Play sand is purified of impurities supposedly right? So I imagine it won't be contaminated with heavy metals or other toxic substances. They seem to not like the manna pro grit I buy them and the dirt in yard is filled with broken shards of glass so that will not do. Will play sand be ok for them?
I have a garden full of fruit trees so it's not possible for me to keep the disgusting vermin out... they even go after my lemon and kumquat trees when the other fruits are not even season... they even eat my tomatoes... and are constantly stalking my ducks... my yard has high walls so no...
Unless he chases them into a corner then they'll have no choice but to submit yet they will still try to squirm free from underneath him... should I separate my females... since they're constantly mounting each other? For context I've had my pekins from when they're only a couple months old they...
It is with heavy heart that I have to type this... but I have to move away soon, and where I'm going doesn't permit having pets. I am so devastated but I have no other choice. Is there anyone who wants to adopt 3 female pekins and 1 muscovy male? I am willing to make the commute.
Hoping to find...
I wasn't home this past weekend so I had my mom feed my 4 pekins and lock them in their little coop at night. I got home yesterday at around noon only to behold the ghastliest sight.. I found one of my pekins with a SEVERE prolapsed vent... with her instenstine dragging on the ground.... there...
She has done this a few times, I don't know if it's aggression or she's trying to be cute or what? Does anyone have ducks that do this? What does it mean? :)
They are pets and have no access to dirt, I feed them a variety of different fruits, vegetables, legumes, and grains. Will I need to buy grit? Or will cracked corn suffice?
I got my ducks about 8 months ago, they had the feathers on their wings clipped. Their wings used to look like this when we first got them
In time the feathers grew back and their wings didn't look sparse like that. I went away on vacation for 4 days and had my mom take care of them for me. I...