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Vasculitis back with a vengeance
Our favorite duck (hybrid 300) came down with a bit of a limp a little before Xmas, on a Friday. Took her to the vet the following Monday, by which time the limp was much worse. He said she had vasculitis, and to treat it twice a day with a liquid oral antibiotic for the next week. On the 7th... -
Broken Down Run Substrate in Raised Bed?
I'll try to be brief. Our duck run and house are at one end of the yard towards the creek. I cover the ground with straw to keep it clean and nicer looking probably every other month. After long periods of rain, they pitter patter that stuff into a thick mud that clogs up the fence pickets and... -
House mites?
I couldn't find what I was looking for using search, so I apologize if this has been covered. Yesterday when I grabbed the eggs out of the duck house, I noticed one of them has a small 8-legged spec on it. I blew that off and started looking at the pine shavings, which admittedly needed... -
3 new ducks dominant?
Got a little tired of the 3 new ducklings jumping out of their pool and making messes in the garage. They were ready to integrate with the 4 adults this afternoon... They're about a month old. Two runners and a 300 added to an adult 300, black swedish, Cayuga, and Welsh Harlequin. I put the... -
New ducklings in hot garage
Good afternoon! Not new to the duckling game, but we have 3 ladies coming to us in the morning and this is the first time we've done this in the summer. The first time they were in the house. That's never happening again. The second and third time were in the fall and winter in a shed and... -
Tragedy struck, now we need help
Back story. We had five ducks (2 WH, 2 Cayugas, 1 BS) for two and a half years with no issues. They have their house, their pen, and free range of the backyard during the day. We live in a neighborhood in the city. They've spent several dozen nights outside of the house with no problems. At the... -
Fly control! Healthy Pen Spray
With the Arkansas heat really kicking things up a notch, flies were becoming a huge problem. I live in a subdivision, so I try to keep my ducks happy so they're quiet, and clean so the neighbors aren't bombarded with flies. We do a lot of entertaining, so our back yard and deck gets a lot of...- wallawu
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Redirecting water?
Didn't know whether to put this is gardening or DIY, but with the idea that I want this to be aesthetically pleasing with rocks and plants if possible, I went with gardening. My wife and I moved to a new house in August. It's basically a completely "flat" yard, meaning no hills, but there dips... -
Duck neck issue
I have a Cayuga that seems a bit off. Won't extend her neck to drink, so she only drinks out of their water buckets and not off the ground. She's making zero noise while all the others are chatting it up. Injuring seems unlikely, so I was thinking illness or something behavioral, like after... -
Ducks not laying after move
I have 5 female ducks (1 Blk Swd, 2 WH, 2 Cayugas) that are all between 1 and 1 1/2 years old. This time last year, we were getting 4-5+ eggs every day, but there have been some changes. We had 2 male ducks, but had to keep them penned up all the time because they were hurting the girls. The... -
Fanned feathers?
I have a 6 month old Welsh Harlequin that has just in the past few days started showing feather issues. I had a 50 pound bag of feather fixer for a potential molt (have a Black Swedish female that's almost a year old) and I started feeding that yesterday. Initially I figured this may be her... -
Easiest grass to grow?
Good afternoon! I have 7 ducks in a backyard with very compacted soil full of rocks that a heavy rear tine tiller just jumped around on. I really don't want to rent anything heavier than that. Different grasses grow in different spots, but it seems the little stickers are sprinkled in all... -
Rose "bush" was really a climber! Now what?!
I was given 3 rose "bushes" back in March and planted them in the front yard. One of them is definitely a Knockout and has bloomed and bushed out beautifully. The second basically shot straight up with two really thick stems covered in thorns and flowered at the top, maybe to reach more early... -
Her First Lay!
I walked outside last night doing my usual routine herding the ducks into their house. They're 5 and a half months old, currently 2 male (Black Swedish & Welsh Harlequin), 1 female (Black Swedish. We have 4 young females waiting in the "wings" to be grown up enough to join them). I decided... -
How to rehome ducks
Afternoon, everybody! Some of you have responded to my threads about ending up with 5 males out of a straight run of 6 ducklings. Now they're getting to the point where they're getting aggressive (~4.5 months), and it's time to give 3 of them a new home. My future mother-in-law and her... -
2 Mallard Drakes, 1 Welsh Harlequin Drake (All almost 3 1/2 mos)
I'm in Little Rock, AR. I'm willing to drive a little bit to make sure these go to a good home. They've been free ranging during the day, go into their house around dark, on their own. The mallards can fly and love the water, as you can imagine. They fly less than 10 yards, about 5 feet off...- wallawu
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Are these males? How do I choose who to keep?
Well, my straight run of 6 from TS seems to consist of 5 drakes. They were born mid-April. The mallards are starting to get that lighter grey on them, and a little green on their heads. The larger of the two Welsh Harlequins that we thought was a girl is now getting a liiiiittle green on the... -
Do I NEED a duck pen?
Hello! Our duck house is almost complete, ready for our 6 ducks that are about 2 months old. I don't have the pen built yet, and I'm starting to wonder if I need to. We live in a neighborhood in the city with a normal sized backyard (probably 50ft x100ft) and a LOT of tree coverage. We have... -
Moss in duck pen?
Before i make their permanent home in the yard, i wanted to run somethin by you folks. I'm planning on putting the pen in a pretty shady part of the yard that only gets direct light for maybe 4 hours a day. With 90-100 degree days in the summer, i dont wanna come home to cooked ducks. With it... -
Balding duckling at one month?
This poor guy cant catch a break. Hes had leg troubles, an upper respiratory infection, and has been pretty much the bottom dog in the pile when it comes to his 5 buddies. I make sure i put the food with the brewers yeast on top in front of him when i feed them. His walking has improved and i...