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One of my ducks has not molted and her feathers are in terrible condition. She is two years old. She continued to lay very fragile eggs all winter - half the mornings they are broken in the coop, and when they're not, they are very thin-shelled. She's has this habbit in the past few months where...

My 1.5 year old Duclair, Rosie, has had these discolored feathers for at about the last year. At first I thought they were just a change in the color, but her feathers are terrible - it's like mildew or mold. Some are tones of brown and some are green. She has not molted in all of this time. Her...

I found my duck holding her foot up just over a week ago and a tiny bumblefoot scab. I started her on Baytril, soaked with epsom salts and scrubbed the scab with iodine a couple times a day. Now the scab is pretty much gone, but the swelling is worse. I just got an epsom salt poultice that I am...

Posting a picture from today and one week ago when there was a tiny scab. My duck had a week of Baytril, some epsom salt soaks, and the little scab was scrubbed with iodine twice a day. The swelling has increased while the scab is disappearing. She still holds her foot up, so I know it bothers...

I have never had young ducks interested in oyster shells before, but I've just moved out my 7 and 9 week old ducklings into the big coop and for the last several days they've been eating them. They have grit and have plenty of time on grass, but they seem to really like the oyster shells. I'm so...

I need advice on my duclair, Rosie. She is one year old and her feathers developed this brownish tinge on the top of her back maybe when she was 5 months old or so - pretty quick after she feathered. They also seemed to always be a little bit wet - not always, but usually. I just thought her...

I'm just wondering if I'm the only one who has a difficult duckling. Last year I had a trio of ducklings including my first Buff. I really liked her, but she is more skittish than my other ducks. But sweet and curious. I wanted to try another Buff for her, also in hopes that it would be a little...

Hi, I am just looking for a refresher on duckling feed. I had two that are just beginning to form angel wing, and I realize their protein levels need to be dropped. I'm getting closer to combing my ducklings with my older ducks who are all laying and eating Mazuri 17% protein 3% calcium layer...

My duck developed a sudden lump on her middle toe joint about a month ago - no puncture wound or bumblefoot infection. I was able to get her to the vet a week after discovering the lump. We did an x-ray and a blood draw. White blood counts were only on the high side of normal, and x-ray showed a...

My duck developed a sudden lump on her middle toe joint about a month ago - no puncture wound or bumblefoot infection. I was able to get her to the vet a week after discovering the lump. We did an x-ray and a blood draw. White blood counts were only on the high side of normal, and x-ray showed a...

I checked my duck for bumblefoot less than a week ago and it was clear. Just today she started holding up her foot and I saw this big swelling of her middle toe. There is no scab or visible injury. I can't get a vet appointment for 6 weeks. Anyone have advice of how to proceed?

I just checked my ducks feet a week ago at most for bumble and they were all clear. Just now I noticed my Duclair Rosie holding up her foot and I found that her middle toe is all swollen. There's no scab, and no sign of injury. Yesterday she was walking just fine. I just lost two ducks after...

I have a small runner who is 9 months old. I was in the yard with her when she laid her first egg and her vent came part way out, but went back in. A couple months later she did prolapse and it was a brutal time getting it to heal. Every single time she pooped it came out and I had to put it...

My sweet duck Puddles passed away today, unexpectedly, while doing her favorite thing - swimming in my flooded back yard. She was a three and a half year old Pekin. In recent months she was having trouble walking, was carried around a bit, but was still happy and enjoying life. She had a...

I discovered that my very small runner duck had a small prolapse Friday, and I wouldn't have seen it unless I had picked her up to check her feet. It may have been there a couple days because I had noticed she was obsessively grooming her tummy for a couple days prior. Anyway, I brought her in...

I randomly checked my tiny fawn and white runner's feet and discovered this coming out of her vent. I need some advice as I have no experience with it. Is it because her body is so little to lay eggs? She lays small ones but I haven't seen any of those in a few days. I will check through threads...

My ducklings have been spending a good portion of their day in the grass this past week and I notice that when I bring them in their poop is so filled with grass - and it's like that through morning. They don't seem to eat much of their feed overnight anymore. Can they eat too much grass? They...

My ducklings are 6 weeks old. I just ran out of chick grit but I have regular grit. I'm wondering if they're too young for the big grit and should I buy another bag of chick grit (which I know will barely get used)? They've started going outside for about an hour or so each day depending on...

My flock consists of 5 females and one drake. The drake is only 8 months old, along with one of the ducks. The other ducks are 3 years old. The drake is a fawn and white runner, so pretty small. He keeps trying to mate with the head duck, who is an older pekin. She tolerates his attempts at...

For the past year I have had trouble finding this - it seems to be out of stock almost everywhere. I used to be able to get a 50# bag for about $25 and now I can only find 4# bags for almost $10 - yikes! Anyone have a good source?