Try pumping the water through a filter like this one: www.runnerduck.com/pf1.htm
I made a similar filter for my koi pond, only I used a 100gal stocktank and a 3000gph Laguna maxflo pump. It completely clears my 1200 gallon pond in no time (4 large koi,.and lots of frogs :)). I have never had to...
The two in the front of the first pic look like they are gold, they have brown instead of blue on the wings.... They are all cute! I plan getting four Welsh harlequin too :)
CV is supposed to work well for preventing fleas and ticks on dogs if added to their food or water. Too bad my two dummies would rather starve or dehydrate instead of eating it :/
Metzer farms has good pictures of WH duck and drake
Not sure what age they start breeding.
They will breed with whoever regardless of what they look like, so any babies would be crosses unless you separate them into same breed groups.
Hope that helps :)
It should be completely safe for the ducks. The bacteria strains just break down organic waste and are not disease causing. It is made up of naturally occurring cultures of bacteria commonly found in ponds and other waterways. I use it in my koi pond and have gotten it one open scrapes without...
Check out the thread "puffy cheeks", sounds like a nare might be clogged up.....can they dip their entire head into water? They need to be able to do that to keep eyes and nares clean
I would clip them just like you would a dog or cat, take the very tip off and avoid the quick. Have a small dish with some ordinary baking flour just in case you cut into the quick, dab it on and it will stop any bleeding. For the broken dew claw, I would clean it very well to prevent...
Congrats!
If it was me, I would take them in to work, just cuz I would want to love on them all day lol. Just bring a heat lamp to keep them warm, and probably extra bedding
What kind of duckies are you getting? And lots of pics!!!!