Recent content by ruthhope
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Fighting ducks
My flock is all drakes. The muscovy don;t fight -- well one is psychotic in the spring and attacks me from behind: but he doesn't fight the other boys!! But my pekins are a different story. They fight constantly year round. Last week one stuck his head through a temporary dog pen into the... -
The first (fake) spring thaw
Glad you and your ducks are having a break from the winter cold. Is the white mudcovy the duck you talked about a couple of years ago? My white muscovy drake hates water so nice to see your girl in the water bathing!! -
Duck Info for UK Garden
Yes, ducks might help with slugs. I have snails in my garden and I gathered them and put them in the ducks feeding bowl -- they were ignored. Fussy fellas!!! I had to throw the snails out on the drive for songbirds to eat!! Once upon a time a few years ago, my muscovy [I don't know which... -
Am I supposed to be concern with these blackspots!?
Black freckles even coalesced freckles are normal. I will get a photo of two pekin ducks (clutch sisters) tomorrow and post. One has heavily black pigmented bill the other doesn't. Both are normal healthy pekins. The only distinguishing feature between the two gals is their bills -
Too many drakes and roosters??? Help!
Six drakes to 27 female ducks is ok but those 6 drakes are a life and death hazard to your hens. All the drakes need billeting separately from your hens. The resolution to your drake problem is to build a separate coup and run for the ducks. I think that might meet with your children's approval... -
Duck Info for UK Garden
Let me first say that my muscovy do not dig: they are likely too fat and lazy. They do love to burrow through piles of autumn leaves looking for grubs, and so I leave them piles of raked leave to entertain them. I do not know about eating daffodils. My daffodils were in the front garden and... -
Duck Info for UK Garden
Great questions. I am a duck keeper from the UK now keeping ducks in the USA. Firstly, ducks can take any weather the UK can throw at them -- they survive in the transcontinental, extreme, wrather conditions of the northern US states and Canada. Unlike chickens, ducks do not scratch the soil... -
Am I supposed to be concern with these blackspots!?
I have Been watching to see if anyone had any ideas as I didn't know what is going on with the "fuzzy" areas. I agree a zoomed out photo might be useful. In general, black spots are a harmless variation on some ducks bills. My ducks get into all sorts of scrapes with their bills: my drakes... -
is there any reason my muscovy does this?
Classic muscovy pancake position!! As @casportpony wrote, its a gal wanting to be mated. -
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Another bumblefoot post
Not new. Its USDA regulation for commercial poultry farms- ruthhope
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- Forum: Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures
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Another bumblefoot post
Officially, you should not eat the eggs or meat if a bird is treated with enrofloxin for 6 months. This is to eliminate the possibility of humans developing resistance to enroflixin by ingesting minute quantities. Enroflixin is one of an important group of antibiotics for treating severe...- ruthhope
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- Forum: Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures
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My silly duck
Oh poor boy. He wants ducky company Where are you based? I'm wondering if you might adopt a rescued drake to keep him company. I have two pekin drakes -- one is a 2025 boy but the other is a 2022 boy. An older drake might work out well for them both -
Mallard sick
I do not know what might be going on with you mallard. This is the second report of a duck "yawning" I have read about today the other was a duckling that was otherwise normal. Your mallard seems to be otherwise eating and behaving normally, too. I suggest you keep a close eye on her and wait... -
Persistent yawning in duckling--illness?
Very nice photos, Ty I have not experienced a persistently yawning duckling. As you have checked everything, including the ear meatuses, (I am impressed by those photos!) and as the duckling is otherwise behaving and developing normally, I think this is a wait and see situation. Keep a close...