleaned it up but I want to know if I should apply an antibiotic to his bill.
I have seen him drink water and eat 3 of his greens.
However, he does seem to be in pain (I would expect...
I am fencing off an area for my ducks. There is a lot of vinca/periwinkle vines in that area for ground cover. Will this be dangerous to my ducks? Has anyone had any problems with this kind of ground cover? I know it is listed as toxic. I have had chickens but never ducks. Can anyone help with...
Hi,
I have tried this and so far not too much luck. I have many of these drip waterers. If you email me I will send you 3 of these drip things and instructions and you can experiment with them. Ducks are MESSY but I really enjoy my runners!
I have 4 six week old runner ducks. They always have water container to clean their beaks and heads. However I just made a waterer with chicken nipples so they could have clean water. Their current water fountain seems to become dirty immediately! They do not seem to be taking to the nipples. I...