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    Duck spinning in circles and can't straighten neck

    Time for an update, and it's good news! On the outside he seems to be 100% aside from the fact that he has lost so many feathers that he has penguin wings, those little things look like I could have them with some buffalo sauce. They are starting to grow back, thankfully. I still do not have any...
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    Duck spinning in circles and can't straighten neck

    Yeah I keep seeing wry neck for silkies, cresteds, and babies, but not so much well established ducks, so I figure a but of extra E won't hurt too much, but I am thinking it is something else. For now at least he has a lot of strength and can't seem to get normal feed down so well but he is...
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    Duck spinning in circles and can't straighten neck

    I sure hope it is wry neck because it seems the cure is clearer. I have been putting feed in water as he is eager to dabble his bill in the water, but I have no idea if he is actually consuming it. Any suggestions on what to force feed him should it come to it? His mouth is so small and he hates...
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    Duck spinning in circles and can't straighten neck

    Here is a link to what my duck has been doing. Please let me know if that link does not work. He is a 7 year old mallard. I had noticed over the weekend he was not eating as much as usual, was not quacking so much, and just seemed a bit off. He was also starting to lose feathers. I made an...
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    Ducks won't go to their pool, also terrified of me....

    Do you know anyone who has tame or food-tame ducks you might be able to borrow? I have (inadvertently) lured wild ducks close, even close enough to eat out of my hand, if I have my ducks enthusiastically eating out of my hand or in my lap. Peer pressure or example is intense! Model ducks would...
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    Anyone attach RFID or GPS trackers to their ducks?

    3 years later, I'd like to bump this thread please. My ducks keep getting out in a residential area and I was hoping to attach a device to at least one if not both of my ducks. As duck keepers we are all aware that the device would need to be small and lightweight, waterproof, and somehow able...
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    Capsaicin water for predator deterrent

    I'm not sure if it would count as poisoning. The idea isn't that predators would injest it, quite the opposite! It's the same idea as putting pepper in birdseed to prevent squirrels and I see that being sold so there must not be a law against specifically that. I will check with DFW to see if...
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    Duck not eating regular food after a disappearance

    One of my three ducks disappeared a week and a half ago and I am still trying to figure out if he flew away or was killed. Regardless, he has been gone for 10 days and he was their leader. The other two ducks I can tell are trying to establish their hierarchy and seemed to be trying to call to...
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    mallard losing color

    Hmmm, maybe this experiment will not work. They are in a normal color change at the moment, and although they are looking better, it may very well be the change of season :/ How is she looking now? Any bettter?
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    Capsaicin water for predator deterrent

    Why do you suggest looking at local regulations, may I ask? I can understand what you mean if I were to add it into any public pond or one shared between neighbors, but I am talking about a backyard pond or a kiddie pool.
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    mallard losing color

    I feel like as my mallards have aged, they have gotten a bit less colorful, and I have had the same question. Have you been deworming her? I am trying to determine if color loss might be due to a buildup of parasites as mine have never been dewormed and are 6.5 years old. I am actually getting...
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    Duck disappearance mystery

    I live in a suburb in Seattle, not at all out in the country. On Friday I was out all day and some time between the morning and dusk, one of my 3 ducks vanished. There are no traces of feathers anywhere. What makes me think it may possibly have not been a predator is two things: The boys have...
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    Capsaicin water for predator deterrent

    I had my first loss on Friday, one of my three boys disappeared without a trace and I don't know if was a predator or if he hopefully flew away. I've gotten to thinking about things I can do to deter predators other than what I have in place already. I know that capsaicin affects mammals only as...
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    Can any one tell me any facts about HAARP?

    It's a great live album by Muse!
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    Are there particular places where ducks like to be petted?

    How interesting! I guess I got unlucky that event though they are totally tame, they just don't really enjoy being petted. Maybe it's the drake bachelor thing? I love the replies, and I can't believe some of you can get them on their back without them totally freaking out!
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    Are there particular places where ducks like to be petted?

    I am finding they might like the areas around their mouth and the "v" at the top of their bill, as long as you very gently pet them or scratch them. I can't tell for sure though. When they are sleepy they don't seem to mind and even start to fall asleep when I do it. One of them is also super...
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    Amanda Knox in Italy

    Quote: I will let her know, do you want me to give her your name or just mention a well wisher from all the other fowl crazy (in the best possible way of course!) supported her and wishes her well? It will be a few days before I see her I think. The media was flocking her mom's house where...
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    Helped an older lady, with a walker by opening the door...

    Quote: I think it may have been the long amount of time you waited to open the door. I would find it embarrassing myself to have someone hold the door open for an entire minute for me, though I probably just would be red-faced and say thank you anyways. Just my two cents.
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    Amanda Knox in Italy

    I feel I have to chime in on this having known her since we were 9. Who is the real Amanda Knox? It is incredible how people can ask that question when your options are A) her friends and family who know her or B) the prosecutors who benefit in reputation and money to say she is a she-devil. Let...
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    What determines seasonal molting/migrating

    Is it temperature or photo period?
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