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Bald headed ducks
I know this can be from overbreeding but does it grow back? I plan to get more females. -
Black spots on duck feet
Anyone know what these black spots on Betty feet are? She’s too quick to catch.. and really smart -
How much to charge for duck eggs?
Hello everyone! I have bought egg cartons that’s fit 3 duck eggs because I only have 2 girls. I was going to just give them away but in this economy I should be able to charge something. How much would you charge for 3 duck eggs? -
Shivering duck and single digits numbers
So it’s been freezing recently and Bill (my jumbo Peking) has been shivering. I been providing warm water, peas, cabbage, bedding. I’m not sure what else I can do. I don’t want to bring him inside but I don’t want him to literally freeze to death.Any suggestions? -
Wind chill -10F to -25
Hello everyone! Worried duck mama here! It’s currently 6°F with wind chills between -10F to -25F. Tonight it’s supposed to get -6°F!!! 🫠🤯 I’m worried about my babies, they are in a covered enclosure with the bottom area covered to block the wind. They get locked up in their coop at night with... -
Cayuga Male Aggression?
My male Cayuga Phil has been almost attacking me which I go out to feed or refresh water. When I push him away he starts intensely shaking his head and start pecking me and going after me. I gave them a cabbage that they knocked over and he became almost aggressive over the head of cabbage. He... -
Duck boredom
Hello everyone! Happy New Year’s Eve! I’ve heard people using cabbage to help ducks prevent boredom. What do they do? Just put the cabbage head in the run, cut it in half? I have some and I don’t want it to go to waste. -
Dirty duck
What do you guys do with a duck who is having trouble preening? He’s dirt, and has a hard time reaching his oil gland. Bill is a Peking but he’s been a big boy since he was a baby! It’s been freezing so they don’t have their pool. I’m not sure what to do…. -
It’s my Birthday! Sorry not Duck related!
It’s my birthday today! I’m gonna spend it with my ducks dogs and family! -
Ice on ducks! What do I do?!?
I’m cleaning out my ducks coop for put clean bedding, and I have 2 watering stations with buckets. I noticed that they all have ice on them. It’s 21° in Ohio but feels like 4°!!! I’m not sure what to do.. their feet look fine… I’m just overly concerned for me! It’s my first winter! What other... -
First duck winter
How do you know ducks are cold? It’s 29° with wind and intermittent snow. I have the coop winterized.. I have 3 sides covered. They were taking their nap and bill looked like he was shivering. But I’m not sure… -
3 eggs in 1 morning?!?
Good morning everyone! My Peking (Betty) has been laying her eggs since Oct 31, and my Cayuga (Lillian) started laying them Nov. 25. This morning I had 3 eggs, I clean out their coop every morning, rake the 💩 out. And I left the nest 🪹 🪺 they made but I inspected the entire coop because I know... -
winter, water and ducks!?!?!? I'll take all the advice I can get!
What are some things you guys do for your ducks: 1. how do you keep the water from freezing? (we bought more rubber bowls) 2. how do you keep your coop from not being a wet muddy mess? 3. how do you keep the ducks out of the bowls? 4. how do you keep the coop dry? We have winterize the coop... -
Thoughts on our first time winterizing???
We are planning to get snow on Wednesday/Thursday in Ohio. We have used a tarp… greenhouse plastic and very top a shower curtain.. it’s what we had.. I’d rather use what we have then buy everything new to use. I was planning on taking the pools out and keeping the front open.. any thoughts? -
Drake aggression?
I have a 4-5 month old Cayuga drake who has been trying to show hows boss but I just feed them cracked corn, and he started eating out of my hand; which is not out of the norm. But he started shaking his head, it was more of a quiver. Then he ran up on me and pecked me. It was random, idk if it... -
New egg layer suggestions
Since my Peking laid her first egg this morning, is there anything else I should do differently? They eat purina duck feed. -
Betty first Egg!!!
I just need to tell everyone! Betty had her first egg! -
Winterizing
Good morning Everyone! What does everyone do to winterize their duck 🦆 coop? This will be our first winter with the ducks and it looks like the nights will be dipping into the 30’s.We live in Ohio and the first snow last year was on Halloween 🎃 👻 🍬 What are some suggestions? -
Help! Just overly concerned about my Betty (Peking duck)
I know I have posted before about this but her stomach is touching the ground. When I touched it last week it was soft, but I was all scratched up. Her personality hasn’t changed, no changes in anything else. I know ducks sickness are hard to detect but as a nurse it’s hard not to be concerned...