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    Duck First Aid Kit!

    I'm currently working on pulling together a comprehensive first aid kit to have at the ready should any of my ducks need it! But first, I wanted to share this embroidered patch I made for my kit! It's going to be ironed-on to a small backpack I got for this project. I adore how it turned out...
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    Runt duckling not growing?

    I have a runt of a duckling who I swear has not grown a millimeter since it hatched. Is there any reason this might happen? Is this something that can be addressed in some way from my side of things? I know it has been eating and drinking just fine. It shows no other signs of illness. It's just...
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    Interchangeable Lofted Drake Jail / Duck-Maternity Ward Design Help

    I'm working on partitioning my modified gazebo to have two sections that interchangeably open or close to form a drake jail above on the shelf, and a nesting area (I like to jokingly call it a duck maternity ward) below. In the above example, you can see the gazebo without the roof/ceiling. The...
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    Solved A question if a post would be permissible or not for "buy sell trade" or any other site section.

    Hi BYC staff, I had a quick question about if a topic would be allowed on here. I had a concept for a product that might appeal to other bird owners. I don't have anything to "sell" yet, just a concept, but I am hoping to measure interest and possibly offer the product at-cost to any interested...
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    Attempting to save a cracked egg

    Welp, nature can be unpredictable at times, and that unfortunately means that at some point while one of my broody duck hens knocked one of her eggs about enough to give it a couple good dents. I'm not sure how long ago this happened, so I'm hoping I can save the egg and thought I'd document it...
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    We've got embryos!

    I'm so excited! I've been waiting for this for weeks I finally have some embryos! After losing 17 eggs to a malfunctioning incubator I was really sad that I might not get ducklings this year. I decided to let nature handle the rest of the eggs I had gathered and let my broody duck hens incubate...
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    Drake so protective of eggs he chases away the nesting hen?

    Well this is a baffling development. One of my drakes has taken to chasing one of my hens off her clutch of eggs and nest, only to then start arranging then nest and tending to the eggs like the hen would (gathering nesting material around it, covering the eggs, etc). The biggest problem however...
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    First Timer Eggs

    Hey there! This is my first spring having ducks, and I was mostly keeping them as pets, not livestock, however the inevitable moment has arrived, one of my girls, Yikes, a 9 to 12 months old call duck, may be showing signs of getting ready to lay her first egg, and being my first year with...
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    I think some of my mallards might be hybrids?

    I thought I got purebred mallards, but as the months have gone on, small little things have cropped up and made me question at least a few of them. (Not that I have any issue with them possibly being hybrids, it's just a curiosity to me) First, Geronimo (~6-7 months old) This only shows up in...
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    Did my duck just upchuck a gizzard/grit stone (gastrolith)?

    He was just sitting there napping when he started to flex his neck and chest funny, then he began to shake his head and I caught the tail end on video of him ejecting a stone from his throat. I grabbed it to double check he was okay (he is!). The is super smooth like a gastrolith, but it doesn't...
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    Duck swimming with tail down, flat on water.

    I had 3 new hens join my flock recently, and after some time to integrate, I noticed something about one of them. All my other ducks (mallards) swim with their tails perked upright and out of the water. However this lil lady is an odd one out. She doesn't lift her tail. It lays flat against the...
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    Duck Breed ID help?

    I got these three gals recently to supplement my drakes (now a total of 2 drakes to 5 hens), and I was told they were mallards. But they are quite small and compact compared to my other mallards (who are younger in age but bigger). The length of their bills also makes me suspect they might be...
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    Someone selling ducks for live bait training dogs to hunt?

    I honestly don't know how to formulate my thoughts around this, but I'll try. I saw an ad on my local classifieds of someone selling ducks to be used as live bait to train dogs to hunt. Having recently become a duck mom for the first time, I have a bleeding heart for them, and this ad felt like...
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    Drake Puberty?

    So I had a bizarre thing happen this morning. My oldest drake Geronimo (~ 4 months old) was being so bitey. I let him bite all he wants because he generally doesn't bite hard enough to hurt (unlike one of my hens, Wahoo, who is VICIOUS when she bites). Anyways, he gets riled up on occasion, and...
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    Winter Duck Shelter (Help identifying issues with design/plan?)

    I am working on a plan to repurpose my ducks' stock tank pond to transform it into a winter den and could use some insight from others who may have more experience than me or can think of any foreseeable issues this design may have. To sum up, I was going to line the inside of the stock tank...
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    Duck keeping one eye closed, swollen face?

    My mallard duck, Yippee, seems to have something up with his face. He's kept one eye mostly closed since yesterday, but it shows no signs of redness or discharge. I've rinsed his eyes with saline last night and it has not improved, but thankfully it hasn't gotten worse either. He can still open...
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    My Hero Duck

    I have a bit of a problem with my mallard drake, Geronimo. Over the last few months, he has become a little too big for his britches. He has absolutely no fear. Or at least when it comes to fight or flight, he will ALWAYS choose fight. Doesn't matter what it is, he struts his way right up to...
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    A crazy idea for ID/tag ducks (Threaded piercing bar as nasal saddle?)

    I have been researching ways to distinguish my ducks from each other (I dislike leg bands because its hard to see when the ducks are swimming), and I came upon a little-discussed idea that has been used for studying wild duck populations. nasal saddling. I was thinking, if it works for wild duck...
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    New Mom of the Daring Ducks

    Hi there! I'm the mom of a new little flock I call my Daring Ducks. Please don't mind any typos as my first lil duck, Geronimo, likes to sit on my desk and help (interfere with) my typing. This last spring I adopted Geronimo, a lone orphan mallard from a neighbor (there was a predation issue...
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