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    spraddle leg

    one of my indian runners has an issue with one of his legs. upon closer inspection, one of his legs is actually bigger than the other. he is the smallest and chooses not to eat. is this fixable?
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    my new bowling pins are here

    look at them!
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    Hay and safety

    i'm the only member of my immediate family not allergic to hay (or anything else in the world, except penicillin and the wet insides of a pumpkin). i have been putting hay in the newly completed shed in the backyard. my ducks are scheduled to ship on the 25th (excited!). unfortunately i cut my...
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    unsupervised ducks

    the house i moved into has a garden and a pretty sturdy fence. during the weekdays, i leave for college and my parents go to work and no one is home. we have two other pets who stay outside: an ancient dog and a young siamese cat. is it okay to allow my ducks to walk around the garden when the...
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    ducks on gravel

    i just ordered three male white and fawn runner ducklings! i bought them from Cackle Hatchery earlier today. it will take a while for them to get here. i have a shed for them when they grow up (it only takes 60 days). it is on top of large smooth gravel and i'm a little worried about their...
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    multiple drakes

    i finally have my shed together and most of my supplies. i was thinking about ordering some fawn and white runner ducks from cackle hatchery. only thing is that the females are twice as much ($8.70 vs $4.65) as the males. i don't really eat eggs and i mostly just like the companionship. can i...
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    duck intelligence

    i was reading an article online that ducklings are unique in that they can imprint on any species instead of just ducks, and that this required basic abstract reasoning to determine that a human is taking care of them. i have noticed that adult ducks like to watch TV. i sometimes bring in my...
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    Economics

    so i love duckies and these will mostly be pet animals, but i had no idea how much they costed! a pekin duck eats about 1 cup of feed per day and drinks about 1 quart per day i have 80 square feed in my duck shed and it takes 60 gallons of bedding to cover the entire area 1.6" deep i buy my...
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    housing requirements

    so i used to live in a rural area but my ducks kept getting eaten my bobcats and raccoons so i eventually stopped raising them. in 2017 my home burnt down and i just recently moved out of a small trailer into a new suburban home. i'm looking forward to raising ducks again now that i have an...
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