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    Injured duck leg with no sign of injury

    Hello all, I have a strange issue going on with the two ducks that I own and maybe someone might be able to help me figure out what's going on. So I have two male crested Pekin ducks and they live indoors with me. They're both two and a half years old and have not experienced any other health...
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    Duck with Mucus in Eye

    For the longest time one of my ducks keeps having (what I believe to be) mucus discharge from his eyes and I cannot figure what's going on with it. It's a clear mucus and he's not experiencing foamy eye and it makes the feathers around his eyes all crusty and needs to be scrubbed daily. He...
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    Duck not eating

    So I have 2 crested pekin ducks and they're both indoor ducks. Both have them have been acting perfectly fine except one suddenly stopped eating anything. He still drinks a lot of water and acts normally, wandering around the house, preening himself, etc (although he hasn't been quacking as...
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    Drakes Suddenly Fighting

    I have two white-crested ducks, they're both brothers and drakes, and almost 3 months old. Just this morning, for whatever reason, they just started fighting each other. They would walk up to each other and start chatting, and then a few seconds later, they would immediately start biting each...
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    Duck Diapers

    I've been trying to get my two ducks to wear diapers since they like to be around the house. The only issue is that they like to fight having it put on them and once they get it on, they tend to freak out and run around the place wildly. Does anyone happen to have any tips to put diapers on...
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    Water dripping from ducks' nose?

    So I got a couple of ducks and they're about 2 months old now. I just noticed the other day that one of them has water (I think it's water at least. It's a clear liquid that doesn't look like mucus) that sometimes constantly drips out of his nose. I mostly see it starting to drip from his...
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    A couple duck questions

    How loyal are ducks compared to geese? Given that I raise one from an egg and have it imprint on me, will it still follow me everywhere after becoming an adult?
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    Storing Waterfowl Food

    I was wondering what is the best way to store waterfowl food for prolonged periods of time so that it will still remain fresh? I was thinking of getting a galvantized tin can to store it in outside, but am worried that it's not heat or cold resistant enough. Or are the tin cans actually good...
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    Pet Goose Questions

    I have a couple of questions regarding my pet goose that I would appreciate some help with. For my first question, my American Buff gosling is almost 5 weeks old now and he's been doing fine. The only problem is that he's been trying to bite and eat all paper, newspaper, and plastic bags he...
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    Minty Green Poop and Lethargic Goose

    Hello, I have an American buff goose and he's about 4 weeks old. Just starting today he's been a lot more lethargic than usual and his poop has been very watery as well as minty green with some yellow/white mixed in. He usually will follow me around, but today, he's been either following...
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    Goose discipline?

    What is the most effective method in disciplining a goose? Mine is very stubborn and is very determined to chew hair and nip fingers. I have tried bopping him on the head, saying stop, pulling his head away, even hissing but he just continues like nothing happened. Do I just keep doing it and...
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    Best type of goose for indoor pet?

    I am trying to get a pair of geese as pets, I will not be breeding or eating them but raising them as loving pets, bonus if they can watch the house too. Which breeds are more loyal, docile, quiet, and not aggressive? Are the ganders more aggressive than the females? What genders should I get...
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    Looking for farms selling goslings

    Hello, I have been looking around Maryland, trying to find a farm that might sell gosling, but haven't had much luck with trying to find one. I was wondering if anyone knew of a farm anywhere in Maryland/northern Virginia area that might sell goslings. Thank you in advance!
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    Newbie help, does this Embden goose egg look good so far? 9 Days

    On my second try trying to hatch geese now, out of 4 eggs this time it looks like only one looks promising... can anyone help me verify please? This is after 9 days. I wasn't sure if I had to clean the egg, I couldn't find any solid advice about it. I did spray the eggs with water once a day...
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    Question about Geese Incubation

    Hello, I recently just got some Embden Geese eggs, which I am currently incubating. Since I am new to this, I am having a little bit of trouble controlling the humidity within the incubator. I'm doing everything I can to try and decrease the humidity, but it keeps staying around 80%-85%. I've...
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    Looking for farm/hatchery/etc. in Maryland (or around MD) for geese hatching eggs

    Anyone know of a local farm, hatchery, etc in Maryland or around Maryland (willing to go out of state as long as it's not like 2 states over) that will sell geese eggs for hatching? Preferably American Buff geese.
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    Need help seeing if American Buff geese eggs are developing fine please?

    Hi, I am hatching 4 American Buff geese eggs for the first time (first time hatching eggs ever) and I tried looking some of the resources here but some links seem to be broken and would appreciate any advice based on pics I've taken. I'm incredibly nervous and just want to make sure the eggs are...
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