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    Duckling was born with one leg folded up by his side and the webbed foot is curled. Any advice? He scoot around with his one good leg. Can I correct

    Can anyone tell me how to correct a duckling's leg that never dropped. It is facing forward and pressed to his side like he is still in the shell; however, his web foot is still curled up like he is still in his shell too. I don't want to force the leg and even so he couldn't walk on it until...
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    Please advise how I can get young ducks to go up the ramp and put themselves to bed at dusk

    I still have to capture the ducks before dark - either by hand or by a net. I have too many pets to have worked on taming the ducks. They like me best when I'm taking them treats. I would really appreciate if someone would tell me how to get the ducks to walk up the ramp into their coop...
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    I REALLY can’t catch a break here! Or a breath 😭

    I have my ducks - 5 Cayugas in a 40 X 40 pen with bird netting over the top, motion sensor lights on the center post, chicken wire over welded fencing and took landscape timbers and drilled holes in them and pounded rebar in to attach to the ground on the entire exterior of the pen, then I laid...
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    Will Ducks Go Up a Ramp?

    I'm struggling with the same problem. The 5 six week old ducklings (Cayuga) won't use the ramp. It is 11" wide and ~ 38" long and the slope is close to 45%. This has been week one, but it is frustrating because they seem to come down it somewhat in the morning, but at dusk I have to bring out...
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    This is the new member intro

    Hello out there. I am new to this whole farming thing, but not to gardening & have some country living experience B4 moving here - 8 acres which 1 is a pond. I have wanted ducks forever, but my major challenge has been getting this property & the house straightened out. You see I bought a...
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