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    Soft shelled eggs for a month??

    I have 3 female ducks (2 Pekin, 1 blue Swedish). They are almost 7 months old and have been laying eggs for a month now. One of them has pretty consistently been laying soft shelled eggs every day. The other is mostly hard with the occasional soft shell, and the third lays normal hard shelled...
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    Is panting related to niacin deficiency?

    I’m no expert but I just decided the panting was from being hot. She definitely had a niacin deficiency but I don’t think the panting had anything to do with that. I took out their heat plate.
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    How to keep ducks cool?

    This is super smart! So the wooden legs holding it up, is it like a frame to put it on? Or is each piece of wood unattached?
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    How to keep ducks cool?

    How do you keep your ducks cool? We live in central California where summers are in the 90’s every day. It gets as hot as 105. It’s been in the 90’s this last week and my ducks have been panting every afternoon. They have some shady spots throughout the yard, but their favorite is under the...
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    First night outside! Do ducks need light? Suggestions to get them to go in their house?

    Haha no. Just that I bought it and want them to use it! 😂
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    First night outside! Do ducks need light? Suggestions to get them to go in their house?

    Yeah that’s smart. The house I bought is a dog house and doesn’t have a door, but maybe I’ll have to get a board or something to lock them in there for the first couple weeks until they get it. I did leave the porch light on but they’re a good 20 yards away and it’s not providing a ton of light...
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    First night outside! Do ducks need light? Suggestions to get them to go in their house?

    It’s my ducks first night outside! They’re 7 weeks old. Do they need a light out there? And suggestions to get them to go in their house? I’ve been out there a couple times tonight to try and lure them in there with treats, but they can’t seem to see them so they’re not even picking at the...
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    Can I move my ducks outside at 7 weeks old?

    My ducks are 7 weeks old. They spend their days entirely outside and I bring them inside when it gets dark. I’ve been waiting for the low to get to 50 or for them to get fully feathered (which they’re close, but I’m not sure if they are officially fully feathered yet) before they sleep outside...
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    How to get my ducks to like me???

    I do have a predator proof coop outside and the plan is eventually they’ll be out there full time, but from what I’ve read they shouldn’t be left outside overnight until either they’re fully feathered or the overnight low is around 50. I live in central Cali where the weather is mild but we...
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    Strange behavior... anyone know why??

    I have three 5 week old ducks. 2 pekins and a blue Swedish. They spend their days outside and still sleep inside. Normally they are in their pond or wandering the yard as happy as can be outside. Yesterday they literally spent ALL day sitting right outside my door and so far today they’ve done...
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    How to get my ducks to like me???

    Get ready for a novel... I have 3 ducks. 2 Pekins and a blue Swedish. They are 5 weeks old. They don’t seem like like me very much. They have been raised inside my living room (in a plastic pool) and ive tried to hold them for at least 30 min a day. As they’ve gotten older and spend more time...
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    Is panting related to niacin deficiency?

    Also I’m just so confused how we got to this point? Like why is she lacking vitamins? And why just one of the ducks? i fed them manna pro duck starter for the first two weeks and then about a week and a half ago switched to purina flock raiser crumble. For the past two weeks they also go forage...
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    Is panting related to niacin deficiency?

    Do you have a product recommendation for all these vitamins?
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    Duck house questions- how important is a roof that lifts up and other questions

    My husband and I are planning on building a house for our ducks this weekend. We have a 6x10 dog run for them, and we’re putting the house inside the run. I’m pretty dead set on having one where the entire roof lifts up, but am having a hard time finding plans with one like that. Is this...
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    Is panting related to niacin deficiency?

    So you think the panting is a temperature regulation thing? Would it be because she sick, like the other commenters mentioned? She’s outside today and still panting. It’s 61 here and feels quite hot in the direct sun. I moved their water to the shade and now she’s sitting in the water bowl. She...
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