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    Baby turkey not eating

    Last night I found an abandoned baby turkey taking shelter in my duck coop, I looked around for momma or any babies but there were none to be found, the baby had clearly gotten separated. I took the baby inside and set it up with food and water as well as a heat lamp. But the baby refuses to...
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    Duck not waterproof??

    My runt duck has recently stopped repelling water. It's deep into winter and she needs to be able to repel water but she isnt?? I have a total of 8 ducks and they have plenty of space to flap their wings and stay dry, as well as areas to get out of the weather. They have a good diet and I can't...
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    Wet feather?

    My 8 month old Cayuga, mallard cross appears to have wet feather as well as 2 of her siblings. The worst of the cases is in my runt of the clutch, she has always had issues but never wet feather. It's winter and the weather has been all over the place but the ducks have accses to a kiddie pool...
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    Update on agressive ducks!

    If you saw my last post you know i have recently had trouble with some of my drakes. I have seperated the drake who has been seeing picked on and put him and another girl in a sperate area but so they can still see the flock. When I got home earlier this afternoon I was greeted with some bloody...
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    Duck refusing go join the flock?

    I recently noticed that one of my drakes is refusing to be with the flock, he still follows them around but always maintains a great distance and if they move closer to him he moves away. He isn't new to the flock, he's actually one of the original 2. I've had to take him aside to get him water...
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    Duck making odd sounds

    Hello, my friends duck has recently started making a weird quack. Her hen has started making a wheezing like quack and started eating and drinking less than normal, she came to me for tips but I have never had this occur. Does anyone have some insight?
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    Duck loosing feathers on belly

    Tonight I noticed that my duck was acting super odd and was having trouble getting out of the pool, this is very unusual for him. He looked like he had missing feathers on his belly and was super lethargic. My ducks typically don't want to be near me but tonight I noticed that he wasn't...
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    Female duck - Odd begaviour

    I have 8 ducks, 2 drakes and 6 females, my original female (the one who hatched out the others except one) started nibbling on the drakes bums. I've noticed they try to mate with her but I step in when I see it, especially if it's in the pool. Not sure why my female is doing this? She is also...
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    Is my duck egg bound??

    Hey all. My mallard duck hatched out 6 ducklings a couple months ago and I recently let them join the rest of the flock. A couple weeks after I added them in my mallard hen stopped laying. I know mallards are seasonal layers but in the past she had been laying around this time. Aside from not...
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    Should i ger silkies?? - Need some advice

    Hey! I'm thinking about getting 4-5 silkies next spring but I'm not sure how they would handle the winters. I live it idaho so winter can be a bit harsh. I know silkies are a delicate breed so I'm curious as to how they do in winter, I haven't been able to find much online about the topic. Do I...
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    Help! Sick ducky!!

    Hello! My duck is around 3 months old and I'm pretty sure it's a male, he has a quieter quack and he has a curl to his tail. Recently I noticed that he isn't eating or drinking. I dried to get him to drink but he simply spit it out. He was born with a crooked beak has never caused issues before...
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