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    Mistakenly bought medicated chick starter for ducks...

    I just realized I bought the medicated chick starter instead of the unmedicated flock raiser feed for my day old ducklings. It's 9pm here and the store is closed, but I can get the right feed first thing in the morning. Should I remove the medicated food and leave them foodless overnight?
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    Keeping ducks safe from bald eagles, etc

    Hey all!! My khaki campbell flock of 9 one-year-old ducks love to spend time out of the pen in the creek, sun bathing, etc. BUT we have some nesting bald eagles in the field near our house. We also have other predators that I want to protect them from. I'm considering building a large hoop...
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    What's this weird spot in my duck egg?

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    Egg bound duck?

    We found our first couple of duck eggs this morning - 9 ducks and 2 eggs so several haven't laid yet. I just let them out of their pen to free range and noticed one trailing far behind the others (not normal at all) walking VERY painfully slow. Her rear end/low belly area is swollen and to the...
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    First duck eggs... now what?!

    We have 9 Khaki Campbells and this morning found 2 eggs in their pen! They free range a LOT so I'm now thinking... what if they've been laying them for awhile?! Will do a search today. We also have not confirmed that all 9 ducks are female, in fact I'm fairly sure that at least one is male...
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    Should we rehome our drake?

    We have 11 ducks that are now around 13 weeks old. 9 of them are female Khaki Campbells and 2 of them are Pekins that were given to us. One of the Pekins has turned out to be a drake. Our goal with our flock is to have eggs upon eggs... but no more baby duckies. He's becoming aggressive and...
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    Did my ducks forget I'm their mama? :(

    My flock of 9 khaki campbells used to follow me around, especially when I talked to them, but recently they've totally lost interest in me and actually run away from me if I'm near them. When they're free ranging, they choose the opposite end of the yard from where I am. :( Is this just their...
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    Adding ducks to our flock...

    I was contacted by a friend asking if I could take on her two ducks, adding them to my nine. I'm not sure what considerations I should make before committing to that, but... what's 2 more ducks!?! ;) What questions should I be asking and what should I be considering before making this commitment?
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    Duck food in container or scattered on ground?

    Does the duck food HAVE to be in a container or do they prefer it on the ground? I have it in a bowl right now and the tiny wild birds are getting into the pen and eating all the food. Trying to come up with a solution that'd at least limit how much the little birds are getting, so my ducks get...
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    Small birds can get through poultry wire?

    We covered our outdoor duck pen with poultry wire - the openings in the wire are larger than chicken wire, but not so large that a predator could get in. That said, we have a lot of starlings and swallows visiting the ducks and EATING THEIR FOOD. What can I do to keep these small birds from...
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    How long do they need grit?

    I got my "day old" Khaki Campbells on May 4th, making them around 3ish weeks old (however, I really think they are older than 3 weeks old.) They are outdoors full time, now, and LOVING the warm weather and freedom they have to run around!! Their pen has a dirt floor with Rosewood horse bedding...
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    Found small egg in yard after storm

    We just had a crazy thunderstorm and found this small egg in the yard beneath an ornamental cedar - the nest seems to be way high up in the tree. Is there anything we can do?
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    Free range / creek access?

    Hey all!! We are just loving our baby ducklings to pieces. I'm brainstorming a bit for the summer ahead. We have a creek that runs through our property. It's not near their outdoor pen, but I plan to sit out with the ducks for a few hours daily to let them free range and I'm wondering if...
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    Duckling with a hurt leg

    We have day old ducklings and one has a hurt leg, he keeps rolling over onto his back because he can't stand on one leg. Is there any hope?
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    Hello from Oregon

    Hey there!! I'm a soon-to-be-duck-mama and I'm very new to this!! (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I've raised game hens but that's the extent of my birdy-experience. We are bringing home ducklings soon!!: ) (2) How many chickens do you have right now? We will...
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    Old chicken coop and what else? :)

    First timer here!! I have 10 Khaki Campbells arriving in a couple of weeks - we duck egg lovers and finally live on property and can have our own ducks!! I need a little help being fully prepared before they arrive! I have a chicken coop on the property and am thinking I'll build an outdoor...
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