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    Extra Egg after Hatching

    Strangely it seems as though the mama ducks made the decision for me. All the females (including the non-broody ones) all marched into the duck house. It was like they were having a meeting on what to do. Then they all walked around, collected and ate all the remaining eggshells from the hatch...
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    Extra Egg after Hatching

    So my broody girls just hatched out 9 adorable little ducklings (a 10th died very shortly after emerging). I was pretty good about going through the nest every few days and picking out the new eggs (I marked the ones I wanted them to hatch), but they must have buried one that I missed. I had to...
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    Single Duckling: Suggestions?

    Hey Everyone, I just inherited a roughly 1-month old duckling whose sibling passed a few weeks ago. I have a backyard flock of 8 with a broody pair of wannabe moms who have been sitting on a nest for 10 days. I've got the lone duckling set up in my brooder tank, and she seems very healthy and...
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    TruGreen Mistakenly Sprayed my Free Range Area - What do I do?

    I spoke to the national pesticide hotline. She assured me that the best course is to keep them away from it until it's dry (It's been a couple hours, it's dry now). She cited specific studies where they fed this pesticide directly to mallard ducks, and it had no effect on them. This pesticide is...
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    TruGreen Mistakenly Sprayed my Free Range Area - What do I do?

    Well I hope I answered my own question... According to the EPA label, this chemical is acceptable to spray around livestock/poultry and can be sprayed directly in their house as long as it's dry before they return. "Allow TalstarOne treatment to dry before applying disinfectants. DO NOT apply...
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    TruGreen Mistakenly Sprayed my Free Range Area - What do I do?

    I'm livid. I have a fenced-off backyard with a pool and whatnot that is my ducks' domain. I got the ducks in March, and I subscribe to some TruGreen services (Lawn fertilization and Moquito spraying). I explicitly specified to them once the ducks went outside that my backyard was no longer to...
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    Rouen Confusion: Sex and Bills

    This is why I'm asking. The combination of being color blind and not knowing exactly what to look for makes knowing these things better than "It's a drake." 😉 It was super clear with the first one to me because he's developing so much faster than the other. He's hitting all the telltale drake...
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    Rouen Confusion: Sex and Bills

    Based on what?
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    Rouen Confusion: Sex and Bills

    Some more pictures for reference.
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    Rouen Confusion: Sex and Bills

    So my flock of 8 is around 3 months old now. I've determined through voice sexing that 5 are female (2 fawn and white runners, 3 khaki campbells), 2 (1 rouen and 1 khaki campbell with a perfectly-developed drake rasp) are male. There's one rouen, though, that's just confusing me. He seems to be...
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    Drake Issue!!

    I was going to start a thread asking about this, as I have 6-week-old straight run ducks (2 runners, 4 khaki campbells, 2 rouens). The straight run has ended up providing 3 drakes, 5 hens. Both rouens (They're getting huge) and a khaki turned out to be drakes. My runners are so much smaller than...
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    Indian Runners: Very small?

    A friend of mine sent me this video. You can see just how far behind the runner is compared to a pekin. Mine are FINALLY starting to get their fawn and white color and feathering out!
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    Indian Runners: Very small?

    Other than when I'm hand-feeding treats, I don't do anything different for the runners. When I hand-feed, I make sure they get some, and if they get pushed out of the way, I pick them up and feed them treats separately to make sure they get their fair share. One of the runners is in love with me...
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    Indian Runners: Very small?

    They've hit a couple of growth spurts. They're not as big as my khaki campbells or rouens, but they're finally starting to feather (As you can see, the other ones are almost fully feathered!). Based on my experience, I'd say they probably stay ducklings a little longer than other varieties...
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    Too early to switch to Pellets?

    To be clear... This thread was about pellets. Previously I was using a 20% protein crumble. As they got older, I started mixing oats in to gradually lower the protein content. Around the 4/5 week mark (today, 5 weeks for the rouens and khakis, 4 for the runners), I switched to a grower that...
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