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  1. Born A Duck Lover

    Finally! My first Muscovies!

    They really ought to put warning signs up in feed stores if they're going to carry ducklings this early in the year so those of us with Impulsive Duck-Buying Disorder can be prepared. Symptoms include: glazed-over eyes, a huge smile, a tendency to linger by the duckling brooder rather than the...
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    WTB Muscovy Hen in Oregon

    Hello! I am looking for a relatively young Muscovy female to serve as a natural incubator for my other duck eggs. I do not really wish to spend a lot of money for gas, so if there is anyone in the region of Western(Mid to South Western preferred) Oregon that has good Muscovies for sale, that...
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    Sometimes people just drive me crazy...

    I was talking with a friend whose family is planning to order chicks sometime. They had considered getting a crested duckling with the chicks, too, but my friend's mother decided against it because "non-domestics don't get along with domestics." Ugh! That rankled! I don't think we have a...
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    Limping duckling

    I just discovered that one of my ducklings now has a pretty bad limp since yesterday. I felt her leg and it was hot. Now I'm not sure what to do. Do I just let her get some rest or do I actively do something to help her?
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    Niacin question

    I know that you're supposed to supplement regular chick starter with niacin for ducklings, because they require much more than chicks. So I am feeding them flock raiser right now, but since they seemed to be a little weak in their legs I started sprinkling about 125 mg of niacin on their feed(I...
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    Choking Duckling?

    I just got my ducklings from Metzer farms today, and they were all happy and healthy. However, one of the ducklings(a White Crested, btw) has its head tilted up and appears to be trying to swallow. It drinks plenty of water, but it seems to have a sort of mucous in its mouth. So my question...
  7. Born A Duck Lover

    My poor Cayuga Baby!

    Well, I came home a little later than I intended to last evening, and am so irritated that I did! As I was rounding up the ducks to put them away for the night, I saw a dark lump in the corner of the field. I went over to it with some misgivings and discovered that my sweet Cayuga boy had been...
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    How much do they EAT?

    Does anyone know how much a single duck eats from when it hatches to when it(she) lay eggs? I am trying to see if I can really afford to purchase a new batch of ducklings before the season is over. If anyone has approximate guesses that would be helpful.
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    Buff Breeders?

    Does anyone know of any people in the US who breed Buffs specifically for show?
  10. Born A Duck Lover

    Duck having seizures?

    I have a Cayuga duck I got as a duckling from the feed store this year, and he's been having fits of some kind. When he was a few weeks old, he would suddenly shriek and pull his head back and fall over on his back and paddle his feet. After a minute he'd just be a little woozy, but then he'd...
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