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Cut leg on duck WWYD
morning, This morning my duck Alice had her leg caught in some old string in a tree. I unhooked her and it’s not too bad of a cut but it looks about 1/2cm deep. It is bleeding a little. I don’t know if I should take her to the bird vet or if I can just wash her leg here at home? I’m mainly... -
Duck bill weird?
Hey, Was wondering if anyone could tell me what's going on with my ducks bill? He is a very injured duck, he got attacked and has a spinal Injury - he had been stuck inside for the last 3 weeks and he can't walk. He's getting better slowly. I just wondered why his beak is going like that? It... -
Duck egg hatching question
Hello, One of my girls has been sitting on eggs for a few weeks. She has done this before and never committed long enough for anything to happen, however I checked the eggs this afternoon and there are dark looking marks on the inside. It looks like there is ducklings in there, but I can't find... -
Broody ducks, Will they take care of themselves?
Hi all, My 3 girls are broody for the first time, and over the last couple of weeks I have seen them gathering leaves and sticks and making a big nest in their houses. I normally collect the eggs each morning but ive been very sick and my lazy partner hasnt done it! I went down yesterday to... -
The rewards of hand raising ducks :)
A few days ago I purchased 3 Buff Orpington ducks of about 6 months old. I have 2 beautiful khaki campbell drakes of the same age, which i have hand raised. These new girls, and while lovely, are not used to people, and run away when i even flinch a muscle in their direction. It has made me... -
Introducing females to my boys - help please :)
Hey there all, My 2 khaki campbell boys are about 6 months old. I want to introduce 2 female buff orpingtons in with them. I am just wondering if I would need to keep them seperated at night times? Or would that just depend how they get along? I'm a little scared cos I certainly don't want... -
Urgent injured duck
Hey guys, We have come home today and jenny out khaki Campbell drake is holding his leg up against him. He is sitting down whenever he can. And when he stands up he holds his foot up as if it is all shriveled up. I will post a photo. Im just running him a luke warm bath now so he can float and... -
Bloody beak :(
Hello friendly people, I was very upset to come home today and see one of my drakes beaks is cracked and bleeding. It is not an enormous amount of blood, but it looks cracked. I don't know if it's because of the weird weather (raining a lot and going from hot to cold - possible dry or... -
Drake courtship?
Hey, My two khaki Campbell's have been doing strange movements lately, which I think is a mating thing. They put their necks down and shudder almost like they are vomiting and then all the hair stands up on their heads. They also bib their heads up and down a lot while swimming. I don't have any... -
2 boys...now what?!
Hi all! So my two khaki Campbell's ducks are 12 weeks old now. We didn't know the sex of our babies and it is now apparent to us that we have two boys! For a long time we thought we had one girl and one boy. We have determined this because both of them are developing green feathers all over... -
Skittish ducky.. :/
Hey :) My 2 Khakis are 9 weeks old now. One is getting increasingly skittish...from a baby she was always the shy one, but now she runs unless I have treats! The other guy is so clingy and affectionate! Aside from treats, sitting/talking with them, is there anything else I can do to make her... -
Ovations?
Hi, might be a silly question but I don't understand the Ovation this next to your avatar on your profile. I generally use my phone when using byc and had never seen this before until I logged on using my lap top. what is this feature? Thanks Katie- ktduck
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Wing question?
It's a night of worry for me, I think I am being ultra paranoid... But I need some piece of mind. Francis's wings are coming through and on one side the wings are poking up. On his left side the wings are growing underneath the feathers, but on the right they are growing over the top. Is this... -
Help please my duckling is vomiting a lot !!
Very worried about my 4 week old duckling vomiting up a lot of food and water and shaking his head around. The poor thing is really sick, I don't know what to do. Got him floating in a warm bath at the moment, he is drinking a lot of wAter now. I don't know if it's because I gave him too many...- ktduck
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Help my duckling is vomiting a lot!!!!
Please help my duckling has been vomiting a lot for ab- ktduck
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HELP!! ASAP!! My duckling is vomiting!!
Hi, really worries about my duckling he has vomited 3 times in the last 5 minutes, he is only vomiting up food like peas and kale I am so worried about the poor baby. I think maybe I fed him too much treats :(((( -
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA.. I know it's a long shot
Just wondering if any Brissy people are on byc? A long shot I know...- ktduck
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How old til introducing new ducklings??
Hi all, Thanks for all the advice I've received in regArds to my novice questions! My khaki Campbell's are 4 and a half weeks old and I would like to get them some friends. I am thinking 1 x Pekin and 1 x welsh harlequin. What is the best age to introduce them to my khakis? I would most... -
Aggressive 3 wk old duckling
Hi all, My khaki Campbell's are 3 and a half weeks old now, and one of them tonight has started to become really aggressive. I have 2 ducklings, and Francis is starting to peck Jennie in the face when she comes near him, they are normally best friends and jump all over each other. But now Jennie... -
Worried. Duckling fell!
I might be just worrying about nothing but one of our ducklings fell the other day. He seemed fine and was acting very normal. Since then he seems to have gotten quite fat, in comparison to our other duckling he is very big. He also keeps resting on the back of his legs, he will walk/run for a...