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    Rescued a Muscovy - Sexing Help.

    Morning everyone. I rescued a muscovy yesterday. This duck had shown up at someones front door and spent a night in her veranda. There were no nearby farms and it was in a trailer park on a river which has been frozen over for awhile. It is unlikely that the duck walked or swam to her...
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    Duck Egg Sizes

    I've read that when ducks start laying, their eggs will be on the small side and you may get some weird things. I only have two ducks laying at the moment. They are consistent every morning. My cayuga lays eggs that average around 68 grams. My Welsh harlequins eggs average 56 grams. At what...
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    Another "My Ducks Aren't Laying Yet" Thread

    Hey all. My Welsh Harlequin and Cayuga are 21 weeks old now and are not laying yet. They are being bred by my male W.H. Will I see eggs this year or will they not lay until next spring? I'm really hoping they will start laying anytime. They are definately female and appear healthy. They...
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    HELP......! Sick Ducks

    Hello, I have 7 ducklings at 5 weeks of age; 2 pekins, 1 cayuga and 4 welsh harlequins. On Friday night one of the hen welshies separated herself from the flock. She was weak, listless, head hung low, not vocal, gaping mouth, green diarrhoea and no appetite. We isolated her from the flock...
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    Deep Litter Method for Ducks

    Hey all. I am still in the planning stages for the duck house and I am seriously considering the DLM. Obviously if I choose this route I will have to make the house taller to accommodate the layers of material I use. What is the best substrate to do this with? Straw, shavings, a mixture? I...
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    My Welsh Harlequin Project

    Hello fellow duckers...! I am getting some W.H ducks this spring for aquatic insect control (mosquito larvae), terrestrial insect control in the garden, fertilizer, eggs and comic relief. The kids are getting excited. I would ultimately like to get 3 hens and a drake. I must appologise for all...
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    Hello From Ontario Canada

    Hey everyone, I have been reading this forum for the past year or more and finally decided to join in on the fun. I live in Peterborough County on a rural lot on 1.5 acres. I am an active hunter and trapper. I also love to garden. Last year I was hit by the bird bug and got into coturnix...
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