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Persistent spraddle leg after severe acute niacin deficiency
Hello friends Some of you may know that I rescue abandoned and injurred ducks. I now have a problem I have not encountered before and would welcome experienced advice. I received 2 yellow fluffies that had been found running around alone 15 days ago. The finder had kept them safe in her... -
All blue egg shells with rich amber yolks
I am a backyard duck keeper and commonly comment on the BYC duck threads. Now I have a question about hens eggs!! We have been buying organic eggs "laid on small family farms" from Costco and wondered what breed of "heirloom" chickens produce medium sized, blue shelled eggs with rich amber...- ruthhope
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Using Spanish moss in a duck run
I live in NE Florida and gather oak leaves in March for use around my ducks' wading pool, in well trampled parts of my back yard, and in their duck house. I find them effective for reducing mud in and around their wading pool, and where they have killed off the grass. I do use layers of pine... -
Rescued, rehabbed and released Scovies survived Milton!
@Djbass88 aka @Muscovy Duck Chronicles rescued two small muscovy ducklings and successfully treated their spraddle legs. When they got too big for care in his apartment, he brought them to me to care for until they were old enough to release. They did well in my bathroom and then transferred to... -
This stinker is reformed!
My pekin drake Louie Wilson was rescued from a retention pond where he had been dumped. He was lonely there and cuddled up to an old soccer ball, hence the Wilson in his name. At my house, he was a month see no touch and was in and out of his wading pool all day. But once integrated with my... -
Abandoned pekin drake with Howard County, MD Animal Control
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Daffy has recovered!
Daffy, a 2 year old muscovy drake, became unwell while I was away from home nearly 6 weeks ago. I knew there was something wrong when my husband told me that Daffy was being bullied. When I got back, I found that Daffy had labored breathing -- using his abdominal muscles, with his mouth open. He... -
Lovely muscovy drake Ontario needs new home
A person in another forum writes: "I unfortunately have to give up my last duck. He wasn’t treated very well at the farm I had to keep him at (I had to keep him there bc I live on a property where having ducks is illegal) he is currently staying with my friend who can’t keep him due to too many...- ruthhope
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Help with ID of rescued duck
This duck has just been rescued from a pond and I am trying to persuade the rescuer not to release it back to the pond when she has "fed it up". I know it is a domestic duck but she thinks its wild. It will help if I can tell her what sort of duck it is! -
Sudden onset niacin deficiency in 3 drakes
I have a previously healthy flock of 4 adult drakes, 3 muscovy and one pekin Two days ago, the pekin started limping. I checked his feet and he had a superficial abbrasion on his left foot pad but no pain, no inflammation, and no swelling. Yesterday, I soaked his feet in a bucket and cleaned... -
Caruncles on back of neck?
I have an all male flock, mainly muscovy drakes and a little crested pekin that thinks he's a muscovy. The muscovy drakes get on ok, with only occasional bickering, and I am not sure who is "top duck" . The daft little pekin thinks he is top duck, but that's another story and he is certainly... -
Caruncles on back of neck?
I have an all male flock, mainly muscovy drakes and a little crested pekin that thinks he's a muscovy. The muscovy drakes get on ok, with only occasional bickering, and I am not sure who is "top duck" . The daft little pekin thinks he is top duck, but that's another story and he is certainly... -
There has been a fight
I came home to feathers on the ground. Pato, my pugnacious muscovy up on a garden table next to the shed where the ducks are sleeping. Pugnacious with me on occasions not often at odds with the other boys. He has a muddy mark on his neck but no other obvious signs of trauma. Butter was in the... -
From the troubles of the world I turn to ducks. Beautiful comical things
"From the troubles of the world I turn to ducks Beautiful comical things." F.W.Harvey 'Ducks' 1919 Harvey wrote “Ducks” whilst a prisoner of war in the Holzminden camp in Germany. His whimsical observations on the ducks were prompted by discovering a fellow inmate had drawn a picture of... -
What happened to my muscovy eyes?
Daffy my muscovy drake is 16 months old and just coming to the end of a big molt. This morning my boy's eyes were normal but by late afternoon from a distance, he seemed to have whites coming in from the side. Once he was in the coop, I got a better look and got some photos on my phone. Any... -
Eye in fection?
When I let my ducks out of the coop this morning, I found that one of my pekin drake's eyes was closed tight with wet yellow matter sealing the lids together. He was fine yesterday -- I might have missed this when I put the ducks to bed at 8pm but I had spent a lot of time hanging out with... -
These beauties arrived on a pond near my home
Black-bellied whistling ducks have extended their range and now migrate north as far as NE Florida. Lovely looking ducks! -
Huey and Dewey: young pekin drakes each need a good home NE FLorida/SE Georgia
I rescued 2 pekin drakes at the beginning of May 2022. I estimated that they were 6-9 months old: they were closely bonded together but also "neck wrestling" each trying to dominate the other. These boys were abused before they were dumped, they both have very badly, and unnecessarily, clipped...- ruthhope
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Need advice: Adding to an All-Drake flock
I am open to advice suggestions as I rescued 2 pekin drakes 3 weeks ago and as yet have not found new homes for them. The drakes are likely 7 months old -- they are neck wrestling with each other trying to establish dominance, but still bonded close together, probably from adversity. These... -
My ducks found a new treat!
My back yard is shaded and had a lot of non-native sword ferns, Nephrolepis cordifolia, growing when I first started free ranging my ducks. I was pleased to see that the ducks are progressively helping me to rid the garden of the ferns [I had been trying with little success for quite a few...