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I put my ducks in a 12x12 horse stall with a gravel floor because of the low temperatures. I lined it with straw and they are doing well. It's available, so we're thinking about making this the "winter coop" but we have concerns about managing the cleaning and more: The gravel is about three...

It's cold out! Below 20 degrees most days this week and near zero at night. My three ducks were clearly cold outside and their coop is only 4x6 so I put them inside of a 12x12 horse stall lined with straw. There's no wind but there's enough ventilation. They are doing fine in there. There is one...

Five days ago, I removed bumblefoot infection from my duck. It seemed to go well and that all the infection came out. The next day it was swollen. Initially, it looked like it was starting to heal, but it stayed swollen. More recently, it began to look infected again so I started amoxicillin...

My duck has been having trouble recovering from bumblefoot removal and I have decided to resort to antibiotics. I'm giving a five pound duck 250 mg of amoxicillin twice a day (500 per day total). I plan to do this for 5-7 days depending on progress. I gave her the first pill today (right down...

She had Epsom salt soaks and PRID for four days, and then the infection seemed to come out pretty easily (about the size of a chickpea). I couldn't find any more. There was just a hole. I used peroxide, Vetericyn, and triple antibiotic before bandaging. That was yesterday. Today, I took a...

My duck was limping a week ago. I checked her foot and saw a brown scab on its middle toe, so I cut it off and cleaned it, sprayed with peroxide, and covered with Neosporin and bandaging. I repeated everything but the cutting for three days, then went to every other day for the past few times...

One of my ducks was limping so I checked her feet. There was a small brown scab on a bump a little smaller than a pea on the bottom of her foot. Pictures I checked online convinced me of bumblefoot. I soaked her in Epsom salts and then tried to remove the plug, but found it seemed to be...

From what I've seen about water belly in the forum search, I don't think that's what my duck has, but is this hanging belly normal? I just noticed it today. She's only ten weeks old, so definitely not laying. I haven't noticed any difference in her behavior. She seems active and happy. I only...

Last week, I received three Ancona ducklings and they seemed to be healthy. A week later, two are growing and thriving, but the third one doesn't eat much and has hardly grown at all (she's about half the size of the others now). She stands around and peeps, or cuddles with her sisters when they...

Hi all, I have three Ancona ducklings coming in early May. I plan to use a galvanized trough, kept in our house, for the brooder. We made vacation plans for the end of May, though, and will be leaving the ducklings with a pet boarder. The brooder will need a lid there, just to be on the safe...