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The lone duckling hatched by broody duck, where to raise it?
My duck Daisy has been broody for quite a while now. I did not write down when she started sitting and had no idea if she was even going to hatch a egg as this is her first year of maturity. Imagine my suprise when we went in to see her and there was a little one running around sitting under... -
My Tufted Buff (Tuff-T) just died!
My favorite goose Tuff-T passed away yesterday evening. He just a month shy of 1 year old. I was very sad today about his passing as it was shocking. I did not do an a autospy as I was much to sad and the thought of cutting him open hurt my feelings. He has always been the most docile goose. I... -
Did my gander just mount me or attack me?
My gander is a huge healthy Embden. He hisses at me but has never tried to attack me, well perhaps bite my coat when I turn around. Yesterday I was squatting down to put some water into their jug and suddenly I feel him climb my back (I am 5'10") so he had to climb to my shoulders and grab the... -
Thinning out my flock, what to do?
I have a small flock, 2 drakes, 2 ducks, 2 ganders, 2 geese. All except the 2 adult geese females I raised from hatch. I picked up the geese as adults as company for my ganders. The one gander began fighting the other gander and took the 2 females as his own. Things were rough and not improving... -
The Canada geese are back!
Its been a long winter, but very mild here in Manitoba, Canada. Just a couple days ago I saw my first Canada goose flying overhead. I now have a couple hanging around. They are the first migrating bird I have seen so far. Spring is here! They like to be around and within sight of my flock. I did... -
The girls have arrived!
Picked them up this morning. They were delivered here from Alberta. 2 White Chinese geese. I really didn't have much of a choice and had to put them right in with the others. At first everything seemed okay. Now my ganders are playing the game "chase the females around and bite at their... -
Going to get my ganders some valentines love, but which breed for them?
Hello again, I have taken your suggestions of getting my lonely males some female company (as they were attempting to mate with my duck). I have 2 males, na embden and a tuffted buff. I assume the tuffted buff is a male as it does not get mated nor mate with any of them. I assume he is male... -
My gander attempted to mate with my duck
I ordered baby ducks and geese (the company didn't sex them) last June. Seems like I have 2 male ganders, 2 drakes, and 2 ducks. My Pekin duck seems to wag her tail all the time and has been getting busy since the late summer. My other duck does not get any action (from what I have seen). Today... -
Traumatized my flock
The duck house is 90% complete. I opened the duck door to the actual house last week (they are in the outdoor enclosure now). They refuse to go into the house! Sometimes I understand they need to be coaxed into doing things. I decided to grab them and put them in. So they can see it's nice and... -
Breeding Q..drakes ignoring one female?
All 4 of my ducks are the same age. I have 2 ducks and 2 drakes. I have seen the drakes mating with my pekin duck but never with my mixed breed duck. She has a crooked neck but gets along fine and is one with the crew. What is the deal do you think? Does she have more wrong with her than a... -
2 male geese
I believe I have 2 male geese. They are pretty good buddies and are always close together. I never see them fight or mate. They are both the same size (height wise) and make the same sort of goose sounds so I assume they are both males. Everything is okay right now but how will things be in... -
Eye infection - Polysporin eye and ear drops?
My duck Daisy has mild eye infections (both eyes). They seem to have a bit of white bubbles in the corners of each eye. It is best described as a frothy like appearance. I was told to use neosporin in them but that is not available OTC in Canada. I did buy polysporin drops for eyes and ears and...- cdnley
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I jinxed myself, now my Pekin is sick!
A couple days ago I made a thread about my ducks bobbing their heads at me. I said that my Pekin is a big fat healthy duck. Well today I let them out of their pen and she was the last one out, walking quite slow. She slowly walked to the pond and is kind of sitting in one spot a lot. She is not... -
Mild eye infection. What to do?
My duck, Daisy, seems to have an eye infection. It started a while ago where there is some white gunk in the corner of her eye. They free range in the day and it seemed to clear out (as in I couldn't see any gunk). I kept them in their pen yesterday and today her eye is back to gunk in it, as... -
Why does my female Pekin do this sideways head bobbing thing?
My Pekin is a big fat healthy duck. She will do this semi quack sound, kind of like a "mah" sound and quickly bob her head up and down sideways. Her and the other female do it actually. I only see her do it when I am standing there talking to them. Sometimes she will do it and then bite the... -
Pet geese predicting weather changes?
My pet geese have been behaving differently this past week. They are spending less time on the water and much more time foraging around. They have been venturing further from their pond and more around the yard. The ducks follow the geese but maintain a much closer distance to the pond, kind... -
My geese. Who would have thought we would be so close.
I am fairly new to geese. We raised a wild Canada Goose in 2010, but he flew away in the fall last year. I never knew how close of a relationship we could have. I assumed they would be like ducks (a bit stand-off-ish and a preference to be amongst themselves). Every morning my Tufted Buff... -
Pecking order issues?
My babies are a month old. I have a full list of them for my signature (3 geese and 5 ducks). I made a post a while back that they were attacked and my Indian Runner Nermel lost his/her leg. I know some people told me to cull but he survived the attack and improved quickly and I just couldn't... -
Goose hissed at DH...
I have 3 geese, all different breeds. The top 2 big guys are the White Danish and Tufted Buff. I would have to say the White Danish is the biggest of them all! I was reading if it is a male he has potential to be 30lbs! Whoa! Anyway they geese are always very nice to me and the kids. My 4... -
Indian Runner duck got its leg chewed off!! Not even a stump left. :*(
I put my babies outside in their secure pen. Chicken wire, boards, off the ground etc. There was a 1" gap underneath and somehow something ate half of my Rouen (RIP Dolly) and ate my Indian Runners leg off. what!! I am freaking out! I killed 5 foxes just this past month and have been...