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    Is this really how a brooder heat plate should be?

    Could this brooder plate be too HOT? (Photo attached) I'm a first time chicken lady, have had ducks though. I have four chicks are approaching 1 week old and one chick who is approaching 2 weeks old. I've been using a 250W red heat bulb that is placed about 2 or 2.5 feet up from the bottom...
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    Will a male pekin try to breed a much smaller breed?

    I have a 3 year old duck with birth defects who can't tolerate being bred or attempted to be bred. We don't want ducklings anyways and always have had 2 girl ducks. The "sister" duck (different breed but been together since day 1) recently got killed and carried off by something (we are now...
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    Duck thinks I'm her drake?? Can this be stopped?

    We have 2 female ducks and recently got rid of our drake a few weeks ago due to him hurting our 'special needs' duck--that story is at the end of this post if you're curious. No worries, drake went back to the farm he came from and has lots of girls, a legitimate pond, etc. The girls are almost...
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    Why is my drake only after 1 female?

    Well the short question is, would my "suspected" black swedish only take a liking to my "suspected" silver appleyard handicapped duck (more details below) and not the other female duck? And is it too early for them to mate at 3 months old? He shows no signs of love interest in my other female...
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    Strange legs on duck

    Hi all! I'm curious about suspected breeds of my ducks and help/advice with my youngest duck who seems to have a balance or leg/feet issue. Description below. This is my first post, hopefully pics come through. I have 3 backyard ducks as pets. I got them May 23 and was told two of them were 3...
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