Unfortunately, we have a huge rat problem with our ducks, I've never had an infestation this bad. We have a movable run and we move it every week, which used to be a very good deterrent, but now they seem to be invading on the same day, and short of cementing underneath the run (which isn't...
I don’t know why it’s been so bad this year, but we have a horrendous rat infestation in the duck and chicken runs. We have movable runs that have kept rats to a minimum in the past, but now within 2 days of moving there are always heaps of them.
I was thinking of putting some mesh wire on the...
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I have a khaki Campbell duck, around five years old, who stopped laying a few months ago. We thought maybe it was stress as she had recently lost our other duck, so we have brought in two new ducks. Today I noticed a strange lump under her belly, it almost dragged along the ground, and...
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Firstly I’d like to say I was so surprised and joyful to see how kind the people on this forum are. Everyone has answered my (sometimes silly!) questions so genuinely and kindly. I thought that I would put this little blurb here in case anyone who is new is considering getting...
Two of my chickens have been displaying vent gleet for about two months now. We have been bathing them with Epsom salts and applying canesten thrush cream on their vents. They haven’t seemed to be getting any better. About a month ago, another chicken looked like it was on the edge of death (it...
Hi all, back with another question! I’ve noticed when I have my ducklings out with me that they do this little stretching move with their mouths. I wondered if they were too hot or perhaps thirsty, but when I put them in a shallow bath for a splash I saw one doing it again. They also make a very...
I purchased two little khaki Campbell ducklings, 1-2 weeks old. They are lovely and when laying on top of me dozed off quickly. However, they are in their homemade brooder with the light, water, straw, etc and they won’t fall asleep! I can hear them chirping away and splashing around, but...