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Just got my two female Cayugas in the mail today (ordered from Metzer farms). Hatched on Monday, arrived here early this Wednesday morning. Straight out of the box, I’ve got one duckling that seems to have a gunky/crusty eye. Both eyes look a bit ‘meh’ but the left eye is the worse for wear...

They’ve finally arrived and I honestly feel more inept than I did the day I brought my daughter home from the hospital. I’ve gotten what I *believe* is everything I need but I desperately need someone’s affirmation that I’ve got it all (specifically nutrient/niacin intake). I’ll post pics of...

Hello all; I’ve been cruising the coop designs thread for a bit now and I’m still not entirely certain I’ve figured out the answer? I’m close to starting my coop for what will be 8 large breed ducks (2 Pekin, 4 Swedish and 2 Cayugas) and ideally I would like to make the coop a ‘tractor’ style...

So I’ve been watching Metzer farms’ website since December in my anticipation of purchasing 4 babies. Memory serves, first available Cayugas were something like February. Checked in February, they kicked it to March. Checked last week, they kicked it to April 2 and just checking today it now...

This is not an emergency post, so please help others with their posts if they’re having emergencies. This is just (an admittedly stupid long) post to see what others think it might’ve been that caused the death of one of my Pekins. Obviously we can’t do anducky autopsy via internet description...

This is my first official duck post since registering and it’s just eating at me to get it out in the universe. I have a female Pekin (age unknown) who has had a lame leg this past week. But! That’s not the issue (I’ve been handling the leg thus far with no issues). While I was patting her...

Hello! Just wanted to introduce myself as I am new to the forum. I’ve been a lurker for nearly 5-6 months now but never formally registered until now. I’ve got to say, BYC is one of, if not THE, best community and FAQ for poultry owners. So give yourselves some awesome credit; you guys are...