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Is there some secret way to google search these geese? Or maybe they aren't popular in Texas? We want to get a female gosling to raise with our ducks for when we move into the country as a guardian/alert companion. But when I search for "embden" or "buff" geese in Texas, I get nothing, or I...

Maybe there is nothing I can do about this. I have one Scovy female who, when she begin the whole laying eggs thing, become broadzilla. Her name is Salt, but because she has a white head, whereas her sister, Pepa, has a brown head. But, during nesting time, becomes Salty. She usually picks...

I am sure this comes up a lot, and I have read some past posts, but I haven't seen anyone address this. If we get "guard geese" for our ducks, will a male goose have eyes for the female ducks?

Some posted a while back about male Muscovies. I remember trying to reassure the poster that males are weird, prone to shiwer and bathe less than females, but that it was okay. So, in the spirit of that thought, I challenge you to find Cupcake, our wonderful male when the sprinkler is on...

It's been a while since i last visited. It's just been that busy and crazy at the house with a college student, senior in HS and husband all working from home. I went from quiet solitude to chaos and, to top it all off, computer access very limited due to hubby needing it to work. Anyway, the...

I need some help here. My problem is both comical and worrying. So, our blue runner girl is 11 weeks old. Over the last couple of days, she has developed a behavior that worries us slightly (and cracks me up). When ever one of us comes outside, she loudly declares our presence to the world...

So, our Scovy female that tends ro be broody for all female kind has turned into a mean broody female. Before, she would yell at me when i messed her nest, but by an hour's passing, she seemed to have gotten over it. Not lately. When I remove her from her nest, she relentless chases and...

So.... the 6 week old runner baby has some gumption. She has actually chased our adult Rouen for a few seconds, snapped at the lesser scovy female and almost stole tomato from the scovy male... Should we be worried?

So, we made the decision to pen the boy and let the new ducks roam the yard with our 3 adult females around. They were tentative, but found a spot to relax in. The alpha female, Pepa the Muscovy, seemed a bit stalkerish and nipped at Storm at the beginning. No contact, but we decided to keep...

One of our ducklings presented with angel wing this past week. I took Blondie to the vet, where s/he got a comprehensive check up (excellent health) and was wrapped. The vet wants us to change to a feed that is less than 16% protein. Any suggestions? Until we can figure this out, they will...

First trip videos! Storm is nearly 6 weeks, and Blondie and Brownie are nearly 5 weeks.

So, one of our ducklings who people noticed was a bit pokey is now being a bully. It looks like its sister is having her wing tips nipped, and this is just not satisfactory. For this evening we are separating the bully from the other two ducklings for some peace. But, what is a long term...

Cuteness overload!!!! We are hoping that this new adventure will help Storm strengthen her legs and help with coordination. The loved it! At the beginning, When they got the hang of it.

So, we ordered a couple of blue runner babies from Metzer in Jan. Both arrived dead two days later. It was heart breaking, but we decided to try again Feb and added a chocolate runner baby. For some stupid reason the babies bounced around Cali for two days before finally being sent here to san...

So, my girls stopped laying around the beginning of October. This seemed to have coincided with a molt and an attack that took two of our ducks. Everyone has their gorgeous new feathers. As to the emotions and attitudes in regards to reticence and fear, they seem to be well over that. They...

SO, it has been a while. We've lost all but 4 of our ducks to hawks and something I don't want to take a guess at. We have 3 Muscovies and one lone Rouen. All 4 get along swimmingly, but there are times when I think it would be nice for Sunshine (Rouen) to have someone like her around...

Hey everyone! It's been a while. So, I have a Male duck who seems hellbent on preventing one of the females from eating with the group or getting treats. He just started doing this about a month ago. She is a very quiet, sweet duck and doesn't fight back when he tries to mount her. Yet, he...

SO, we have been gathering eggs for several weeks and enjoying them in our foods. Salt, which was the first to lay, has begun staying on her hole/nest most of the day, has piled leaves and feathers around her so I am assuming she has gone broody. She gets very chirpy when I come around to...

We found a new nest! We hadn't checked the duck house in a few days, and there were 3 eggs. They hadn't been sat on, as none of the females were interested in the fact that we were there. So, what we want to know is, if these three have been there for 3 days, are they still good/safe for...

So, we noticed that Cupcake, our male Muscovy, has had some highlighter yellow spots on his feathers. The area where I think his oil gland is located on his tail seems to be yellow as well. We noticed when he took his bath today that he got soaked, but like really soaked. When my husband went...