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  1. bunandpancake

    Quality Rat Poisons in the UK?

    Unfortunately, we have a huge rat problem with our ducks, I've never had an infestation this bad. We have a movable run and we move it every week, which used to be a very good deterrent, but now they seem to be invading on the same day, and short of cementing underneath the run (which isn't...
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    Rat infestation

    I don’t know why it’s been so bad this year, but we have a horrendous rat infestation in the duck and chicken runs. We have movable runs that have kept rats to a minimum in the past, but now within 2 days of moving there are always heaps of them. I was thinking of putting some mesh wire on the...
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    my first egg !

    Mine just started laying and they're also about 6 months, its very exciting and yours are beautiful! Mine are pretty regular early morning layers, I know this because when I check on them around midnight there's nothing, and in the morning they appear! I would say they seem to have a regular...
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    Is my duck egg bound? Please help!

    I haven't been on in a while, very sadly the duck, Bagel, passed away. Rest in peace little one! I took her to two vets, they were both exotics vets, and seemed quite good in general, but unfortunately I think ducks were out of their depth. (Ironically, the place where the Khaki breed was...
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    Duckling yawning or something bad...? (VIDEO included)

    Hi everyone! Just thought I would update the thread in case anyone else has the same question. No panic-they were just thirsty! That will teach me to worry! They are both fine and have grown into two gorgeous adult Campbells, but I notice only when I'm hanging out with them inside if they're...
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    Is my duck egg bound? Please help!

    I just went out and felt it, it wasn’t hard, it was squishy like fluid so you are right. Her vent was covered in poo as well. I’m hoping to take her to an avian vet on Monday but for now I want to help her in any way I can and make sure it isn’t life threatening.
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    Is my duck egg bound? Please help!

    Hi all, I have a khaki Campbell duck, around five years old, who stopped laying a few months ago. We thought maybe it was stress as she had recently lost our other duck, so we have brought in two new ducks. Today I noticed a strange lump under her belly, it almost dragged along the ground, and...
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    A note on how much I love my darling ducks

    Hi all, Firstly I’d like to say I was so surprised and joyful to see how kind the people on this forum are. Everyone has answered my (sometimes silly!) questions so genuinely and kindly. I thought that I would put this little blurb here in case anyone who is new is considering getting...
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    Anything I need to change with my duckling setup?

    I have only two and the square metre box I had for them was too little after 2 weeks! Also the heat lamp seems to stretch across a lot of the keep-when it was like that with mine, they seemed to be way too hot and they kept angrily peeping until I gave them a cool corner. Hope you have fun with...
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    Anconas mating at 14 weeks

    On a slightly amusing note, I did not know there was a type of duck called an anaconda, and I was very concerned why someone was talking about snakes in a duck thread! :D Oops!
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    Swollen crop and vent gleet-hasn’t healed in over 2 months???

    Two of my chickens have been displaying vent gleet for about two months now. We have been bathing them with Epsom salts and applying canesten thrush cream on their vents. They haven’t seemed to be getting any better. About a month ago, another chicken looked like it was on the edge of death (it...
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    Duckling yawning or something bad...? (VIDEO included)

    As for the feed, non medicated chick crumble as they are about 2 weeks.
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    Duckling yawning or something bad...? (VIDEO included)

    Jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj haha yes it is buried at the end there! I gave a little shredded kale in their water yesterday, and some grapes chopped finely today as well. I do have a good sized bowl plenty deep enough, as well as letting them go in the bathtub for a few minutes under...
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    Duckling yawning or something bad...? (VIDEO included)

    Thanks so much! :)
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    Duckling yawning or something bad...? (VIDEO included)

    Hi all, back with another question! I’ve noticed when I have my ducklings out with me that they do this little stretching move with their mouths. I wondered if they were too hot or perhaps thirsty, but when I put them in a shallow bath for a splash I saw one doing it again. They also make a very...
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    Ducklings won’t fall asleep...please help me stay sane!

    It is a prorep basking bulb-I only have the one in the little set up! I showed it to the man who breeds them and he said it should be fine for just the two. I am wondering if maybe their box is too small? It is about a square foot
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    Ducklings won’t fall asleep...please help me stay sane!

    I don’t have a red light or any special equipment unfortunately, only a basic brooding light! They are in my bedroom as the family cats is shut out from here. I didn’t want to just move them in case it was a problem that needed helping-their little chirps worried me that they were getting baked...
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    Ducklings won’t fall asleep...please help me stay sane!

    Thank you very much for the welcome! I am so excited to care for these little girls, my family has several but these are the first that I’m taking on my own :D Okay, I guess that does make sense! I was a little worried perhaps they were uncomfortable, or the light was bothering them, and I...
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    Ducklings won’t fall asleep...please help me stay sane!

    I purchased two little khaki Campbell ducklings, 1-2 weeks old. They are lovely and when laying on top of me dozed off quickly. However, they are in their homemade brooder with the light, water, straw, etc and they won’t fall asleep! I can hear them chirping away and splashing around, but...
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