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    Duck Eye Problem

    I began to look for clues in the ducks' droppings when I learned worms could be the culprit. I've found some white substance in their droppings here and there, but there was no movement. Also when I cleaned out the pen (I've left the ducks out of the main pen for the time being), I noticed a...
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    Duck Eye Problem

    @Isaac 0 @coach723 We've been continuing the treatment of a saline rinse and Terramycin for a week now, so here's an update on the ducks with the problem: The Welsh Harlequin still has that white thing on her eye. It is definitely attached to the eye. The surrounding area looks pretty...
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    Duck Eye Problem

    We just did treatment again with the saline recipe and ointment, and we explored the area with a Q-tip and got a better photo. We were able to move the Q-tip 360 degrees around the sides of the white thing, which appears to be actually attached to the eyeball. We can barely see what looks like...
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    Duck Eye Problem

    She's about the same. I don't know if they even have a white part of the eye, though. I thought the eyeball was black all around. This white mass also seems to be bulging out a bit, so it's hard to believe it's the eye. Can I be sure it isn't a swollen body part like a membrane that isn't...
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    Duck Eye Problem

    All right, we rinsed the eye of each duck with pure water since my Tractor Supply doesn't sell the saline solution in store (maybe I could make my own solution?), dabbed the area with gauze, and then used a Q-tip to spread the Terramycin into and around the eye area. But we weren't sure how...
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    Duck Eye Problem

    @Isaac 0 Thanks a lot, I'll try that out.
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    Duck Eye Problem

    What about oral or injectable antibiotics? I still have some injectable penicillin from last summer.
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    Duck Eye Problem

    Yes, they have plenty of deep water. The males have just started getting relatively aggressive again since we're coming out of winter, but I haven't noticed anything more than normal mating conditions; I bet I'd see baldness on the females' necks first if that were the case. They seem to be...
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    Duck Eye Problem

    We just noticed another hen jerking her head while swimming, and then we saw her eye as pictured. So this would seem to indicate a disease or infection. If it is an infection, what causes this? Is it contagious? I isolated this duck and plan on doing the same to the other if I can catch her...
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    Duck Eye Problem

    Shortly after letting the ducks out of their pen this morning, I noticed Meghan here with her right eye shut and the surrounding area kind of swollen. Looking more closely it's unsettling, as I can't see her eye -- just white -- when the eyelid opens. It almost looks as if the eye is gone, but...
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    How Far Can Ducks Be Trained?

    Good stuff!
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    How Far Can Ducks Be Trained?

    Also, I'd like to know -- am I the only person who pats his ducks on the head when they're standing nearby? 🙃
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    How Far Can Ducks Be Trained?

    Naw, they always get the pea. It's like making a dog sit before giving him a treat.
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    How Far Can Ducks Be Trained?

    One of my favorite things to do with the ducks is hold a pea above their heads and make them jump for it. In my experience, the Blue Swedish were always the most enthusiastic and could jump the highest. Have you all tried this?
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    How Far Can Ducks Be Trained?

    So any ideas on specific tricks you might try? Sit, roll over, shake?
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