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One out of eight stopped laying! Can't figure out why!
Is this just a thing that sometimes happens? I have a flock of 8 birds. Everyone is laying except for our Blue Wheaton Amerecauna. She lay a handful of times, maybe 8-10, and then stopped. She is still doing the submissive squat. We have seen no evidence of shell, or anything to suggest...- Raychul
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Duck mites? Injury? Help me diagnose my duck!
A couple weeks ago, we were letting our Indian Runner ducks out of their box in the morning, and we noticed a bloody scratch on our dear Biscuit's neck. I suspected an injury from a rat, perhaps? We cleaned her up, let her take a clean bath, and put Neosporin on the wound. She would NOT stop... -
"friendly" breed for urban farm?
I've been thinking about geese for a while now. Maybe just goose. I have a small urban farm. 4 runner ducks, 2 nigerian dwarves. I'd like to add a goose to the mix. Are goose eggs good to eat? Is there a small breed that may do okay with my current animals? Can geese be raised to be friendly? -
One of my girls stopped laying...
I'm fairly new to the duck world. We have 4 runner hens, two we raised from ducklings and they aren't laying yet, the other two are a year old and we got them about a month ago. So for the past month we've almost always had 2 eggs every morning. For the past 3 days, I've only had two. I leave...