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Hi all, I come to you with a problem. My male and female duck, Wobbles and Bean, are fighting excessively. This has never happened outside of mating. They are going at each other like they hate the other one more than anything else in the world! They NEVER used to be like this. They've been...

Hi all, It's been ages since I've posted here, but I finally was able to access my login info after quite the digital wrestling match with BYC and my long lost email accounts of ye olde days. I hope some of my friends here are still around, I had a long, terrible struggle trying to get...

When I got Wobbles and Bean back, the ranch owner gave me her leftover feed. Aside from my bag of mazuri waterfowl floating pellets, there's a huge 50 lb bag of "Manna Pro family farm poultry feed". No label of layer, maintenance, organic, nuffin'. It doesn't even list the ingredients or...

When I got Wobbles and Bean bak last week, I noticed he's got some little dark scabs on his webs. Seems like a classic case of bumblefoot, but there's no itching, swelling or signs of irritation. It's a bit odd. Is this just what bumblefoot looks like in its beginning phases, or is there...

So it's the day before I say goodbye to my beloved babies (for the time being) and my poor Wobbles has just been having one heck of a bad week. First he developed a minor eye infection, then he hurt his leg! It occurred sometime on Friday!! By Sunday it appeared as if it was improving...

Last weekend I noticed that my kitties were practically COVERED i the nasty things. They've since been given some Advantage, so hopefully that'll take care of the problem on them, but since they can't bite them anymore they've sort of had a mass exodus onto myself and the birds. I have never...

Bean has a problem. The problem is, she smells. I suspect sour crop, but I thought that scent was supposed to be enough to knock you flat on your rear! This really isn't so bad, it's just...well, it smells exactly like soy sauce. And that just isn't normal. She was a little listless today...

Oh, it's hard for a poor widdle house duck. :p Wobbles n' Bean are having such a tough time this summer! My house faces west and is full of picture windows, so we're pretty much blasted by the sun during its peak hours. Can't spend all day at the lake 'cuz I got things to do, can't keep them...

So it's finally happened, Bean has learned how to launch herself out of her 15'' high plastic bin that she sleeps in at night...with clipped wings, no less! We've been placing a towel over the pen at night to keep her inside, but I know it's not a permanent solution. I've been hunting...

So Bean has become highly food aggressive, and I'm certain it's because she has anxiety over food due to Wobbles or something else always frightening her away from the food bowls. She also bites me whenever I have to remove something from her mouth because she thinks I'm stealing food away from...

It's no surprise by now I've got two awesome lil' indoor call ducks who don't exactly get along. I know why. Wobbles didn't see another duck until he was two, and in his head, this is HIS territory. Bean was imprinted on other ducks but is bonded very closely to me, but she still knows she's a...

I know it sounds ridiculous, but I don't know what else to call it! Bean has this thing where, in the middle of the night, she'll shriek and start flopping around her pen for a few moments before snapping to. It started when she was still sick, and to be honest, when it did I thought she was in...

I'm hatching out three chocolate call ducks this weekend, but I only have room for one more female. I need to find a home for the other two if they all hatch out. Is there anyone in the King County area familiar with call ducks that would be willing to take them in?

I realize this is probably an exercise in futility, but does anyone have any tips on how to give my houseduck more access to water without turning my home into Sea World? Wobbles used to go on walks and take dunks in the lake behind my house, but considering it's a canada goose nesting area...

Hi! I have an adult male call duck, we feed him roughly three times a day. We only give him about 2-3 tablespoons of feed in water (they help him swallow them, otherwise they get caught in his throat) per meal, but even then he sometimes doesn't eat it all. His weight is relatively stable, but...

I want to make a duck club but living in King County, that becomes kinda difficult. Also wanted to know if anyone had any info on local duck shows or breeders. Google hasn't been too helpful.

Hey, so I had a quick question about couriers and figured someone out there would have some advice. Any experienced shippers know what the difference is between couriers? As in, FedEx vs USPS, UPS, etc.? Who's the best? I know who's the cheapest (USPS) but obviously if I'm guaranteed better...

So here is Wobbles, struggling and failing to stay awake. And yet, after many months have passed, alas, the struggle still continues to this day: Could it be ennui? A wild party schedule that his body can't keep up with? Or maybe he just reeeeally wants to stay awake so he can finish...

We're tight on money thanks to some health issues, so a vet visit isn't in the cards until this Thursday. But Wobbles has begun to make rather alarming high-pitched sounds. He'll sporadically hunch, throw his head sharply downward and go "SQUEEK" like he's trying to dislodge something or it's...

I want to give Wobbles a holiday treat, but I'm struggling to think up some cute, theme-appropriate gift ideas. Don't have the knife skills to carve a watermelon into a christmas tree...maybe a plain ol' box full of crinkly toys?