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To catch a duck
The family: 21 ducks (mallards and khakis) - 16 hens, 4 drakes. (1 baby from a weirdly well hidden egg - she's about 8 weeks old) The setup: 5 fenced acres with a 3 acre pond. A smaller fenced yard, 3 predator proof pens. The predators: mostly stray dogs, cats, hawks. Possibly foxes, raccoons... -
Feed ducklings
My mama duck just had ducklings. She generally forages for food - we have several acres and a pond - and I supplement with a little bird seed daily. She just had ducklings. Can the ducklings have bird seed with a little brewer's yeast mixed in? I expect they'll probably start foraging with... -
Shrubs for nesting
Hello everybody. I have a female duck that refuses to nest in my yard. Every year she takes up residence with one of my neighbors (who fortunately don't mind). She seems to prefer to nest under bushes and shrubbery but I don't have any in my yard. My goal this year is to create an area in my... -
Entice ducks to property
Hey all! I have kind of a weird problem. I live on a shared pond. Every day I let my ducks out on the pond and they have taken to laying their eggs in the neighbor's yard. The neighbor hasn't complained but my hubby tells me I can't go onto my neighbor's property to get the eggs. They also... -
Broody duck won't come home
Hey all. So, for those of you who know my plight, I was going to take my duck to a lovely farm after her sister died, but my husband surprised me and brought home a duck. Well, it's a male mallard and they are getting along very well. So, my female went broody the other day and she won't come... -
Single duck - help!
So you can read my previous threads about how I've come to own a single duck. I'm toying with the idea of bringing her inside - and yes, I know ducks are social and do better with other ducks but that's just not an option. Am I better off keeping her outside, or diapering her and bringing her... -
I'm just done
So, about a month ago, one of my Pekins was acting a little off. She didn't want to go into her night pen, but I finally herded her in. The next morning, she was dead. I only had two ducks, so I went and bought a female Khaki Campbell to keep the other one from feeling sad. Well, this... -
Duck is top heavy in the water
So, my duck hurt her leg jumping the fence to get on the porch. I wanted to let her leg rest so I brought her in for a soak in the tub. I noticed as she floated, her front end sinks and her beak skims the water. Is this normal for Pekins? -
Experimental Bumblefoot (alternative) treatment
So I thought I'd post this so it helps others, whether it works or not. I bought a one year old Khaki Campbell on Sunday. She had a bumble on each of her feet on the center web near the toe, and on one she had a second on the outside edge which was smaller. I posted a picture below. So, I... -
Bumblefoot
I just picked up a new duck. She is a year old and appears to have bumblefoot on both of her feet. It looks like she has two on one foot and one on the other. Neither are swollen and they don't seem to bother her at all. They are flat, but have that black spot scab. I'm wondering if I should... -
Good news! NEED ADVICE
So, I lost my poor sweet Webster earlier this week, leaving poor Bill alone. I found a bonded pair of Khaki Campbells that I will pick up tomorrow. I need advice. First, just to be clear, Bill is FEMALE (she lays eggs). So the bonded pair is a male and a female. The gentleman selling them... -
Lonely girl
Yesterday, I unexpectedly lost one of my ducks. She seemed fine the night before, but when I woke, she was gone. She had laid a few rubber eggs leading up to her death so I think she may have had a virus. Now I have one female. Everything I've read says that it's cruel to keep just one... -
Free to good home: Ducks (Memphis area)
My husband has pretty much given me an ultimatum. Him or the ducks. I have two, beautiful, one year old female Pekins that are sweet as can be. I love them dearly, and my heart is breaking as I write this. They are PETS! They are not meat ducks. They both lay regularly so plenty of eggs... -
Ducks aren't drinking....
So, this is a weird question. It's usually not below freezing here so this isn't a huge problem. However, we have been having a cold snap where it's been below freezing for about a week. So I got tired of dragging water from the tap inside, plus I was worried that if the water froze while I... -
Plants for duck pen
Hey, all. I have a raised pen. It's a deck about a foot above the ground. It gets hosed down every day so the area underneath stays wet and swampy. I'm trying to find a plant to put there - either bushes or a ground cover - that my ducks won't eat and will keep that area looking a bit nicer... -
When do I need a vet?
Okay - so this topic has been covered ad nauseum but I'm going to post again anyway. I have two female Pekins. They stay at night in a pen with wood decking with a Dogloo for shelter. I use a polar fleece blanket for bedding. They have two litter boxes with water, one is large enough to sit... -
Vacation question - ducks
So - I'm leaving town for a few days (Fri-Sun). My two ducks have a 4 x 10 predator proof pen that they stay in at night. It has an XL Dogloo at one end and a large cat box of water at the other. The cat box is big enough for one duck at a time to get into. Normally they free range (1/2 acre... -
My daughter brought home two ducks....
So my daughter brought home two Pekin ducklings from Tractor Supply a couple of weeks ago thinking she could "set them free" when they were no longer cute. Being the responsible pet mom I am, I told her that was not an option, and went to work understanding duck care. I have two dogs, a cat...- ElleMc
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