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Grass help
Hi All, this is our current set up. Before we had 2 more ducks, making 4 the garden looked like this (see photos attached) As you can see still lots of patches, particularly near the swimming pool where it gets tipped out twice weekly. Here is a photo from today (we did have heavy rainfall... -
Overmating
Hi everyone! So we had two indian runners, then realised ratio was not right and our female was being over mated, so got two more. Now have four and they get along great. The only thing is, every time our drake mates with our original girl, even if its just once, her eye is so badly injured it... -
Duck poop
Hi guys, we have recently added two ducks to our flock so now we have 4 indian runners. I am very ocd and find the ammount of poo overwhelming. Every evening i am hosing the garden, pool area and their pen down and spending around 30 mins on it. Is there any creative ideas/solutions you have for... -
Duck pecking order
Hi everyone, our female duck was getting over mated and getting many eye injuries. Friday night we added two females all a year old, so now we have a ration of 3:1. Our drake is now mating with one of the new females which is great. The other new female keeps swaying her head in a low snake... -
Duck concerns
Hi All, we have been really concerned about our female daisy this last week. She had an eye injury we think due to overmating ( we only have one drake and one duck, thinking of adding females) and her eye seemed worse the next day with more pink flesh and feathers removed. Since yesterday she... -
Beak concerns
Hi All, I have been noticing some dark spots on our ducks beak at the top. It does at times look a little sore/red. The last few days she has developed a pink scab on the bottom of her beak, any advice? -
Duck eye injury
Hi all, I am pretty sure our daisys bad eye is due to mating. Any advice please? Could it be possible infection? here is a photo of her good eye and bad eye to compare... -
Drake shaking head
Hi there, my 7 month old male drake is shaking his head more often than usual these last few weeks and really noticing it today. He is also ruffling his feathers and shaking through his body more . Any advice? -
Duck food
Hi Everyone, I feed my ducks Dodson and Horrell pellets each day, mixed with a blend of corn, seeds and sweetcorn (I think) from the farmer over the road who has had poultry a long time. They get fresh kale/spring greens most mornings, dried mealworms and roam for buggs all day. Is there... -
Duck Pen
Hi Everyone, our indian runners are now 6 months old and doing great. The garden at the moment is like a muddy swamp (england rainfall) and their pen has got a lot of poop on the ground and is smelling. What is the best thing to put down to keep it as fresh as possible? -
Should I put straw down on this surface?
Hi All, my ducks spend most of the day out of their pen free roaming. They do have little naps and lay on the ground in their pen at times. It is a little muddy and messy, would you leave the ground as it is or provide straw and top it up every day? -
Indian runner help
Hi everyone, we have two indian runners who are now 10 weeks old. We are in the stage of encouraging them to free roam the garden while we are in the house, with the hope of keeping their pen door open everyday soon as we are out of the house 7:30am- 6:30pm. As the nights are getting darker... -
Indian runners
I have two Indian runners who are now 10 weeks old. This weekend I am keeping their pen cage open and hoping they eventually roam the garden without adult supervision. Was interested in wether others have their ducks free roaming the garden in the day time while being out at work? -
Pink fleshy marking on ducks foot
Anyone have any idea it this is something to worry about? Noticed it today so can’t have been there long but is definitely new. Many Thanks -
Duck Insurance
Hi I have two Indian Runner ducks and wonderee if their was a good place to get pet insurance? -
My ducks love playing outside... until I walk away
Hi Everyone, so my Indian Runners are 6 weeks old, they have been sleeping outside for almost a week now. They love their house and pen attached, although as soon as I walk away they quack and go back in their house. I spend around 4-6 hours with them outside free roaming and in their pen and... -
Male and female?
Hi I have two Indian Runner ducklings between 5 and 6 weeks old. I am looking on advice and opinions... male or female? Theadore (grey) squeals quietly Barry (white) quacks but quite hoarsely. Tried to upload a video with sound although not sure you can on here. Many Thanks