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    Picture Of The Week (POW) Information & Submissions

    My lovely Welsh Harlequin duckling “shmoigle” 🥰
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    Transgender duck??

    Personally, I just prefer referring to Ainsley in that way. Yes, they were born female, but as they developed male characteristics and stopped laying, in my eyes I now don’t see them as a “female” duck, nor really “male”. It’s just “Ainsley” to me 🥰
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    Transgender duck??

    Ainsley was about 2 years old when they started their moult (growing male feathers etc), so I wouldn’t consider that particularly old! But I do not think they had any infections or tumours causing this, as they are perfectly healthy and happy! 😁 I do keep a close eye on them just in case...
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    Transgender duck fertilising eggs?

    yes quite possibly! Hopefully the eggs aren’t rotten 🙂
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    Transgender duck fertilising eggs?

    my transgender duck attacks any wild ducks that try to get in the pen with them, so it’s quite unlikely that a wild one would have mates with the females. Although, it does seem like that could be the case 😬
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    Transgender duck fertilising eggs?

    one of my female ducks went broody a few weeks ago, and I could not manage to get her off her eggs ; today I had a look at her nest to try and kick her off again, but I noticed one of the eggs was cracked. I candled it, and there is a lot of dark shadowing and a large air sack, which is the same...
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    Duckling lethargic and breathing strange

    unfortunately he passed away on Sunday. I don’t think he was ever really “normal” ( not formed properly) as he was always quite different from the others. He was very loved though, and he’s missed a lot 😢💔
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    Very sick duckling!!! Please help

    It sleeps inside the house under the heat lamp ; it only went outside because it was sunny and warm. I think it has hurt it’s leg and that’s why it’s so lethargic. I’m hoping it perks up in the morning
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    Duckling lethargic and breathing strange

    Ok Thankyou!
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    Duckling lethargic and breathing strange

    I’ve just given it some electrolyte water and it seems to have perked up a bit
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    Duckling lethargic and breathing strange

    The ducklings go outside when it’s warm and sunny, but they do live in the house under the heat lamp. Ideally I don’t want to go to the vet because of the corona virus as we have an extremely vaunt able person in the family :( I’m going to try some electrolyte water and keep him warm as he’s...
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    Duckling lethargic and breathing strange

    I’ll try the electrolyte water as I don’t have any brewers yeast ( we can’t go out to the shops because of the pandemic!) hopefully it will work 🥺
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    Duckling lethargic and breathing strange

    I have just started to feed them growers pellets - they were on non medicated chick crumb. He’s always been a bit different to the others. He looks more like a kiwi than a duck. I’ll attach a photo of him
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    Very sick duckling!!! Please help

    I have a 3 week old ducking who is not right at all. This morning I noticed it couldn’t walk, and was crawling around ; I bought it inside and it’s breathing sounds like a paper bag is crumpling inside it (rattling almost). It is still eating and drinking, but it is constantly chirping and...
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    Duckling lethargic and breathing strange

    I have a 3 week old ducking who is not right at all. This morning I noticed it couldn’t walk, and was crawling around ; I bought it inside and it’s breathing sounds like a paper bag is crumpling inside it (rattling almost). It is still eating and drinking, but it is constantly chirping and...
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