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Ducklings want to be held?
I received a muscovy and black Indian runner duckling today, their brooder is all set up with a heating plate, fresh water supplemented with niacin and starter feed (has to be general starter because waterfowl specific feed is hard to find here). Oddly though, despite them being fearful of me... -
Hen Acting Possessive?
My flock consists of four Comet hens and three Orpington pullets along with various breeds of ducks and geese. Recently the biggest hen, Tina, has been acting possessive of me (this is the only way I can describe it). If she sees me come in the pen she'll immediately go underneath my chair and...- StuporMan
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Refusing to move after being diapered?
I have two lavender cochin bantams that I keep in the house, and I've been trying to get them used to being diapered but they just refuse to move flopping onto their sides and staring at me while chirping, unless it's jumping in an absolute fit. I've made sure that their diapers aren't...- StuporMan
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Call Duck ate scrap of latex gloves?
I keep two call ducks inside, diapered up. When I change their diapers i obviously wear latex gloves that will occasionally get torn and even though I'm usually good about cleaning up these scraps apparently one escaped me. I caught my duck just in time to see them gulp down a coin sized scrap... -
Call Duck Color?
My two inside ducks are calls, and i thought they might be mallard patterned (the other one is identical to Sanda here) and i was wanting confirmation of it? I can't seem to find a complete chart of patterns for call ducks haha -
Serama Chicks peeping
I received three Serama chicks in the mail yesterday, unfortunately one didn't survive the trip. I have the remaining two in a box with their food and water under a heating plate set as low down as I can make it while still allowing them to move freely. However, they keep peeping loudly and...- StuporMan
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Breed identification help
I received three Malaysian Serama chicks today, and lo and behold when I open the box, two extra chicks appear! What breed they are though I have no idea- StuporMan
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Diaper for Call Ducks?
I've been searching for duck diapers that'd be appropriate for two call ducks, any suggestions or advice on where to look? I'd make my own if I weren't absolutely incompetent at diy stuff (or at least with clothing items) -
Duckling only wants to drink?
I've been rearing a runt duckling and he just seems to despise any kind of feed, it isn't that he doesn't have an appetite because he'll pick out certain pieces of feed (I'm using mazuri waterfowl starter) and eat them, but for the most part he just flings it out of his beak and moves over to... -
Little Sanda's Big Adventure
Meet Sanda! I received a batch of call ducks about a week ago, and among the little hatchlings was Sanda, who appears to be a grey call duck! Even for a call duck Sanda is quite small, barely reaching just over half the size of the second smallest duckling from his brood. Unfortunately this has...- StuporMan
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- Forum: Pictures & Stories of My Flock
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Trying to tell if my duck is bow legged?
Hello there, I've been trying to tell if my duckling is bow legged or not. He isn't having trouble walking and doesn't seem to lack energy, but just to be safe I've been supplementing his water with brewer's yeast formulated for ducks. Any advice would be much appreciated as I haven't had to... -
Ducklings Keep Attacking Runt
Hello, I've been raising a batch of call ducks and one has been noticeably smaller than the others, when they reached a week old he was still the size of a newborn to give you an idea. I ended up having to isolate them just to get them to eat because their siblings would strong arm him away from... -
Converting an old dog cage into a duck cage?
Hello! I have a runt call duck that will have to stay inside for some time (he's not even half the size of a normal call duck) and I was curious about converting an old dog cage (it's about 6 square feet in total) into a viable duck bed! We plan on letting them roam around the house in a diaper... -
Runt Ducklings Chattering Beak
Hi, I've recently (within the past couple of days recently) had to separate one of my call ducklings because he wasn't growing as much as his siblings. I put him in a box with food, water, and a heating plate (even only putting one sibling with him results in him being too scared to eat) and... -
Duck screams when I leave her run?
I have two Pekin ducks in my run currently, they act pretty typically for ducks. Babble constantly, play around in water, forage, nibble on your feet or get scratches when they feel like it, try to avoid you if you walk towards them. One of my ducks though, a hen, makes a very loud honk when I... -
Pullets jumping in my lap then breathing with beak open
My pullets have recently gotten to come out of their coop and roam around the run (excited for that!) However two pullets in particular have been acting a little oddly. They both jump in my lap to get pet and cuddled, but I've noticed that they may start breathing with their mouths open, or at...- StuporMan
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Treats For Call Ducklings?
Hey there! I've been trying to tame my call ducklings (they ended up imprinting on each other before they made it to me) and I need some treat ideas! I use pieces of spinach shredded up and rolled into little call-sized balls but not every duckling enjoys spinach and they're so small that they... -
Duck jumping on my arm?
Hey there! I have two 5-6 week old pekin ducklings (I've lost track of the exact date I got them) and ever since they've reached this age one of them has started acting a little strange. She'll walk over and give me love nibbles like usual, let me scratch her chin and all that. But, from time to... -
Question About Gosling Behavior/Affection
Hi, first time goose owner here! While I've done an ungodly amount of research about how to care for my Buff Goslings' needs, I wanted to just get a second opinion about how they display affection. https://youtube.com/shorts/kLf1-MppTXM?feature=share My goslings tend to do this when I either... -
Duckling doing a half quack or honk?
https://youtube.com/shorts/lwaAkH4E8sA?feature=share This is Scoot, my 3 1/2 week old pekin duckling! Recently I've noticed they've been making this noise a lot more often but I can't place if it's more of a honk or quack! Their sibling makes this noise occasionally as well. Thoughts?