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    Ruddy Shelduck not eating, HELP!

    they have access to A LOT of juicy green grass and graze plenty. and yes, I'm feeding the same food as at the bird place. and yes, the food is places close to the water Thank you, for they help, I have decided that they are getting most of what they need from the yard, I will keep offering...
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    For J3172

    thanks
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    For J3172

    Sorry to disturb you guys, I can see you are busy, but what birds are those in the first pic?
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    Ruddy Shelduck not eating, HELP!

    Hi guys and gals I'm new to ducks and purchased my first duckies last Sunday, a pair of Ruddys, Percy and Bliss (the names still might change). Anyway, they haven't been eating their food. Lots of grass and what not, but not their duck pellets. I have tried scattering it, (which they pecked a...
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    post any and all waterfowl pictures here!!! ponds, pools, aviarys, coops, runs, etc.

    there are plenty, but not many where we live. The Ruddy Shelducks are also larger than most ducks, so there is no danger from hawks and eagles. To be honest though, none of the (quite few) ducks kept here in South Africa have enclosures with mesh roofs, or any roofs for that matter. It doesn't...
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    post any and all waterfowl pictures here!!! ponds, pools, aviarys, coops, runs, etc.

    Too cute! BTW it probably will not mean much to you but i got my ducks at Birds and Pets for Africa, I suppose you are wondering, I live in South Africa. That is also why the ducks have no pen, we don't have foxes and racoons and duck predators here really. I live in an urban area, so there...
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    duck not eating

    Hi everybody I'm new on this forum and have recently purchased 2 ruddy shelducks. I'm a bit worried because they aren't eating. Well at least not their duck pellets. I was not worried at first because they now have a huge garden to roam in and can graze on heaps of juicy green grass, which...
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    post any and all waterfowl pictures here!!! ponds, pools, aviarys, coops, runs, etc.

    no, they are pinioned. It is more practical for us. and thank you for the welcome.
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    post any and all waterfowl pictures here!!! ponds, pools, aviarys, coops, runs, etc.

    Here are some pics of my first duckies, I got them a week or two ago. 2 Ruddy Shelducks, Percy and Bliss. Bliss has the white on her face.
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