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    Duck has layed soft shelled egg for 3 days

    Help! We have a black cayuga that is laying a soft shelled egg now for three days. We give them free choice oyster shells, and thier feed is oyster shell strong too. What else can we do. We are worried she might get one stuck. Any supplements? Please help! She acts totally fine and healthy...
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    Help! What type of Pond filter do you use?

    We are getting our duck pen for ponds ready and want to know what type of pond filter we should use for our ducks. We have two 125 gallon ponds in the ground with gravel around them in hopes to keep the mud down. We have 12 ducks and we don't want to spend alot of $$. Advise please!! THANK YOU!
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    Lazy Layers?

    Our ducks are right at 24 wks old, and have been on layer feed for several weeks now. We are in SC and it is mild weather right now, really cloudy and foggy/rainy. We keep thinking they will start laying any day, but still none. We have cayuga, harlequin, runners, and swedish ducks. I don't know...
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    Straw Bales hard to find!

    We are around the Charleston Area in SC. We are having the hardest time finding straw for the duck house. Everything is pine straw around here for sale. I know we can use pine shavings, but we just don't like them. They don't break down as fast. Does anyone know where to get straw? Online maybe...
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    Duck boots for bumblefoot

    Looking to buy booties for bumblefoot. Has anyone ordered from Party Fowl Pets? Are they good quality? Amazon's are not helpful at all. Thanks!
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    Bumblefoot or Sprain?

    I think our black cayuga has a small case of bumblefoot. She walks with a limp and really prefers to be sitting. She doesn't mind us look at it, and the leg doesn't look swollen. She eats and drinks fine. I bought some green goo and will be putting it on her foot. She had a small brown corn...
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    Pine Tree limbs safe?

    In the recent TS Florence, we had some down limbs from our tall pine trees. We are new to duck raising... but I'm hoping it's ok to let the ducks hide in and chew on them? They seem to love it, but I wanted to check. I can't really find a thread answering this particular question. TIA
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    Ducks preening alot!

    THis might be a silly question but do ducks over preen so much that they pull more feathers out than normal? We've looked them over for mites, but don't see any. They are 8 weeks going on 9. Do they preen more if they are handled more? Or stressed? Dry skin? Diet? Just want to make sure we are...
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    Brewer's Yeast from local Brewers?

    I read on here somewhere someone was giving their ducks brewers yeast from local brewers....Is this possible? If so, what is the quantity? I would like to know details! We have a local brewer that will give us their discard. I just want to know if it is worth getting it. Thanks!
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    Help! What does everyone do for composting bedding?

    We have come to that GROSS point. What do you do with the pine shavings that you've dumped into a pile out of the way? We have never done this before. I have also never composted! What are your tips? How do you do it? What do you do with the straw bedding after you clean your duck house? PLEASE...
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    Flock Raiser for Ducklings

    We bought feed at Tractor Supply and all they had was the Flock Raiser Crumbles. I hope this is the right type for our ducklings? The lady there said she gives it to her ducks, but that doesn't mean its right. :) Ours are a little over 3 weeks old now and I'm hoping to avoid angel wing. They...
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    Ducklings losing feathers & stiff walkers

    Our ducklings are 2 1/2 wks old, and the runners and harlequins are starting to show bare spots on the top parts of their wings. Hope this is normal? A few are starting to show their adult feathers coming in too. We put some toys in for them to help with bordem. Is there anything we should watch...
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    New to the Duck World

    We first-time duck owners. Our dirty dozen are 3 weeks old and a variety of breeds including: Blue and Black Swedish, Welsh Harlequins, Black Cayuga, and Indian Runners. We don't have names for all of them yet. So far we have a Lucy, Lily, Francis, Marion, and Grace O'Malley. Trying to figure...
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