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Swollen “Belly”
Hello everyone! My female welsh harlequin, Sugar, has been looking a bit puffy lately. I noticed it earlier in the week, but lately she’s been walking a little slower/wobbling. My friend also saw her stumble a little yesterday, but she might have just been tripping over the grass or something. I... -
Is this bumble foot?
This is Lil Duck. She goes everywhere with me. She loves the other ducks, but still thinks she’s human. Is this bumble foot or just dirt? I’m really concerned. What should I do? -
Partially Blind Duck
Hey all! My duck Lady the Drake has had an underdeveloped eye since he arrived in the mail. Recently he’s been showing signs of actually being blind. He will continuously miss treats that are right in front of him, especially when it’s on the side of his bad eye. His best friend Sugar picks on... -
Lady is a Laddie? Metzer Mis-Sexed Duckling?
Hello everyone! I don’t have a specific question, more just insight/advice. I currently have a mixed breed flock, consisting of three females and one male. In October I took the plunge and ordered two females from Metzer. From what I read 5:1 would be a perfect flock. Those two ducklings are... -
Duck Underdeveloped Eye
My duckling has had an underdeveloped eye ever since I got her. The vet looked at it when she was only a week old and said it wasn’t scratched. At first she just kept it closed and blinked a lot. Now, at 6 weeks, it’s still severely underdeveloped. I’m holding her now and I noticed her other eye... -
Swollen Cheek
My drake, Baby, has a swollen cheek. It’s only on his right side. He doesn’t appear to be in any pain, he’s eating, drinking and mating like usual. I just noticed it was slightly puffier than the left side. I don’t believe anything is stuck in his mouth and causing it to appear full. It’s just... -
Misshapen Duck Egg
Hey all! My pekin, Honey, laid a misshapen egg this morning. She’s only ever done this once before. I googled what this means. Should I be concerned? She’s only ever done it twice. -
Duckling Starter vs Grower
I recently added two ducklings to my flock. They’re about four weeks now and have been on McGreary Starter with Brewers Yeast. I’ve read about switching them over to a grower but I can’t seem to find any of the usual brands I buy. My adult ducks all eat the Mazuri breeder/maintenance. They also... -
Duckling has a weird spot
My new duckling, Sugar, has a funny looking black dot on her lower belly. I can’t tell if it’s attached or just matted in fur. Does anyone know what this might be? -
An LOL for anyone who needs it
Here are my ducks Baby and Honey. They are a little odd. They have this entire pond. In which they used to love when they were a flock of six. Here is me the day before they moved out to the pond. Here‘s your laugh for the day. Honey and Baby having a blast in their water bucket, right next... -
Is Honey fat?
Hey everyone! Is my female pekin Honey overweight? -
Duck House Questions. HELP me brainstorm. PLEASE
Hey everyone! I am once again asking for your help. Our flock of six is now down to two. We have a female pekin named Honey, and a male khaki named Baby. They were the most mild tempered of our original flock and neither one of them is really a leader. They have no interest in their old pond... -
ISO Female Pekin
We recently lost half our our flock to a fisher attack. It was awful, we lost one of our female khakis the night of the attack, and one of our female pekins within twenty-four hours. We were left with a male and female of each breed. However our male pekin, Darling, was in really bad shape, way... -
Darling the Special Needs Duck
Hello backyardChickens and duck lovers. I am in a very unique situation. So about two and a half weeks ago we had a Fisher attack our flocks. We lost four of our chickens and two of our ducks. It was heartbreaking as we love our birds like a part of our family. After the attack we became duck...