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Anyone know why she sits like this?
Anyone know why my runner has been sat like this most of the time for the last day or so? stays all tucked up like that when she is walking too but she isn't venturing very far at the moment Only other time i have ever seen them do this is when it is has been raining really hard and they stand... -
Day old Duckling not eating / drinking
My duck finally hatched a duckling yesterday after much waiting and failed attempts over the previous days / weeks, she is still sat on 3 more eggs, but now has a day old duckling in there with her, i have a camera up in there and have been keeping a close eye on them and the duckling hasn't... -
How long do i leave the ducks sitting?
Ok, i left my runners to their own devices with the eggs, and we are on day 27 now of the eggs being sat on and i am starting to worry that things might not be going to plan and wonder about the next steps.... It started with one of them sitting, but about 10 days ago one of the others decided... -
Naturally raised ducklings, anything i should know?
OK, we decided that whilst having some new ducklings in the flock would be good, we didn't want to be getting an incubator and all of the set up needed and doing things that way, not least because we wouldn't have had the time to be turning eggs and keeping on top of things, so we decided that... -
Hatching baby ducks?
OK, so i have been giving some serious thought now to hatching some of the eggs that the ducks are producing, and i have looked at many sites online which all give you plenty of information on what to do and what you need etc, but i wondered if there were any real world stories from other owners... -
Runner Duck Mating season?
Is there a 'season' for mating, or is it a constant thing? I added some runners to the flock, and the single drake is jumping on top of all of the ducks, all of the time, and they don't want it, plus some have old injuries that i don't want to be affected, so i wondered if this would be a... -
How long for a ducks mating season?
I am finding such varied answers online, so i thought i would ask actual owners... How long will a duck be in season? i have a young male runner who is really terrorising the others and wondered how long he will be doing it I know its natural, but he is really being aggressive with some of... -
Silent duck?
OK, so we have a duck, bit of a mixed breed thing, we originally thought we bought all females, but have always had suspicions that this one turned out to be male, anyway, recently 'he' has started to look like he is trying to call out but is making no sound, like if you looked out the window... -
Ducks Limping, any idea on the cause?
OK, we had a duck that was limping, and after a few trips to the vet, and a trial of a few different treatments, we finally got things sorted and she was fine. For reference it was a Baytril 2.5% Oral solution antibiotic that did the trick Anyway, yesterday we noticed one of the other ducks had... -
Treatment of Lice on our ducks
One of our ducks this morning seemed a little off her game, and after a check over it seems she has Lice, a quick trip to the vets seemed to be a pointless journey as they suggested that we get some Carbaryl 5% Dust, which i have looked at, and found its illegal in the UK so it isn't something... -
Large natural pond
Has anyone got any experience with building and setting up a large natural pond for their ducks? I have had ours now for 6 months, and we put in a large plastic pond for them, set up with a good pump and a large filter made from a water butt, it does ok, pull a few bits from the pump once a... -
Duck nest boxes?
We have 9 ducks ( 5 Aylesbury, 2 Runner & 2 Campbells ) and they share a large house, 8ft x 6ft, so room to next is no issue, but they have started to lay all in one place, seems like they are sharing the nest and taking turns, but i have 2 issues..... The first issue is that they are nesting...- Lowerbarn
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Will they get along soon?
We recently got 5 female Aylesbury ducks, around 24 weeks old, and a week later added 2 female runners, around 12 weeks old, and the runners are desperately trying to make friends but the others are just chasing them away and pecking at them. It's only been 2 days, not expecting instant happy...