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    Something is getting my ducks

    thanks to everyone for their input, I will try tonight and give an update:D
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    Something is getting my ducks

    how do you get them to go in at night? I am new to this since I raised these from babies, I dont know what a duck treat would be. The chickens go in fine on their own but it always dark I dont know how to get either in the coop:(
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    Something is getting my ducks

    I thought maybe an owl, I live in Missouri near Richland about 75 miles east of Springfield. I try to get the ducks to go in the chicken coop at night but try to talk a duck out of a pond......lol I know they usually stay on the pond all night and I have a floating duck house. I know losing...
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    Something is getting my ducks

    I had 6 ducks and in the course of the last month 3 have gone. These are 6 month old ducks, 1 black swede and a male and female rouen. the first to go was the female rouen Lolly, then the male black swede Fred and last night the male rouen Pop. there are no signs of a struggle, no feathers no...
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    do you think this might be a drake?

    Thanks for the reply, I guess I will have to try to catch it, because when they come up to the house I have 1 adult female swedish 1 adult drake swedish, 2 hopefully female blue swedish,(also purchased in march) and the 2 rouens, I cant tell what quack comes out of who....lol I could try to...
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    do you think this might be a drake?

    I purchased some rouen duckings in March 25th ( a few days old) and they looked exactly the same. The older swedish drake I have I thought has has had his way with 1 one them, the other he cant catch..... but here is my question......In the last 2 weeks I noticed the larger of the 2 has gotten...
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    Anyone Help I Dont Know What To Do

    Well I dont know what is in her mind, she pushed the rsted of her eggs out and now is hanging with the other ducks, but she keeps her distance. I am confused I dont know that much about ducks, or chicken and I have both. I am not having much luck with this egg thing......guess time will tell:/
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    Anyone Help I Dont Know What To Do

    Thanks for all your input, I was wrong it was both eggs 1 with a hole and 1 cracked. Ethel has returned to her duck house and has been in there all day. This is day 16 of her steadily being in there... so i will let you know....Thanks again..
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    Anyone Help I Dont Know What To Do

    her box is in the middle of the pond I am not sure what could get to it, 1 egg has a hole in 1 end , so do you think she could have done it? She is a Black Swedish and I have two 3 month old blue swedish and two 3 month old Roens. The one blue swedish has taken up with the male Fred, so I am not...
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    Anyone Help I Dont Know What To Do

    I have a small and i do mean small pond and on the pond we put a floating duck house. My female (Ethel) has been sitting on her eggs for about 2 weeks, only coming out for short periods to eat, clean herself and eat. When Ethel walks around she is very very loud, then she will return her house...
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