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$25 each. I am moving and must give up my two medium-size female ducks. They have been fantastic egg producers, but their best quality is how quiet they are. You could keep them in any small suburban backyard without bothering the neighbors. Even when they are expecting food time, they don’t...

I've noticed these days feed stores sell dried river shrimp, alone or mixed with dried mealworms. They are a little cheaper. Anyone know if this is healthy and where the heck they come from? Looking at a few different brands, mealworms and dried river shrimp seem to come from China or are...

I’m looking to get a couple laying ducks from someone who says he’s been feeding them pretty much only spent brewery grain waste. It seems to me this unbalanced diet might cause health problems. They’re 10 months old and I plan to keep them for years. Do you think it’s too risky? Of course, you...

Hi I hope I can get some advice and wondering if this is common. I have a duck that's almost 4 years old. She started laying for the season and laid 3 or 4 normal eggs. Since then, she has laid 3 soft-shells, one no-shell, and one super tiny egg. She is not eating the oyster shells as she...

Hi I have two adult females and looking to add a third. We really want a Welsh Harlequin (Swedish is another possibility), but it's hard to find a young adult for sale. So, if we order a day-old while one of our ducks is broody, will she help raise it? Also, is this a bad idea in general? I...

Hi sorry for another "my duck stopped laying" but I can't find help with this situation. We got our first two ducks ever, they started laying in early December and then laid every day until our buff got broody and stopped. We finally ended the broodiness by removing the whole nest from the coop...

I am trying to decide how to have fairly quiet ducks for my backyard but still have a good amount of personality and entertainment. I will be getting only a few sexed ducklings-- 2 to 4 total. I have heard that having one drake may cause the hens to be quieter because they're calmer. Is this...