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Nest Cam!
I am such a nerd. Last weekend I asked my husband to set up a camera in the duck house so I can watch our duck and her eggs. They should be hatching around Thursday this week. It's been so much fun to see her turning them, and fluffing up the nest. We ran the cable into the house and... -
Rotten Egg Broke In Nest
Yuck! Our Rouen Hen hit three weeks on the eggs today, and when I went out to fill her food & water, she had pushed out most of an egg. It was broken open and oh-so-smelly! The whole thing looked a little like a cooked egg yolk from end to end, but more green than yellow. Is this what... -
Vent Prolapse. Warning! GRAPHIC Picture! No Chance.
If there is a chance she can be saved, we will take her to a vet. We have given her a bath, put honey on the prolapse, and tried to push it back in, but it will not budge. It looks really bad to me, and if there is *no* chance, we don't want to spend a ton of money on an emergency vet. But if... -
Drake Has a Favorite (poor girl)
Mr. Duck has always had one hen. Now the lucky devil has three. But he is harassing just one of them, and the poor girl is starting to look like she needs a break. (The feathers on the back of her neck are starting to thin out.) This was never a problem when the ratio was 1:1 - why is it now... -
Turkey Gravy Without Giblets?!
Help! I just unwrapped our turkey to make the gravy (I do everything before T day that I can) and there aren't any giblets! I guess I'll have to mention this to them for next year, but what do I do this year??!? Do they sell just giblets at the store? Can I buy a chunk of turkey and make...- MrsDuck
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Pecking Order Issue in Wild?
My mom sent me this picture of a Muscovy on the lake at their house in Florida. She is worried about it. I realize that there is no shortage of Muscovies in Florida, but she still wants to know if there's anything she can do to help. I would do the same thing, of course. There are... -
Another Ducky Happy Halloween!
From my other little duck. Let's just say I was inspired this year for the costume. -
Enough room for four?
What do y'all think... We will be adding the little duck to the other two when she's bigger, but I'm thinking about getting one more duck that's a little more year-round with the eggs than the Rouens. Is this house big enough for four of them? It's 2'x3' on the inside (plus the little... -
WTB: Heritage Turkey for Thanksgiving Table in WA
Hello, I'm looking for a heritage turkey for our Thanksgiving table in Western Washington. Please PM me know if you have any. Thanks!- MrsDuck
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Ingredient in Niacin OK?
I picked up some Niacin today and the only thing that Target has Inositol Hexanicotinate in it. Is this even the right stuff?? The ingredients listed are: Niacin 400mg (as inositol hexanicotinate) Inositol 100mg (as inositol hexanicotinate) Does anyone know if this is OK for the ducks?? I... -
O Pato
OK, so I know I'm pretty new here, and y'all probably all know about this already... but the first time I heard it (years ago, this isn't a new song) I was SO excited. And now I have finally found a group of people that will appreciate it as much as I did, although that might not be possible... -
Help me learn from our mistakes!
So a few of you followed the drama over hatching the "one egg left". Whew! Glad it ended well. But there was a lot of heartache before we reached the last egg point, and if we ever decide to let Lady Duck sit on eggs again, I'd like to have things turn out better. Can you help us learn... -
Only One Egg Left - It hatched!
We've had a pair ducks for a few years, but this is the first time we've let Lady Duck go broody (it was sorta by accident). The short version of this painful experience is that we've lost the eggs one by one until now when there is only one live egg left. I have pulled three dead, trampled...