My duck appears fine now, but I'm wondering if she was egg bound and managed to pass it and wondering if there is any farther concern. I was out of town and my dad was watching my ducks for me. He sent me the below picture on Sunday. I feared egg binding, but I didn't really know what to do as i...
I have a flock of 10 ducks that I've been keeping in my barn at night. After consideration, I think this is the best place for a permanent, overnight duck house. It's along my arena near my barn and house and has general daytime protection by being in the center of my other farm animals and...
I just purchased a flock of 6 adult (about a year old) Ancona ducks four days ago and one has been walking with what appears to be a limp. She rocks heavily from side to side and falls over if she tries to run. I contacted the person I got them from to see if it was an older injury but she...
I'm wanting to get a few ducks for egg laying but NOT breeding... Except most ducklings aren't sexed so it's a gamble. How do you ensure you're getting all females? Or what do you end up doing with the males? It seems the only for sure way to get females is to purchase adult ducks which I'm fine...