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I discovered a bumble in my ducks foot a few days ago. I soaked it in Epsomsalt, dried it then applied clear iodine. I was able to remove the bumble but the infection has stayed. I have been soaking her foot in a worm bath tub every day. yesterday I put a Epsom salt poultice on it last night...

I live in a small rural farming town. we do not have many predators. We just moved in in September. My set up is this: I have a duck house that predator proof that I lock my ducks up in at night. they are free range during the day. our half acre is fenced in with a combination of farm wire...

What dose it mean when a duck turned its head to the side and moves it back and forth as if pointing?

I want to get some Ancona ducks. They are about $20 a duckling ( I want about 10 ducklings do a little over $200 total( after shipping, PayPal fees and tax) I have been toying with the idea of getting eggs and hatching them my self in an incubator. It would be about $40 per half dozen (...

I was wondering if you have bred your Cayuga with your pekin what color of eggs do your mixed breed ducks lay? Do they still lay the black eggs or are they more white?

I just recently learned that there are blue Cayugas !! I am having the hardest time finding information on them though. could any of you help me out with that? I would love to know what they look like? What color of eggs they produce. temperament. and if any of you sell eggs. thanks a bunch!

I want to get two types of duck but can not afford allot in doing so that restricts me to buying the ducks from one place. I want to get Ancona and Cayuga. Hase any one gotten these or any ducks from cackle hatchery? How was your experience? Did they arrive healthy? How is there coloring? Was...

My duck is a two week old girl Cayouga. Today I had cleaned out my ducks brooder and was placing my Cayuga back in. She took two steps then fell over and went ridged. Her eyes rolled back in her head and she started convulsing slightly. After about a min she came two. She was notably tired...

It just started. A few if My week old ducklings are making small sneezing sounds. How do I help them? I have 6. They were in a 3'x17" plastic bin with shelf liner. It was getting to small so I decided to move them to there bigger brooder. As I was preparing the larger brooder I noticed the...

I have 6 baby ducklings 4 days old. Sometimes when I pick them it seems like they throw up water or they shake there heads and spray water out of there nars and or out there beaks. I'm not sure witch. But it goes everywhere. Is it normal? I pick them up with care And don't hold them very tight...

I am so excited! It's like Christmas eve. I am getting 6 ducks from metzer farms. 3 Welsh Harlequin, two Cayuga and 1 white layer. I'll post pictures tomarow

I am getting 5 baby ducks in the mall. In stories guide to raising ducks it says that from 1 day -2 weeks of age they need 20-22% protein then needs to be reduced to 16-18%. I need to figure out how many lbs of the 20% stuff to buy. Or I need to figure out a way to up the protein on the 18%. I...

I am gong to be makeing a YouTube channel featuring my ducks and information on ducks. I Am trying to gather questions that you had when you were reasurching weather to get ducks. And or what you wish you would have known sooner. I would greatly appreciate responses. Thank you!!

I am making a watering station for my duck yard. I was hoping to use a pallet set on top of paver stones. With the waterer on top. The pallet has 1" spaces between boards. Is this to big for medium adult birds? I am getting 2 Welsh Harlequin, 2 Cayuga and 1 white layer. I just don't want my...

Can a chicken diaper work for a duck?

I would like to find a place I can buy duck diapers. Or at least find a pattern. Please help.

Can you tell your Cayuga ducks apart from each other? Also about how many eggs would one Cayuga lay per week?

I have a duck coop (was a chicken coop) that is 5' x 8' surrounded by a fenced in yard that is around 30/40' long and about 11' wide. How many ducks (medium sized, Welsh Harlequin, Cayuga, white layer and Ancona) can I have?

I would ultimately like to end up with 3-4 ducks. How likely is it or how common is it to have a duck die in the first year? How many ducks should I order? I am making a Co-op order from Metzerfarms. They will replace any deceased ducks with in the first 24 hours. I live in a rural community...

I am thinking about getting some Ancona ducks but I would rather get some ducklings from a small breeder then from a hatchery. Are there any of you wonderful people out there?