Our Muscovy duck Juniper recently went through a moult and grew back her wings. We usually clip one. She wasn't flying very high, just from the back to front of yard to get to her food when I cleaned out the pen.
We were lured into a false sense of security because on Sunday she took off, over...
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I have had ducks now for 10 months and am raising our first two ducklings. It has been a steep learning curve, a delightful but confusing journey. If I knew what I did now, I believe we would have saved a...
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My Muscovy girl Juniper - 9month old has got me confused! I thought she would only lay during the cooler months. As she only matured in our winter (July/August) we had a short run of eggs that ended a few months ago at the start of spring. Now, in the sweltering humid 32 degree...
Hi! Just wondering if there is anything I can do with this huge bag of starter mash I won't be needing soon? It seems a waste to bin it. Any ideas?
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Hello, I have two Khaki Campbell ducklings, two wks old tomorrow. One is a fair bit smaller than the other. In the last few days though she has started to grow a fair bit. There has been sneezing, mostly by her but I put this down to dust or just being normal. Now she has developed a soft fluid...
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Having ducklings for the first time I want to do the right thing for them. We were given Kewpie Hi Spec Chick Mash from the produce we purchased them from. It is medicated, though on the product summary from the supplier states it is also suitable for ducks. Today I have started...
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As the mother of three lovely ducks in suburbia it has become neccessary to build a better system to graze our girls. At the moment we have a fully enclosed pen at the back of the yard with a duck house within. Shown on my profile pic.the grass is long gone though, thus the need to...
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This weekend we unfortunately lost one of our pet Muscovy Ducks :( Our remaining girl Juniper so far seems alright, despite quacking loudly in the mornings (this is new) to be let out to free range the back yard. We know its not good for ducks to be alone so went to get her some...