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    Sadly, looking to re-home 2 male ducks

    As much as we love our 2 drakes, it is JUST the 2 of them, and they really really need some more friends, preferably females, around them. Ferdinand is a 4ish year old Pekin, and Phineas is a 2ish year old Swedish Blue. Both have been with us since they were ity bity. Both rescued from the...
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    Possible gapeworm/parasite/paranoid mom?

    So our newest addition, Gertrude, might possibly have gapeworm, or some sort of parasite. I also could just be totally paranoid. Both of our ducks sleep indoors. Ferdinand is a diaper duck, but Gertrude is still young and small and doesn't fit into the diapers very well yet, plus she is still...
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    Base of a molted feather black

    Our pekin, Ferdinand, is on his millionth molt in the last year. Everything seems normal and he's still a big jersey, just as he has always been 😜 He has been dropping mostly the side feathers below his wings. I was picking up a bunch and noticed one has a really dark colored base. I haven't...
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    what is he doing?!

    so Ferdinand is definitely at the age now where he is... feisty! it's spring, he's almost a year, and he wants a girlfriend! since there aren't any females around, he has definitely been expressing himself and taking out his frustration other ways, like on the younger kids. one of the weird...
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    homemade duck toys?

    does anyone have any ideas for homemade toys/games that keep their ducks entertained? I hate to buy that overpriced junk for birds, and Ferdinand doesn't show any interest anyways. right now, besides torturing the kids, he likes to play with this mini basketball we have, or attack his stuffed...
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    pickiest pekin ever!

    so our duck child Ferdinand is about 8 months old, and he has been an 'indoor' diaper duck since he was ity bity. he doesn't seem to remember any different. he almost doesn't know what to do with himself when it's not on! he does the opposite of what animals usually do when they are forced to...
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    well it's about time!

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? well we aren't new to caring for chickens, and pretty sure both of us cared for chickens before we were even a family! (2) How many chickens do you have right now? funny thing...we don't currently have any chickens. we have our...
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