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    Duckling hatched with leg going backwards.

    Hey! How can I help this little dude? His foot is going backwards. I've done splints for splayed legs in the past with great success but with the angle of this leg I'm not sure how to do it. TIA
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    Apricot Trout vs Blue Trout Runners Ducks

    I just hatched out some eggs I purchased from an Apricot Trout breeding program. It was stated there was a chance of apricot trout and blue trout. Upon hatch I noticed one of the ducklings was a bit darker - still yellow but with more of a light blue tinge. Now they are starting to get their...
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    Do I have egg eating ducks?! It's April nly got one egg this year from 11 hens.

    It's now nearly mid April and I have only received 1 egg since October from my 11 hens (7 runners, 1 crested appleyard and 4 calls). 2 of the runner girls are previous layers (3 years old). The rest were all hatched last August. I've never had this issue before as previous years they have...
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    Crested Appleyards x Snowy Runner - Genetics

    My ducks still have yet to lay me an egg this year so I'm back with another question about genetics to fill the void. 🙈 1. Crested Apple Yard Hen with my Snowy Runner Drake... 2. Ancona Coloured Runner Drake. He's my fav drake and I can't seem to hatch any ducklings like him. I'm hoping the...
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    How to treat frostbite on ducks feet

    Hey, I devastated!! A friend was looking after my duckies for a few days and I just noticed my favourite duck, my OG drake has frostbite on his feet. 😩 It's especially sad because he broke his leg in the summer and it still limps because of it. His leg was doing so well but this winter has...
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    Crossbreeding Indian Runners - genetics regarding upright posture

    I am considering crossbreeding a couple of my runners with a couple other breeds. Mainly call ducks and crested silver Appleyards. I'm somewhat getting a bit of a grasp on the colour genetics but I'm curious if there is any genetics to do with posture that I should consider? My goal with the...
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    Rescue Duck needs help.

    Hi, I made a post in the duck section last night but no help yet so figured I would try here. I picked up a beautiful Snowy Runner Drake last night not knowing he would be in such rough condition but now I feel as though I rescued him from a not so great environment as it looks like he...
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    Advice required. Potentially sick duck.

    Picked up a Snowy Runner Drake today and he doesn't look so good! As the girl was bringing him to my car she said "he needs some fresh water, their run is just mud". To me it looks like he hasn't seen water for awhile. Poor guy! None of my ducks have ever looked like this.his feathers are...
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    Lilac Indian runner? Genetics

    Hey. So I have this one ducklings who is unlike any I've hatched before. I thought it was a silver but it's now starting to get feathers and it's much more brown but still blue than my silvers are. Is it lilac? This hatch has a great array of colours. Black, chocolate, blue. Parents...
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    Duck acting strange. Fluffed up, agitated and large poops.

    Hey! So a bit of the back story. One of my 1 year old Welsh Harlequin Drakes died 1.5 weeks ago leaving behind his mate. He was a little slow and stumbly a bit one day and then the next morning I found him dead in the coop. I had him and his mate separated for breeding so when I found him...
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    Drake sudden death

    Hey. Sadly I found my Welsh Harlequin drake dead in the coop this morning. He wasn't attacked. He was in a slumped over seated position. I noticed he was a bit off yesterday - Slow to get out of the coop but then seemed fine just a bit moody which I figured may be from the fact that he was...
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    Shipped eggs predicament.

    I've ordered some rather pricey shipped duck eggs from the other side of the country. They were shipped on Monday, tracking said Tuesday but then never showed. I received a notify this morning (Wednesday) that they were out for delivery but at 6pm got a notification that it was delayed due to...
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    Who's the daddy? Welsh x Runner genetic Question

    Hey! Just hatched my first round of Welsh x Runners and wondering who the daddy is. Lol. The first 3 ducklings we'll speak about all hatched from a Welsh egg so the mama is my silver phase Welsh Harlequin. They are obviously not pure Welsh so who do you figure the daddy is out of these...
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    Egg getting black spot in lockdown

    Hey! 14 duck eggs in lockdown. One of the eggs had a small airsac but the rest are normal. The one with a small airsac is now developing a black spot. I candled all the eggs prior to lockdown and did see some movement in the fluid of this egg although no pressing/poking on the membrane like...
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    Genetics - Runner x Welsh

    Me again, back with more genetic questions. I have an incubator full of eggs with a high chance of some runner x Welsh crosses. Curious what I can expect from the crosses. Here's what I have... Silver Phase Welsh Drake over black runner hen & silver runner hen Silver phase Welsh duck under...
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    Do Saxony eggs for in the Nurture Right 360 turner?

    Wondering if anyone has hatched Saxony eggs in the Nurture Right 360? I ordered some Saxony eggs along with some fancy runners not even thinking that they may not fit. 🙈 I've hatched plenty of runners and Welsh with the turner but nothing bigger. If they don't fit in the turner I'm not...
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    Drake all of a sudden attacking us

    I have an 8 month old drake who is all of a sudden attacking us. We had a fox attack about a month ago (no fatalities, just a couple wounded) and this drake has a leg wound and spent a couple weeks in the basement with one of our hens to heal up. When he went back outside this behaviour...
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    Sexing Welsh Harlequin babies by bill colour

    Are all Welsh Harlequin able to be sexed as babies by bill colour or is it only gold phase? Also, is it a trait that needs to be selectively bred for? If it was accurate with the Welsh I currently have will it be accurate with their ducklings?
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    Genetics. Which drake is best?

    I am just in the process of separating my drakes as my ratio is way off due to bad luck with last year's hatches. My plan in is to have a bachelor pen and only allow one drake at a time with the girls. As far as genetics goes I'm wondering what you (people more experienced than I) would think...
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    Will ducks be ok with water in coop in -20°C?

    Hi, Wondering what to do with the temp dropping to - 20°C over the next couple days. I know ducks are very cold weather hardy but I have read that if you keep water in the coop it can increase chances of frostbite. The reason we have the water in the coop is due to a fox attack a few days ago...
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