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    Duck Pond Help?

    I have decided to keep Gypsy and make her my forever ducky! Well now I have a delima, as much as Gypsy loves the inground pool in our back yard shes making it dirty, so time to build her her own home. I need pond ideas and I'm also going to get her a friend eventually any help is appreciated...
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    Vent Sexing Gypsy.

    haha i have a problem there black bellies are one of the few breeds that have the same feathering in the males and females!
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    Vent Sexing Gypsy.

    HA, Aubrey you made it sound so easy, I couldnt even find the vent in all the down, i could feel the vent but finding it was a different story, still have no idea!
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    Vent Sexing Gypsy.

    Just read BBB's post on vent sexing and going to give it a shot on gypsy, find out if my baby girl is in fact a baby girl! Will let you know!
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    Gypsy - my black bellied napping by the pool

    Quote: gypsy loves my armpit actually i have to hold her up to my chest so she can feel my heartbeat and then she stretches that long neck out until she can either burrow her head into my armpit or where her head can lay where my arm meets my chest (not comfortable to me but cant help but be...
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    Gypsy - my black bellied napping by the pool

    you guys have no idea, she stays in her cage at night but during the day the back yard is hers, the cat is terrified of her and he's the siamese bully of the neighborhood! The dog is blind so he just sniffs her like crazy, she runs around the house to check out what everybodys up to, she is such...
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    Gypsy - my black bellied napping by the pool

    I was a bit far away but she's so cute!
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    The Migratory/Ornamental Waterfowl INFO Thread

    Quote: Iknow the feeling, once you ever have one, it's over with. Doug Mc Nutt is a great guy down you way, he has a few different types, not sure about the tReeducks. He is on here under DMFarms If he doesnt have any, I'm sure he knows someone near you. If not I will be glad to digg threw...
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    The Migratory/Ornamental Waterfowl INFO Thread

    BBB if you could give me a list of breeders in texas that would be able to help me get her a friend or 3 or 8 or 10 im falling in love with ducks HARD. Thanks again for all your help!
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    The Migratory/Ornamental Waterfowl INFO Thread

    BBB I need your advise. I am taking care of a duckling that I found walking the streets of my parents subdivison. I looked for a mom or siblings all over and saw no one. I've had her for 3 days now and have figured out that she is a Black bellied tree duck and is approximately 3-5 weeks old...
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    Duck food? Duck friend? I'm so NEW!

    Hey guys thanks for all the great info, this site is amazing and I'm truly glad all of you guys are here to help! The chick food I bought is 20% protien and all natural. Also my parents are not so keen on keeping Gypsy inside and I think ducky diapers are silly, during the day gypsy is free...
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    Duck food? Duck friend? I'm so NEW!

    Question No. 1 I am wondering if there is actually duck food, I went to my local grain and feed store and they had tons of chicken feed but none for ducks, I purchased a 7lb bag of the feed (NON MEDICATED) is this okay for my duck Gypsy? If need be i can post the nutritional value of the...
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    PLEASE HELP! My duckling; Gypsy. What breed am I? How old am I?

    well D.D. thanks for your help we have a winner the markings on the back and sides of his head are identical. i will do my research and if you'd like ill keep you posted on how he's doing. Any duckie advise i need to know? Also, any idea how a flightless duckling ended up alone in my...
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    PLEASE HELP! My duckling; Gypsy. What breed am I? How old am I?

    the Black bellied whistling duck has an orange bill and legs, Gypsy has a black bill and grey/blue feet & legs
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    PLEASE HELP! My duckling; Gypsy. What breed am I? How old am I?

    I live in houston, tx. Gypsy is completely content in my lap grooming his/her self and seems almost tame. my family used to breed love birds and so i know a little about feathering, Gypsy's body i covered in down and has stubby wing feathers, we're beyong the pin feather phase on the wings all...
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