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    Coop Door Frozen Shut - Any Tips?

    My duck coop run door is completely frozen shut. I can only access them from the coop house door. Any tips on short term solutions, e.g. thawing ice, and long term solutions, e.g. changing duck coop door design? Average temps have been 20-30°.
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    Discolored Egg - Customer Concern

    One of my duck egg customers just sent a picture of these eggs and wants me to give him a call. I personally might toss the greenish looking one (because I have plenty of eggs) but upon looking it up online it seems to not be a problem. What can I tell the customer? Is a yolk that color...
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    Duckling Bloated Stomach - Critical Condition

    I have a 10 day old duckling who is suffering from a bloated stomach. First noticed this yesterday and did research on it and didn’t find much on it besides ascites which said to be incurable and fatal. This morning I checked her again and her stomach is bigger and she is breathing very...
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    Day Old Duckling - Crooked Neck

    This duckling just hatched yesterday. It pipped in the side of the shell, not anywhere near the air sac. I’ve never seen anything quite like it before. Because it was piping in the wrong location it needed a little bit of assistance to hatch. It been born about 16 hours. It’s been flipping over...
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    Pekin Duck Suddenly Can't Walk

    Our Pekin duck has abruptly stopped being able to walk or stand. We first noticed yesterday morning. I checked her for bumble foot, for any cuts or injuries, for any lumps in stomach, and didn't find anything wrong. I massaged her belly and didn't find any eggs lodged. Video of her on ground...
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    Duck Repellent - Trying to Protect Ducks

    I’ve had ducks for years and only this summer have they decided the grass is greener on the other side of the road. I’m looking for a safe and harmless way to keep them in the yard and prevent them from crossing the road. I tried keeping them in the coop for awhile because sometimes that helps...
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    Predator Broke Into Coop Last Night - What could it be?

    A predator ripped open a hole into our secondary duck coop last night. This coop has the old chicken wire rather than hardware cloth, which the newer coop has. This is the first time I’ve ever had any issues with predators breaking into a coop. We only use this to separate males during this time...
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    Hurt Ducks - Eye infection or eye injury?

    In the last few weeks two of my ducks have developed an issue with their right eye. First it happened with one of my hens. We took her in and tried to care for the injury. We also let her be alone for a few days. Now a few days ago a Pekin drake has developed the same issue. I’m not sure if it...
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    Pekin Duck won’t walk/major limp (not jumbo Pekin)

    My Pekin duck was limping badly this afternoon when I let her out and this evening when getting the ducks in she wouldn’t walk at all and I had to carry her in. She has some black crusty spots on her feet, I’ve dealt with bumble feet before but then it was a huge black mass on the foot pad. Her...
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    How can I keep my duck run clean?

    I’m looking for suggestions on how I can keep my duck coop run area clean. Right now it’s just a muddy poopy mess and I want a way to keep it nice and clean. And as the days get warmer a way to keep the scent down as well.
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    Drake with Twisted Bill - Safe to Breed? Hereditary?

    I have a khaki Campbell drake that has a twisted bill. It was first noticed when he was about a month old. It continually twisted more and more. By now he is 8 months old and I believe the twisting has stopped. Is this a hereditary thing? Or is there some other reason this happen? Is he...
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    Feeding Ducks Green Beans

    I have a lot of frozen green beans and I recently have been giving them to my ducks. I steam them for about 15 minutes to make sure to overcook them because I read that undercooked beans are toxic to them. I plan on giving them green beans each day. Is this ok? Or should they be much more...
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    Ducks are NOT laying eggs - What’s wrong?

    I have 17 ducks. 14 females. I used to have 21 females. When I had 21 female hens I would get 12-18 eggs a day. I have 14 females currently and I am only getting 1 egg a day! And today I got 0. I’ve been getting 1 egg since 12/24. It is winter time where I am, does this have a major impact on...
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    Lethargic Duck - She is dizzy and falling

    My friend’s duck is a little off. They just noticed about an hour ago. She is a Khaki Campbell/Blue runner mix. Message from my friend: She looked like she was falling asleep standing up but we realized she wasn’t sleeping at all she was just dizzy and out of it. When all the other ducks sound...
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    Dying duckling! What do I do? Premature?

    I have a duckling that was just born yesterday it needed a lot of help to be able to hatch. It was actually incubated by its own mother however the egg got damaged so I took it inside and put it in an incubator. It had been working very hard to get out of the egg in the egg started to have that...
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    Are eggs safe to eat after being laid on?

    I have a broody hen and I was going to let her try and hatch some ducklings. I have those eggs specifically marked. However she lays on all the eggs, and she only gets off them in the late afternoon. Is it safe to eat the eggs that she’s been laying on all day? They are the ones that she’s only...
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    How to prevent/deal with a snapping turtle?

    what do you guys do when a snapping turtle is in your pond? I had one in the pond a couple months ago that tried to get a duck and we ended up catching it with a fishing hook. we just had one get one of our ducks a couple days ago. I’m going to try the same method and hopefully it’ll work. But...
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    Duck has major bloating in belly

    My Khaki Campbell Duck has major bloating in her belly. Her stomach is hard and tight. Like a balloon about to pop. She also has bumble foot, not sure if it’s connected or not. She is still pooping and drinking.
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    Duck bloated! Won’t walk- Need help

    I have a Khaki Campbell duck who I noticed wasn’t walking right. I picked her up and her belly was extremely bloated. She also had a big lump on her left side. I’ve never see this before and I have no idea what’s happening or what to do. One of the toes on her right foot is also swollen. she is...
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    Where to sell ducklings and duck eggs?

    Where do you guys go to sell ducklings and eggs and other things. I’ve been able to sell most of my stuff through Craigslist but recently I haven’t had any bites. My eggs were selling every day from our sign and cooler and then just randomly stopped. What sites are best for selling ducklings and...
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