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    Duck randomly bleeding underneath her feathers?

    Hi everyone! A few of you may know me on here, but as of late one duck in particular has been bleeding from underneath her wing? My assumption is that her feathers were pulled out? (They're about 8 weeks old at this point) Or this is some form of molting? The bleeding is never too heavy...
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    HELP!!! Duck breathing with mouth open while at rest??

    Hi everyone, I'm hoping this really isn't a big deal, but one of my ducklings (only this one out of 4) seems to keep opening her mouth while she lays down? When she stands up she doesn't seem to do it, but the minute she sits down her body kind of shakes a little (I think because of the mouth...
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    Splash Guard?

    Hi everyone! So I've finally got my ducklings in! It's been about 5 days now and they are SO BIG. It's ridiculous almost haha. I have 4 of them (will post pictures soon) and I'm finding the biggest problem, right now, the cleaning of the brooder My current set up is doggy-pads as a...
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    Beginner's advice please!

    Hi everyone, I ordered 4 ducklings and they should be coming in next week! (Yes I know winter is coming) For the past 2 weeks I have been scouring BYC and Google for "raising duckling guides." I've read them all and for the most part am pretty confident that my ducks will live both happily and...
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    Heat lamp height?

    Hey everyone, I'm new to the site and I was just looking for some helpful advice on my first brooder setup. Thankfully we still have another week or so before the ducklings I ordered arrive. So far, I've purchased a 35~ in container (hopefully I'm looking at the right measurements) and I...
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