Hi all I have several ducks and just added 2 more and a Brown African Goose.
I don't know how many of you are familiar with Ancona Ducks but if you don't have one you absolutely need one!
Her temperament is different she's super needy and just crazy beautiful!
Please all share your pictures...
The more research I did it sounds like Botulism!!
If ducks eat decayed waste from plants or animals or kitchen scraps.
Maggots carry Botulin and ducks love eating Maggots. It gets worse in the warm weather. That is why you probably have fly eggs already. They ate something rotten.
Burn dead...
Make sure you separate him asap!
He will need another duck. Just one will be fine. He'll get along with chickens but they are an inferior bird! I hope he pulls through. Putting them down is always not fun.
Keep us posted with him
Let me try and take this one at a time for you.
Your Drake,,,
Put him aside away from the others. Separate him with some chicken wire. I'm going to call this solitary confinement. Let him see the others but not be able to touch them. Next he thinks he is the "man"
You are the "man" and you...
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My experience is unfortunately no. It's a horrible disease. I spent some money at my vet but they couldn't tell if the others were effected or not. It has been many years ago but I lost 3. Maybe separate them all from each other for now. I am almost 100% sure it can get your chickens.
I would suggest getting another possibly.
I don't trust Roosters to be honest. Ducks are much easier.to I trounce to each other. They are not only smarter but less violent. Keep them all separated by poultry wire. They need to see each other but it's only like a week. Mine have always...
That was my girl posing for a picture. She was my first goose. Bought her as a guard and she sacrificed her life for my ducks. I feel like I lost a family member. It's been very depressing. My delima...die free or live locked up...
I am buying 2 Llama and have set Coyote traps.
I have a Brown...
Infectious Laryngotracheitis possibly!!!
NOT GOOD!! It can be highly contagious to the whole flock. It maybe something else but that sounds like the symptoms.
Hopefully you don't lose anymore. If they continue to die unfortunately that's what it is.
If so wait a week or 2 before you get more...
They are actually good at staying home. After they become adults 20-24 weeks they tend to have a routine. Depending on the time of day I can find all my ducks because they have a set schedule on when to be where. It's kinda funny.
Lastly put them up at the same time and let them out at the...
The pictures are a little out of order.
This happened 13 days ago.
My Toulouse died while a coyote had Cuddles the Duck. Smellma my goose attacked the coyote and it then dropped Cuddles. The coyote took my baby girl! She was like our Family dog! My neighbor helplessly watched while I was...