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Located in PA about an hour outside of Philadelphia. I have 3 very friendly 6 month old female pekins that just started laying that I would like to find a new loving home for. Not looking to give them away as meat birds. We have a baby on the way and I don't think I can care for them the way...

My one duck keeps laying down and she seems to be sleeping a lot more. Her breathing also seems a little heavy. I didn't notice her breathing through her mouth but he was was breathing heavy and her tail was going up and down. I'm afraid it could be aspergillosis because their straw gets damp...

I live about an hour outside of Philadelphia and we just got ducks this spring. I thought I had planned for everything but never even thought about the hose freezing in the winter time. Looks like they sell heated hoses but that makes me kind of nervous. I can fill the buckets in my kitchen sink...

One of my 5 month old Pekins started limping as of yesterday. She has 2 black spots on the bottom of her foot. We soaked her for 40 minitesin a warm Epsom bath and when we tried to pick at the black it didn't feel like a scab. She's eating and drinking but has been laying down and sleeping more...

Where can I get smooth pea gravel to put in my duck run? I've googled tumbled smooth gravel and can't seem to find any!

I know pregnant women aren't supposed to clean up the cat litter box but what about the duck house? Would just wearing gloves be okay or is there something in the poop that can harm the baby?

My coop is built and right now there is a very small run attached to it. We are planning to build a larger pen around the whole unit so we can get the pool in there and so that they have more space. Right now there is just grass in the run and I kept trying to spray the poop so that it just...

My pekins are 3 weeks old and I am trying to figure out what to do for food. Right now they are on chick starter with 19% protein. The bag says I can feed it to them up until 9 weeks but from what I have read that seems pretty high in protein. Should I switch to grower? Should I just add oats...

Today my ducks turned two weeks old! One of them is noticably larger than the other two and it looks like she has some trouble walking. She takes a few steps and drops back down. I was adding Brewers yeast to their food but switched to a crushed tablet of niacin. I've gone back to the yeast...

I am not having much luck finding a duck house. I found a chicken coop I like, but I'm not sure it will be big enough for my 3 pekins. The dimensions are 56" L x 33" W x 36". It has 3 nesting boxes in there. Any advice on places to find something?

Our babies arrived today! They hatched Monday morning. 3 pekin females.

I emailed out local township asking about raising poultry. The response I got was... The Township Zoning Ordinance requires a minimum of (3) acres in order to house farm animals including poultry. If you have (3) acres or more, you can have (50) poultry per acre. All buildings housing the...

Hello all! We are looking at getting ducklings in the spring to raise for eggs. Originally we were thinking chickens but I am starting to sway towards the idea of starting out with ducks since they are hardier and seems like their housing would be easier to get up and running. Our house sits on...