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    how to keep the ducks alive during winter

    Quote: Zero degrees F is when I start to get concerned, although all of my ducks molted recently are well feathered out now. I am in Western Kentucky and luckily we had a very mild winter last year & no extreme measures were needed to care for them. They have a coop they can use and have used...
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    Domestic, non-migratory ducks that can fly, will they return?

    If you have a breeding pair, and trim one set of flight feathers on the Hen, to where she can still elevate, but will only fly in a circle, will keep her at home. The Drake will stay by her side, so wing trimming in not really necessary for him. But they will leave if you are not able to protect...
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    Mice Control in Duck Pen?

    I have Muscovy ducks and they love to eat live mice, especially the Hens. I have one particular "Mouser" who hunts them ferociously or sits patiently in between the feed totes and waits on them to come close enough for her to grab them. Then it's Crunch-Crunch, and a Big Gulp! The Mouse...
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    MY PEKIN DRAKE IS SICK! PLEASE HELP!

    If you have already sought the advice of a Professional Avian Vet, I would just say that you need to do what they vet advises. While we speculate as you why your duck has suddenly taken a turn for the worse, the vet has the Knowledge and equipment to find out exactly what is ailing your pet duck...
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    how to keep the ducks alive during winter

    I have 30 Muscovy ducks, and they love to eat ice. I have read somewhere, that most ducks can tolerate weather down to zero degrees f, fairly well, but if they begin to shiver, they will need a heat lamp to snuggle under until they warm back up. I have a large garage that has a large wood burner...
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    What do you use for outdoor feeders?

    I just use regular dog food bowls, filling them 3/4's full, then topping off with water to make a crumble porridge with. Moist feed is easier for them to eat, plus they tend not to waste as much feed that way, and they can even eat the dust left in the bottom of the bag that way. I just throw...
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    Ducks chasing & biting other ducks tail!!!

    2's company, 3's a crowd. They are just trying to run the third duck out of the flock. The Other two drakes may fight over the hen eventually as well. Adding 5 hens would balanced everything out with each drake having 2 hens, unless one drake becomes very dominant, and runs off the other 2...
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    Need ideas on how to supplement feed.

    There are a few things you can do than buy top shelf feed for your ducks and chickens. First off I assume you pen your flocks up, as I rarely feed my free-ranging chickens as they prefer to find their own food & will only eat out of the feed bowls if they happen to wander by them. I feed my...
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    Help please!!!!

    I have found that when my flock had leg problems, it was a Potassium deficiency. One of my young hens became totally incapacitated, only able to scoot backwards on her rear end, kicking & flailing all the time. I read on a chicken forum sometime back then, that this can be cured by giving the...
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    Prolapsed and Egg-Bound, any hope?

    This afternoon when I was feeding the chickens, I noticed that 2 of my hens were acting strangely, with one very lethargic and the other had a Huge mass protruding from her vent. After Goggling the symptoms & reading various sites, I have come to the conclusion, that they may be Egg-Bound with...
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