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    Broken Blood Vessel in Duckling's Eye?

    I just noticed this today when I took my little guys out for a walk. The little Cayuga was tripping and would not open his eye. When he finally did, I noticed how red his iris was. I fear it's a broken blood vessel caused by his duckling friend. She likes to peck. Is there anything I could do...
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    My duckling sizzles? What?

    Thank you. This is the first time I had ever heard ducklings make such noises. Bizarre little dinosaurs. Lol.
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    My duckling sizzles? What?

    I take them outside every day. We live in a sandy area, so that's what I'm thinking it is. I haven't given them any grit.
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    My duckling sizzles? What?

    Just a moment ago, I was getting ready to take my week olds out of the brooder and let them run around the room and stretch their legs. I heard this noise coming from inside the brooder and I thought it was either straw or some water hissing on the heat lamp (which has never happened). Then I...
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    Best flooring for ducks and geese

    Okay thank you.
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    Best flooring for ducks and geese

    Concrete wouldn't be too cold in winter? I mean, they would be on straw and possibly cedar shavings, and they would most likely have heat. I just thought concrete might chill them.
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    Best flooring for ducks and geese

    We are currently building a barn for about 30 or so ducks and a few geese. The front half of the barn is office and storage and will be concrete, but our dilemma is the room where the birds will be. What flooring would be safest for their feet? We've always had a dirt floor (with straw bedding)...
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    Duck Breed Focus - Cayuga

    Here are my Cayugas. The top is Salem, the drake, and the bottom is Sam, the hen. These two are by far the most laid-back ducks we have ever owned, although Sam is a tad bit wilder than Salem. They are about as tall as my Pekins, but like others have said, not nearly as chunky. They are very...
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    Geese on a Leash?

    Looking forward to it! =)
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    Geese on a Leash?

    I might! Hopefully this spring will have one or two geese and a slew of new ducklings.
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    Geese on a Leash?

    I know. That was the plan. We run a duck farm and when we sell at the farmer's market, I was going to take one or two of the geese with me. Kind of a stunt to get our table attention, but I love my birds, and if my ducks were into it, they would go with me, too. In doing work and school from...
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    Geese on a Leash?

    With a lot of hatcheries, you can't choose the sex with Sebastopol geese, and there aren't any breeders around here. But, I'm going to consider getting a pair of females, or if I can, one female. Thank you for your help.
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    Geese on a Leash?

    Okay. Thank you both. Does gender matter? I've heard females can get a little nasty during breeding season.
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    Geese on a Leash?

    I wasn't sure of a goose's response to treats, or if there were other or better methods. And I do plan on getting them into diaper harnesses ASAP. Thanks for the advice!
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    Geese on a Leash?

    I'm not new to keeping and raising geese, but I am new to the concept of training and imprinting. I know it's very possible to train geese to be friendly, do tricks and follow simple commands. There are videos on YouTube. There is even a video of a woman agility training a duck like a dog. I was...
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    Duckling So Scared, It Faints?

    No, I don't. They're not supposed to be jumbo. When I ordered them, I picked a male and female Pekin. Thought jumbo might be too much. The wing balancing only happens when they start to get up or trip, and only the female does it. They'll stand and walk, eat, drink, cheep and sleep. Even swim...
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    Duckling So Scared, It Faints?

    The seizures seem to only be triggered under an extreme amount of stress. I try to keep my ducklings stress free, but of course I have an aggressive drake and an idiot dog. One jump scare is all it takes. It's been two days since the last one. I've been feeding them niacin rich food but now I'm...
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    Duckling So Scared, It Faints?

    They're used to my hands. They're not used to the yellow gloves. That was my fault. I usually remove the ducklings before I remove the bedding with gloved hands. Right now they're getting the niacin they need. I was not aware that the feed I bought didn't have what they need, which is stupid...
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    Duckling So Scared, It Faints?

    We have two week old ducklings, two Cayuga and two Pekin, and they have acted perfectly healthy up until this morning. I reached in their tub with rubber gloves, and of course, they freaked out because they don't like the yellow hands. It scares them. My Cayuga female got so freaked out she got...
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    bumblefoot diagnosis...

    I'm having the same issue. I just noticed today that my drake had the telltale scabs on his feet. I checked my two female and my littlest one had it too, though not quite as bad. Some areas are worse than others. I blame it on walking on concrete. I tried to work on their feet myself, but I have...
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