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    Duck with neurological issues, doesn't gain weight, need advice

    Hi all, Rascal is a 4 year old Crested Appleyard drake who had been diagnosed with permanent neurological disorder. The vet was able to conclude this because he doesn't walk much anymore and sometimes has what looks like minor seizure episodes and because all his tests (blood, poop and Xrays)...
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    Modern Duck mansion

    It took a while to design this duck mansion, I call it the Quackingham Palace The shed is a modern, one slope roof, wood construction, featuring 1 large transom window for maximum light and 2 large windows for air circulation. Safety of my ducks was a priority. The run features 19 gauge...
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    Duck ovarian cancer

    Good evening all, I took my Daisy (almost 5 years old, crested silver appleyard)to the vet today because she wasn't acting like herself only to discover a large growth around the ovaries which is most likely ovarian cancer. Unfortunately its too late to do anything about it medically. She...
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    Any way to stop ducks from mating?

    Is there a way to stop drakes to want to mate? I have 6 pet ducks (3 pairs) oldest are 4 years old, i'm not interested in ever breeding them and i don't care for the egg production to be honest. They're just my buddies however they are all not getting along at this time of the year and have to...
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    Is my duck in pain??

    Hi everyone, How to tell if my duck is in pain? My call duck may have sprained her leg, her leg is sliding out from underneath her when she stands. Is this what happens when they hurt their leg? She mostly sits now. She's also usually very vocal, making all kinds of noises when I talk to her...
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    How to fatten up a duck for the winter?

    HI Everyone, I have a young Appleyard hen who's laying eggs. She's extremely hyper, always busy roaming the yard (without too many breaks) from the morning until i put her away to bed. She's a little thin compared to my other ducks and I'm worried she'll be cold in the winter. I feed her a...
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    When will my ducks get their full color?

    Hi everyone, I have 2 young Appleyards that I hatched myself, they are 3.5 months old and still pure white color (see my profile pic). This is weird to me because when I bought their parents last year, they were 4 months old and had their full color. I just don't see the babies getting their...
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    Chipmunks stealing duck food! How to stop them?

    Hi Everyone! A chipmunk had discovered my yard with an abundance of duck food and now he's there all day long taking duck food away! My ducks don't even get any! Is there any household products (safe for ducks) that help to keep those buggers away?? Anything besides live trapping them?
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    Ducky politics or hormones?

    Hi All, I've had my Appleyard drake and a hen for over a year now and decided to get a call duck in November. A call duck drake is all they had so i got him. I slowly introduced the call duck to the other two and at first they pecked at him (because he's small) and chased him around but then...
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    Nesting on no eggs. Why?

    Hi there, From previous posts I shared that my duck stopped laying eggs. That hasn't really normalized and now she's sitting in her nest with no eggs. She sits there all morning long. Why does she do that if she has no eggs? I don't think she's egg bound or anything. Thank you,
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    Dancin ducks

    I call this the happy feet dance. Does anyone else's duck do that? Does anyone know why they do that? Its too cute!
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    Egg laying problems!!

    Hi everyone, I thought my duck problem would go away but it hasn't and now I'm concerned. My Appleyard had been great at laying eggs, she laid 50 eggs in a row and then took a break. Coming out of her break she started laying these really weird eggs- one day it'll be a monster sized and the...
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    What do your ducks do when let out to free range the backyard?

    It's finally warm enough to let the ducks out in the backyard during the day, all the snow is finally melting and creating lots of puddles! My ducks, especially Daisy LOVES to sample all the puddles in our backyard. She could stand there all day slurping all the water! Here's a video proof. What...
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    HELP! My duck may have impacted crop!

    Hi everyone! Please have a look at the image below and tell me if my female duck has an impacted crop! She eats non stop, drinks good, poops lots too. I picked her up for the second day now and have been massaging her crop, also gave her some olive oil prior to that. The crop isn't hard at all...
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    How to tame a pet duck?

    Hey everyone, So I finally got my 2 special appleyard ducks last Friday, they are 4 months old and came from a farm where they were raised by hand but then let outside to hang out with many other domestic ducks. They are currently a bit scared of humans and run away from me if im in their pen...
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    Getting a mating pair of Appleyard ducks

    Hey Guys! So I'm new to duck ownership and I'm looking to pick up a pair of Appleyard ducks (not ducklings) as pets. The area I live in doesn't have many people that sell those types of ducks but I found a farm that does (yay!), however they ONLY sell them in mating pairs! Originally I was...
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