Hi all,
I went to put the ducks away in their house for the night, and when I got to the pen I saw a big fat raccoon in their pen eating the duck food. The ducks were about four feet away from the raccoon, all were fine and were just staring at the raccoon and did not seem bothered at all by...
Hi all! Just wanted to let you guys know that my drake is all healed up and has been put back outside. All five of them are getting along. Thanks for all your help again :).
Thanks so much I will try that. He is doing so much better already. The bald spots are not red and bleeding anymore and he is acting more like his normal self. Thank you both for your help!
Thank you for responding so fast. I brought him inside and he has been swimming in a warm tub. I will go separate the others right away. I don't see any injuries besides the bare bloody patches. Thanks again!
So I have a flock of five drakes and they have all been getting along fine up until a couple days ago. I noticed the two newest members started getting pushy and chasing the other three around occasionaly, but when I let my ducks out of their house this morning one of the old ducks looked like...
Your drake may be fighting your other drakes because there are not so many girls, but since you said he does not bother with the girls, i think it is a dominance thing. I keep an all drake flock and i see this behavior when i introduce new drakes into the flock. I believe your drake is trying to...
No need to worry this is normal. All my ducks were afraid of me when I first got them as ducklings. They just need a little time to get used to you. Try sitting next to the brooder as much as you can and talk to them so they get used to hearing your voice and seeing you. You can also pick them...
They are doing well thanks for asking :). They have a new and bigger house and pen to make room for the two new drakes and maybe some future ones if my parents allow it haha
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I am in the process of introducing two new drakes into my existing flock of three drakes and it has been a long but steady experience. I had also integrated a drake into the flock before and it took a while but they eventually accepted him. Sorry for rambling lol but my point is that it may...
I have a khaki drake and he is a little under 16 weeks old and he has a curled tail feather and has his raspy drake voice. He is starting to get his dark tail and head coloring. I will take a picture tomorrow to show you what he looks like. If yours are 21 weeks old I am thinking they are female.
My ducks have stopped limping! I think the cause was they their pen was a little muddy in the spring from all the rain. I would take your duck inside so she rests her leg and let her swim in the bathtub adding more swim time each day. This is the tecnique i used and my duck is happy and healthy...
I was at my friends house and her female welsh harlequin started flipping out. She started flapping her wings wildly and then she lost control of her limbs but kept on flapping and then she flipped on her back and could not get up. This episode went on for about a minute and it was the 2nd one...