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Duck cloaca stuck?
We noticed that one of the female ducks is kinda sad and contorts unusually. As if she were constantly straining to push something out of her cloaca, but could not. She had something looking like a branch sticking out of her derriere. When gently broken off it seemed to be rock hard dried poop... -
Duck fine in the morning, dying by the fence when we got home. So...
It was my favorite pet Muscovy (from 50), It ate and played fine in the morning; by the time we got back home from town, it was on the ground near the street fence, crumpled in a fetal position, with no signs of blood from a possible fight. In spite all attempts, it died an hour ago after... -
Weird eyes, I just noticed today. Is it disease?
Only 1 drake has eyes like this in a big flock. Both sides. Should I be looking to get some medication for this? If yes, can it be gotten online? -
Is it normal for a 4 month old Muscovy to breathe wheezy?
I know, the males communicate with a wheezy sound, but I hear this ducky wheeze even when just plain breathing. It does not cough or sneeze at all otherwise. Perhaps it is just too fat? The poop has often orange blobs of fat, as it loves getting pieces of chopped hot dog besides the crumble... -
As I bought food and water...
... I walked by the nests where duck moms sit on the eggs. "Hi, how's the egg sitting business, eggsciting?" (Then I thought: I must be going bananas. I'm telling puns to ducks. :lol:) Happy 4th of July -
Overbreeding...
My wife keeps telling me I should sell some male pet ducks because the females are getting raggedy from overbreeding. (Flock of 40.) I keep hesitating, because these are almost like family, they have names, they trust me, etc. Whichever boys I'd sell will miss their friends. Is there any... -
Does the beak decompose before the bones?
What duck carcasses tell us? I'm asking this because now that we are told that T-Rex had feathers... wait a minute! It walked on two legs, had feathers, tiny "hands", the beak is possibly decomposed early ... that's a giant duckling! 🤔 -
Preserving eggs long term in lime water?
I tried the recipe I found online where one keeps eggs in lime water in a sealed bucket. My first load had 4 bad eggs. Some partially spilled, so the lime water is somewhat stinky. I removed the 4 iffy eggs. Does anyone know if I need to replace all the lime water too to continue? Or will the...- mrdelurk
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How long do young females quack loud?
Starting with 3 pet ducks a few years ago, I have 40 now. I got used to the fact that young (non-Muscovy) ducks girls go through an early stage where they quack up a storm for no apparent reason for a while, before quieting down as they mature. Does anyone know how long this quacking stage... -
Duck memes
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Did I just see a funeral by ducks?
My pet ducks follow a repeating routine daily. When I open the gate of their fenced area at 8 am, the younger generation pours out with D-day-like elan, then the group of 6 seniors leaves leisurely last, headed to a different area. Today, 1 of the 6 seniors died of ripe old age at dawn... -
Duck resuscitation
I am still coming to terms with this, but it appears that I succeeded in (briefly) bringing our oldest female duck back to life yesterday with mouth-to-beak. She already ceased breathing, her eye stopped blinking, there were no reflexes, nothing... so my wife started pumping the duck's torso... -
Ducks can dance!
Yepp, it was just a matter of time before they make it into a music video :D:- mrdelurk
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Duck x-rays?
One of my female ducks, the boys’ favorite, had multiple infections (nasal discharge, occasional wheezy breath, bumblefoot). After a vet exam that included fecal float and smear test, the vet gave her 3 doses of Baytril, followed a week later by 14 Clavamox 125 mg pills. Also proscribed... -
Found this on my duck's leg... she seems to be hurting
I noticed that my duck seems to be hurting. Upon closer examination, I found two bubbles forming on her legs. The bubble on the right leg has a black “head” hanging out which seems rubbery. Anyone knows what this is, and what I need to do about it?