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So mad I could strangle my duck... **UPDATED AND WITH PICS**
So I'm trying to see if she's going to hatch this other egg. She's stepped on 1 baby and killed it and only 2 hatched. I went out this a.m., happy to see the baby survived the night and was walking more today. Then, while I'm changing the water and picking up the wettest hay so we don't have... -
Should it have hatched by now?
I had a Cayuga on a nest. She started with 8 eggs. The drake pulled out and poked holes in 2 or 3. We put up a divider. Two eggs hatched late last night or early this a.m. I guess mama duck trampled on 1, we found it smushed down and covered in bedding There is 1 more egg that I can see in the... -
My favorite girl HATES me!!
My favorite runner has had some crust around her eyes which I was treating with a spray. Today I saw her shivering and said, that's it, it's in the teens going to at least -7 tonight, I'm bringing her in the garage. I have the other 4 yelling at me as I walk off with her under my arm, I put her... -
Respitory Infection?
I have 1 runner that has stuff around her eyes. At first I thought it might be snow/ice because the feathers look a little ruffled there. She won't really let me get close enough to check her out. She's acting fine otherwise. No sneezing or anything. The temps here went from high twenties to... -
Did I do something to hurt my ducks?
It has been cold here, recently going into the teens and even the single digits one night. I have 5 ducks (3 Cayugas and 2 Runners). They have a 3x5 insulated house, it has a small door out to an enclosed run, about a foot of shavings in the house, about 3 inches on the run, which is a Trex... -
Can we talk poop?
Up until now my ducks' poop has been light and watery. They free range in the yard and I never noticed poop anywhere. Suddenly (no recent change in feed) it's looking more like goose poop. More solid and formed. When it is watery, it's very dark and thick. They have not started to lay yet... -
Oh Feed...the never ending question...
Just want to make sure I'm doing this correctly. I have 5 ducks. 1 male/4 female. My 2 Cayuga females and 1 Cayuga male are just about 12 weeks old. My 2 Runner females are probably a week or so older. According to Storey's Guide they are still in the developing stage and 13-14% protein is... -
So freaking discouraged/annoyed!!
When I first got my ducklings they were in the garage in a brooder. Once it warmed up or while I was cleaning the brooder I would leave the garage doors open for fresh air. Several times I caught a cat hiding out in the driveway staking the ducks. One time as I was coming back up from behind the... -
Can he be saved?
We were sitting out in the yard me, my kids, my middle daugthers friend and hubby (you know, the guy who doesn't like the ducks ). I was telling them how my drake is turning out to be the sweetest one, the hubby was talking about how beautiful he is (he's a Cayuga). He comes closest to me... -
Drake picking on one girl?
I have 3 Cayugas (9 weeks old) and 2 runners (about 10 weeks old I think). I was told I have 1 Cayuga male and the rest are females. The one that I'm pretty sure is the drake (he whistles and is bigger, his bill is wider, he's a bit more rough that everyone else when eating peas from my hand... -
First night in the new duck house...
and I'm not sure I'm ready for it. It's a dog kennel with an attached chainlink run (I took pictures but my husband left the camera in the car and brought it to work with him ). I put hardware cloth around the bottom of the chain link. The whole thing is about 3 feet off the ground. I put... -
Duck pen location
Where do most of you set up your duck house? In the open or in a wooded/shaded area. I'm going to let the ducks free range during the day and just lock them up at night. When you come out of our house, to the left is a pond, with a wide path around it. Beyond that is most of our property, 6... -
Composite Decking bad for feet/legs?
I have the opportunity to get a dog kennel from one of those Amish Shed places. It has an insulated dog box with a glassboard lined interior (good for hosing out) and an attached run. I am planning on letting the ducks free range when they're older but would like to have an outdoor run area for... -
Feed, Protein and Niacin Question/Confusion
I'm currently using Purina Start and Grow (18 percent protein according to the tag) but I'm finding all the info on feed a little confusing.... According to the chart on the bag of feed I should be using Flock Raiser (higher protein) at this age. It says Start and Grow is for CHICKS this age... -
Do your ducks free range?
I'm getting a shed for my ducks and will probably put some fencing around the front, not much but enough that they can hang out outside overnight in the warm weather if they want to. My questions is about daytime. The woman I bought them from lets her ducks roam freely during the day and they... -
My babies are growing up
Had to work yesterday so my husband and the kids cleaned the brooder box and fed and watered the babies morning and afternoon. Today since it was Mother's Day they did the same this morning. I just went down to give fresh water and food and some grass to snack on and my runners can reach through... -
Need Advice from experienced duck owners....
I ordered Storey's guide to ducks and am just waiting for it to arrive. I want to make sure I'm doing the right things and am trying to plan ahead. I know usually people that are doing something have advice I can't find in any book I've looked around the forums and learned a ton but have a few... -
2 Khaki Campbell Ducklings for Sale - Pick up
I'm new to ducks and didn't realize these were going to be big egg layers. They are sweet and beautiful and will eat out of our hands. We just want them to go to a good home! I don't know if I can or how to ship them so pick up only.- JosieR
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Khaki Campbell or Chocolate Runner?
I am new (to ducks and to the forums, please be easy!). I bought 4 ducklings, the woman at the feed store said she *thought* it was 2 khaki campbells and 2 chocolate runners but my untrained eye sees no difference in the ducks. The other 3 black ones you see are Cayugas I went back to get after...