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Yeah the mucus was before I tubed. I even tried dipping his bill in water to see if he would swallow and rinse any of it out but he was too weak to even do that. Thanks for that gives me a little peace that I didn't make a mistake in tubing him. For the future is there anything I could have done?

Looks like 2 of them made it through they aren't back to 100% but they are up and eating and drinking again. We kept em inside and tube fed them some molasses water every 4 hours by late last night they where capable of standing on their own. I'm guessing just really bad flu/cold? I'd be...

Well too late for that, is that the only way to determine what is wrong?

Woodinville wa.

Hey all we have a number of 5 week old ducklings that have been doing good up until now. This morning 3 of them where acting super lethargic, head back, little twitches unable to stand. One of them was even on it's back with laborered breathing. Weve gotten em inside warmed up and even tube fed...

It only took us about three days to get em trained to fo in at night. I have a duck tractor that I move every day but the principle is the same. I only feed them at night, the first night it took me and my wife both with sti ks about 30 mins chasing them around to get them in in the house. The...

Either don't name them or intentionally name them things like drumstick or roast. Proper mind set makes freezer camp something to look forward to rather than dread. My 6 year old loves the snot out of our goats and ducks and also is eagerly awaiting fall when she can eat the ones she knows are...

Yup no grass cutting but I do spend a lot of time putting up hot wire fence and gates. But fortunately I only have to do that once.

Hey all, my wife and I are doing a little math on the cost of raising ducks and something isn't adding up. At 0.5lbs of feed a day for 18 weeks, raising a duck to full weight that is then worth about $15, feed needs to cost no more than $.23 a lb just to break even. A 50lb bag of feed around...

Hey all me and my wife are one year into starting a homestead in the pacific northwest. We currently have 20 ducks 3 chickens and 22 goats.