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Duck Stumbling and Falling
Hello, recently I had my flock come down with wet feather just about across the board. I've given them all baths with dawn, treated them and their coop with permethrin spray, and put vet rx under their wings for respiratory issues. Today I notice done of my ducks appeared to stumble and fall... -
Tough Decisions- Seeking Opinions
I've made a few posts on here about the escapade I went through when my three ducklings were shipped four months early. One of them (Moose) has a bad leg that wasn't caught early enough and the doctor was unable to set a cast or help. I'm kind of kicking myself watching old videos of the... -
Pekin Duckling Limp/Crooked Foot
Hello, I have three six week (and one day) old Pekin ducklings. The largest of the group, Moose, is seeming to have increasing trouble walking. While he was indoors it looked like he just moved a little funny but without major issues. Now that he has more space to move around I have been... -
Leg Bands on Duck(lings)
Hello, my three Pekin ducklings will turn a month old on Monday. You can see where their feathers will soon grow in and they’re turning white slowly. I’ve been considering banding them to tell the three apart. All of our ducks are pets and therefore all receive names. I was going to put leg... -
Paul Cleaned up Nicely
This is Paul when we got him in October (I believe). He was quite dirty and had a case of wet feather in my non-professional opinion. He would get all wet and soggy while swimming unlike my other healthy drakes. After a few baths and access to a kiddie pool every day he is looking much... -
New Pekins- Slightly Worried about One
Yesterday I received a lot of helpful information for caring for my incoming order of three day-old Pekins that were expected months ahead of plan. Today they came in and I was happy to see them all alive and moving about. They quickly got right to eating and drinking within the brooder. I... -
5 Gallon Bucket Water Feeder
First things first, I'm approaching a year of raising ducks so I am by no means an expert. We have been struggling with a way to keep the ducks water.... let's go with "not filthy" for some time now. We tried a larger open top bin of water at first, which quickly became a duck bath. We tried... -
Surprise Duckling Shipment Mid-Winter
About a month ago I decided that I wanted to raise three more ducklings to join my current bachelor flock of three. I went on pure poultry and ordered three sexed male Pekins to be delivered in April. I raised three Khaki Campbell ducklings last April, and felt like the weather here (Rhode... -
Adding New Ducks going Poorly
Hello, I started raising Khaki’s in the spring. I started with three but sadly have lost two to date: unsure of the cause of the first and the second was a hawk. My remaining Khaki was a drake and I decided I wanted to pursue an all male flock. My ducks live in an 16x8x5ft chicken wire... -
Need Help Identifying Duck Breed
These are my three guys. Just adopted the two on the left. The man who sold me these two said he wasn’t sure what breed the duck on the far left was. Here’s one of just him: As seen in the photo he’s a rather large duck. For comparison, the first duck on the far right of the first photo is...