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    Nettie, are you out there? Are you okay?

    Nettie's health has absolutely nothing to do with the closure of IndoorDucks.com. iamcuriositycat - Suggesting that I might be an abusive person is incredibly insulting.
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    Vet visit - Sieben has a calcium deficiency - the latest - good news

    Quote: Are you using a syringe or a spoon? With a syringe (small diameter without a needle of course), you can insert it down her throat and empty the contents directly into the crop. Here is how I usually do it when I have to do it myself (I'm right handed so you might need to switch...
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    Vet visit - Sieben has a calcium deficiency - the latest - good news

    ...vitamin D all in one treat. Be forewarned, this can get really stinky - I gave our ducks mackerel once and they smelled fishy for a week (but they **LOVED** eating it) I buy frozen brine shrimp (pet store) and frozen seafood mix (people store) and put one or the other that in their treats a...
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    why does my blue runner have spots?

    The blue dilution gene's expression is highly variable. Some ducks will be dark or lighter than "normal" and some will have spots despite being genetically "blue"
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    Our very well clicker trained Moxy showing off her tricks!

    ...training (following a target object) and reinforced with clicker training. More or less I did the same training you'd do for a parrot. Coincidentally, I spent more time trying to train my cockatiel than I did training Moxy. That goofy cockatiel hasn't figured out clicker training after...
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    What Makes WATER REPEL Off The Ducks?

    ...If that's accurate, I wouldn't draw any conclusions about ducklings based on that research. That said, I firmly disagree that preen oil does not *ANY* water rellency. My ducks managed to get a small amount of soap in their bath water (no idea how) and all six of them lost significant...
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    why does my blue runner have spots?

    blue ducks can have black spots on them (sometimes called ink spots). There's nothing wrong with your duck, it just doesn't have not "perfect" coloration.
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    Indian Runner duck house and nest box

    the problem with ramps is usually going down, not going up. Too steep of a ramp and they'll jump down instead (could be dangerous if the don't have plenty of room in front of the ramp). I've found around 30 degrees to be a good angle for ramps. the jumping/flying ability of runners varies...
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    Runner ducklings not growing

    as long as they are eating a balanced diet and drinking normally I wouldn't worry about some being smaller than others. When I got Moxy and Norie they were part of a shipment of 7 runners from Metzer (we gave the other 5 to a BYCer). Norie was by far the largest of the bunch and Moxy was the...
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    Niacin and Oyster Shell etc.

    Quote: They are getting plenty of niacin and calcium from foraging natural sources of food. Most insects are a good source of niacin and dark green leafy plants are great for calcium! Just like with people, supplements are only needed for ducks with unbalanced diets or genetic tendencies...
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    Buffy can hop!!!

    I've been teaching Moxy to jump as a trick. She's such a fat butt that she only gets a couple inches off the ground!
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    My conure making sounds like a .......CHICKEN

    One of our budgies will occasionally quack. You'd think it was from our indoor pet ducks, but it's actually from my fiance's business phone that has a quacking ringtone!
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    Duck training experiment - 4/11 update - fast learners

    ...Once I can get her to do that 100% of the time, she'll officially have master basic target training and will start learning color targeting! ************* Ming Mei is starting to understand the concept of target training. Right now she's still afraid of the target stick so I'm using my...
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    I have a Duckling that doesnt like "Junkfood"

    My ducks love: corn (frozen kind - they HATE cracked corn...) blueberries raspberries blackberries watermelon cooked rice (instant rice works) floating koi fish food (they only like it when it's floating in the water). lettuce - butter lettuce is their favorite but they love any tender leaf...
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    Parakeets - advice, opinions, guidance etc

    Quote: If you still want to try switching your budgies to pellets, you can try what I did: Make muffins for your birds but instead of using flour, use a mixture of ground up pellets and seeds. I usually, substitute water for milk, use less oil than the recipe calls for, and use honey instead...
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    Cockatiel or budgie....?

    In most caes, well socialized birds don't bite unless they are stressed. My 3 cockatiels have never bitten me hard enough to cause pain except once. One of the males was getting very hormonal (just under a year old) and getting very aggressive because he was fighting the other male for our one...
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    Cat got my parakeet through the cage - still alive...

    Quote: You might want to say something or make a sound every time before you squirt the cats. Make sure it's the same every time. They will associate the sound with getting squirt. That way you can "punish" them even when you don't have a water bottle handy. Just make sure you reach for...
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    The Duckling who won't let me sleep!!!

    Have you tried covering the little guy so he doesn't have light at night? The darkness tends to make ducks stay quiet. If you're using a light bulb as a brooder heater, you might want to switch to heating pad instead. When I got Moxy and Norie I kept them in separate brooders in my bedroom...
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    Bumblefoot.

    You can buy baytril online - google "buy baytril" and plenty of stores will come up. 22mg is what one of our ducks was given when she had to take pills but correct dosage is based on weight so your duck may need more or less.
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    Bumblefoot.

    Quote: You can email nettie directly at [email protected] if you need to get shoes I'm currently working on an article on bumblefoot. It has some treatment information in it: http://indoorducks.com/bumblefoot.html
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