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    Duck with Liver mass inflammatory response in lungs

    Hi. Has anyone heard of soft tissue masses on or near the liver. Loretta is 2 years old, and pekin. My vet said it was a bleak prognosis but they have no way of telling what it is or how it will hurt her, only that hope is not scarce. She was seen for fast breathing and fatigue, and they ruled...
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    Sick duck again, not sure what’s going on

    So, my Loretta has had her second implant, stopped laying, has arthritis in her leg, but otherwise was doing real good. Then she started panting a few days ago. I brought her to vet, blood work looked good, but she lost over a pound, eyes are little red. I’ve noticed her appetite going down as I...
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    Wing Molt Issues

    We’ve been going through a lot of issues with my precious 1.5 year old pekin, Loretta these last months. She has a well monitored case of bumblefoot, she was laying weird eggs, and not getting through her molt well at all. We did an implant to stop egg production to give this little girl a much...
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    Hormonal Implanta and Bumblefoot. My gal can’t catch a break.

    So, my sweet year and a half old Loretta has been struggling with her molt, laying goofy thin and rough eggs, had a blood feather break, is getting overbred by her brother (not biological) and now has Bumblefoot on both feet. :(. I brought her to the vet this morning and they took blood, did...
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    Duck Egg Shells thin and bumpy.

    So, My 1.5 year old Pekin has always laid great, hard-shelled eggs with no blemishes. Lately, her shells have been rough, thin, and full of calcium deposits or rough build up bumps. I always thought those bumps meant too much calcium. But then, thin shells meant not enough. She gets one to two...
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    Is this a fertilized egg?

    I’ve hatched fertilized eggs in an incubator, but never had a drake around until now. I know you’re supposed to look for a bullseye of some kind to tell if an egg is fertile, so I attached this picture wondering if that’s exactly what I’m seeing. My drake is only 3 months old and hardly...
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    Duck Entertainment

    Since I’m always on here seaking advice, I thought I’d share something positive for a change, and that is simply that I found something that keeps my ducks entertained for hours, and am hopeful it might even help with boring winters. This cheap little toy for chickens found at Tractor Supply was...
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    Girl or boy? Quacking now rasping.

    So, I have a 6 week old Peking duck. When it was about 3 weeks or 4 weeks, she started having isolated quacks that were increasing as the day went by. This was much earlier than my previous ladies. But then she went back to baby tweets entirely, and as of a few days ago she sounds like a raspy...
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    • girl or boy quack sexing ducks what sex is my duck
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    How to Feed Ducks with Different Nutritional Needs?

    Ok. I know I ask a lot on here, but just when I had duck raising down, we changed our duck dynamic and everything is new and confusing again. I was fortunate that I used to have two girls hatched together, always on the same nutritional regiment. But now I have one adult laying duck, and one...
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    • baby ducks with adults ducks of different ages feed nutrition
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    Duckling eating 1/4 to 1/2 inch rocks!

    I have a new duck who is a little over 3 weeks old. I got her as a companion for my other duck who just lost her life partner a couple weeks ago. Their friendship is developing great, but I must say this duck isn’t operating on all cylinders. She has bitten and lacerated my eye, chases my dog...
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    One of my two Ducks died...what to do

    I had the honor of hatching and raising two beautiful, quirky, silly, and happy pekin ducks, Loretta and Whitebeard. They were both female, and turned one years old on Sunday. That morning, Whitebeard had a prolapsed cloaca and after bringing her to an emergency vet, she was fine and I scheduled...
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    Questions about duck health and behavior

    so, I post questions here from time to time and often folks are really helpful, so thank you all for helping out. Today, Whitebeard, one of my Pekin ducks, who is about 8 months old, there up. She has done it before in the past while in a car, but I had chocked that up to motion sickness and...
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    First Winter in Cold Minnesota with ducks

    So, I’ve asked these questions in the past, but I’m asking again because I’m still paranoid. This is my first winter with two Peking ducks. I have read so many things about how to keep ducks warm and healthy in winter but there are so many vague explanations. I’ve been monitoring the situation...
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    Strange thing found in duck egg

    I have two female Pekin ducks and today when cracking one of their eggs, I found a nasty thing. From afar it almost looked like an embryo, but there are no male ducks around. Then I looked closed and I don’t know what the heck it is, but also noticed the yolk looked funny on one side...
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    One duck not laying

    I have two Pekin Ducks. They hatched on May 5th this year, and at five months old, Loretta, my smaller duck starting laying an egg a day. Whitebeard, who is larger, and was born with a pale beak, has not laid a single egg. I know this because I have a duck cam. I would think she was a drake, but...
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    Mites or Lice

    So, I’ve noticed little bugs crawling round the area where my coop is and even getting in the house. Sometimes my two Pekin Ducks will itch their heads with their feet, but it never seems excessive. They have a fresh pool everyday and plenty of water. I’m wondering if I should be trying to get...
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    Preparing for cold cold winter with Pekin Ducks

    Hi. I have two Peking ducks and have built a small (4’X6’) coop for them with a 12’ run. In the summer, they have a pool in the run and are really only in there if I need to leave, which is not often as I work from home. Otherwise they just play in the yard. I am worried as winter approaches. I...
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    Panting, Enlarged stomach, what gives?

    I am looking for a duck expert. I have two Peking ducks, age 6 weeks. We lost one duck at ten days with the cause unknown. My ducks are always panting on and off. It’s seems wholly unrelated to heat. I have them indoors, air conditioning, and turn fans on them per vet recommendation. I built...
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    Duckling Death, Panting

    I recently hatched three ducklings. Everything was going great. I was using a mixture of large pine flakes and nesting hay for their bedding, I created a way to keep water spillage away from their sleeping area, I keep their temp around 90 degrees the first week but allowed for cooler spaces if...
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