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  1. samuelsonfarm

    southern Michigan/northern ohio

    Please use the Buy Sell Trade section for all poultry sales, re-homing, etc. Thank you.
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    Hatchery surprise

    Hi all, I ordered 5 ducklings from Ideal hatchery last week. I was surprised to fond 10 male chicks the box! I thought might toss in a male duck or two, but 10'roosters??? What on earth am I going to do with 10 roosters? Anyone in southern Michigan/northern Ohio want them? They're yours for free!
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    Lone Duckling- Southeast Michigan

    Well, our late hatch was a miserable failure. Only 2 of 17 hatched, and one was llame and died about 24hrs after hatching. Now I've got one adorable lone duck. I'm praying that on a whim someone nearby has some newly hatched ducklings and would be willing to sell even just one of them! I am so...
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    Dog attack. Twice. I am devastated.

    Hello all. I have only now gotten up the mental strength to type out the nightmare that my family has gone through in the last week. Last Friday my kids, husband and I witnessed 2 dogs come out of nowhere and kill our beloved Paprika and injure 2 other ducks in our flock. It was so horrible I...
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    Introducing New Ducks to the Flock

    Tomorrow I will be picking up 5 Khaki Females (about 3mo old) to add to my flock. Right now we have 4 females and 4 drakes, mixed breeds, abotu 1yr old. What is the best way to introduce these new girls to the flock? Should I make them a separate pen for them to hang out during the day? I've...
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    Humane Culling

    Our flock of 5 hens and 5 drakes need to shrink by at least 3 drakes. I've raised these ducks from babies, and this will be very difficult for me, but we are raising these ducks for eggs, and the drakes are tormenting the females day and night. I don't want to loose the girls, so the boys must...
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    What to look for when buying adult ducks?

    Hello Fellow Duck Fanatics- I am trying to find some female adult ducks to add to our flock (5 female, 5 drakes). I just saw someone post some ducks on craigslist, but when I asked what gender they were, he said he didn't know how to tell the difference!!! I don't know how you keep ducks and...
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    No eggs for so long!

    Any tips on how to stimulate egg production in my flock? We haven't had a single egg in 2 months. We have 5 females in egg producing age. The have a light in their shed at night, plenty of food and water and exercise. I know it's been a cold winter, but we would love to start seeing eggs again!
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    Botulism?

    Hi All, We went away for an overnight stay, and when we came home this evening (about 30hrs we were actually gone) one of our 3mo old indoor ducks (very small fawn and white runner) was acting very limp and seemed to have no energy. I immediately gave her a warm bath and food, and she gobbled...
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    Bleeding Pinfeather on Pekin Duck

    Hi All, I notice my Pekin Drake "Pickle" had some blood on his feathers yesterday. I brought him in today to examine him, so I first gave him a nice warm bath. Immediately blood started dripping from one of his pinfeathers on his wing (he is molting right now). I am not sure how to help him/ I...
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    EMERGENCY- Bubbles/blisters on ducklings feet--HELP

    Help! I noticed this evening that both of my 8wk ducklings have huge baloon looking webbing on their feet. It is warm to touch, and pretty puffy, looks fluid filled. They are both walking fine, dispite what looks to me like a very severe infection. Has anyone experienced this? THeir current...
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    Introducing ducklings to the flock

    I have 2 ducklings who are 6 weeks old, and I am more than ready to have them out with the rest of the flock. We live in Michigan, it I very cold this winter. The ducklings have most of their feathers at this point. What would be a good system for introducing them to the flock? I have a small...
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    Brooding ducklings in winter

    Hi all, I have a couple of 3 week old ducklings (who I'm absolutely in love with) and as you all know, at this age they are very messy! My current set up is this: They spend the night in a Rubbermaid with a towel in the bottom. No food or water at night (I know, they are a bit young for...
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    Crying Ducklings!

    Hi all, We have two ADORABLE week old ducklings we hatched ourselves. These little guys have imprinted on us and cry constantly if weare not in view. At night they are crying constantly since the broader is in our living room. Does anyone have any tips on how to make them more independant, or...
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    First Hatch!

    Hello Everyone, I am at the point of pure excitement. I have 2 eggs in my incubator that are on day 24, and when I went in to candle them this evening I heard a faint peep, and it looks like one of the ducklings has broken through the air sac inside the egg! I am over the moon excited! I've...
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    So...so...sad- Miissing Duck--Can A Refrigerated Egg Hatch?

    Hello all, It's been a while since I've posted here on this forum, mostly because everything with our ducks has been going WONDERFULLY. Unfortunately, we have had some tragedy strike our flock. Yesterday morning when I went to let the ducks out of their shed I realized that 3 of my ducks were...
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    Bullying-Ducks are so mean!

    Hi there everyone, This is my first flock of ducks, so I'm new to all of this! I have 13 ducks in all, they were hatched May 26th of this year. One of my drakes (a cayuga) has had a limp from very early on in his life. We've tried everything we could to get him well, but it seems as though he's...
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    Head Bobbing

    Well, I'm new to ducks, but it seems my 3mo old flock is starting to get a bit twiterpated if you know what I mean! I've seen lots of head bobbing around the pool and the males are climbing on top of the females too. I don't think any have successfully mated yet. My question is: what should I...
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    Duck toenail, limping, help!

    have a male jumbo pekin that is 3 months old. We noticed today he was limping badly. I examined him and his left leg seems larger/swollen and hot. The toe nail on the "thumb" is darker, soft and shorter than the one the other leg. So far I have just brought him inside for a nice warm bath in the...
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    Feed needs of Foraging Ducks

    I have 13 ducks about 7 weeks old. They are free ranging all day from 7am to 8pm, they have access to several ponds, lots of grassy land with bugs galore. I give them one oatmeal can (I would guess about 6 cups) full of food in the morning when they get up, and another same sized serving around...
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