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    Duck Water Overnight

    Hi all, I know there are many threads about giving ducks water overnight but they didn’t answer my questions given my particular setup. I have 5 Rouen females. I live in Maine. The previous owners of our house had ducks and had a small room/coop at the back of the barn for them so I am using...
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    Duck Stumbling/Off Balance

    Hi there, I have 5 Rouen ducks, about 9 months old. They are fed Purina Flock Raiser and they have plenty of water all day. Today I noticed one of them stumbling, like a see saw, forward and backward. She’s eating and drinking normally and moving around a lot. I’ve attached a video. Any ideas...
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    MRSA Infection from Ducks?

    Hi there, I have five 3-month old Rouen ducks. Within the past 2 months I’ve gotten a MRSA Staph skin infection which I’ve never had before. I had it during the month of august and it cleared up with antibiotics and special soap, but today it came back. The only new factor in my life has been...
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    Ducks Afraid of Sound of Rain on Coop Roof

    Hi all, I have 5 Rouen ducks, 7 weeks old. I moved them outside to their coop on Friday and they are doing great. Today it’s raining for the first time and I noticed they aren’t going inside to stay dry or warm. I went into the coop (it’s a fully enclosed room at the back of our barn) and...
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    Ducklings seem stuffy

    Hi all, I have 5 Rouen ducklings, 19 days old. They are eating and drinking normally and have periods where they are active and move around and then periods where they rest. A couple of them seem stuffy like their noses are clogged. They have deep water to sink their whole bills and I’ve let...
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    2 week old ducklings panting in 70-75 degrees

    Hi there, I have 5 Rouen ducklings, 2 weeks old today. I have a Brinsea EcoGlow heater in their brooder now. They are lined up at the opposite side of the brooder from the heater tonight, although normally they move to and fro, sometimes under it sometimes not, they have been eating and drinking...
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    Ducklings Nibbling/Eating rubber shelf liner

    Hi all, I have 5 Rouen ducklings, 11 days old. They are all active and eating/drinking normally, but as you know they nibble everything. I saw one today nibbling at the rubber shelf liner and I think it’s getting off tiny pieces. I’m going to remove that one type of liner bc I have others that...
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    Brooder Advice as Ducklings Grow

    Hi everyone, I’m new to the site and have been reading a lot and posting a bit. I have 5 Rouen ducklings, 10 days old. They are in a kiddie pool with some hardware cloth around it so they can’t jump out. I am using rubber shelf liner for the floor pads with newspaper under it to collect...
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    Ducklings afraid of Brinsea EcoGlow

    Hi all, I have 5 Rouen ducklings, 10 days old. I bought a Brinsea EcoGlow and just put it in their brooder, and they fled in fear, chirping loudly. They seem very afraid of it. Has anyone had this experience? Hoping they get used to it and go under it. Thanks!
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    Ducklings Run Away When trying to transfer them

    Hi there, I’m new to the site. I have 5 Rouen ducklings (8 days old) that have warmed up to Me since I got them Friday. They eat crumbles from my hand and nibble at my fingers, I’m talking to them a lot since I work from home and their brooder is in my office with me all day. A couple of them...
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    • brooder advice ducklings peeping scared chick
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    Brinsea EcoGlow Safe for Duckling Brooder?

    Hi there, I have 5 Rouen ducklings, a little over a week old. I have been gradually adjusting the heat lamp to manage the temperature but read that between 7-14 days to switch to another heat source so the ducklings can get used to lower light. I found the Brinsea EcoGlow which came highly...
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    • ducklings heat alternatives heat bulbs
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    Introduction - New duckling daddy

    Hello everyone, happy to be here. I am a new daddy to 5 Rouen ducklings, just over a week old. I hope to chat with you about raising healthy and happy fowl!
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