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Feather loss
I noticed one of my girls had some feather loss on her back. I assumed it might be from the other girls or (as I posted in the duck forum) we have a male duck so I didn’t stress to much about it but when I grabbed her I noticed her belly is bald also. She is acting normal, eating and drinking...- MrsA82
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- Forum: Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures
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Breeding Ducks
So it has come to my (apparently slow to catch up) attention that one of my two female ducks is not a female! Since they free range with our chickens, it's my understanding that we should get rid of the male. Obviously, we don't want our female duck alone so we need to get a companion for her... -
Introducing ducks
We had 2 ducklings that were almost 6 weeks old. We naively put them in their new pen over the weekend and one got taken by a predator last night (assuming raccoon or possum). I am devastated! 7 chickens, a small dog, and a mini pig and this is the first animal we've lost to a predator!! We... -
Heat plate
I have a heating plate from Premier 1 that I used for my chicks and I am wondering if they are safe for use with ducklings? So far I’ve only seen heat lamps used with ducklings and they make me nervous. -
Pasty butt
Hi everyone! I am a first time chicken owner with chicks that are around 2 weeks old. We got them from a local feed store. I am trying to wrap my head around pasty butt. I've read about it and looked at pictures. What I am seeing with my chicks is poop sticking to their little fluffy butts but...- MrsA82
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- Forum: Raising Baby Chicks