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    Help! ducklings foot.. weak? Damaged? Deformed?

    Thank you! I will update you once I am able to grab it again, currently settled down under mum, and I would like to keep all my fingers lol. I feel like mumma duck is damn lucky she’s only got three to handle as she seems so stressed trying to keep them under control. Such amazing little...
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    Help! ducklings foot.. weak? Damaged? Deformed?

    Amazing thank you so much for this I will 100% be giving this a shot would I need to change the tape daily as well?
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    Help! ducklings foot.. weak? Damaged? Deformed?

    It's definitely not niacin deficiency. @Isaac 0 will help you. thank you, hopefully Isaac has some info and a way to treat it for the little one!
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    Help! ducklings foot.. weak? Damaged? Deformed?

    Link to video of nugget trying to walk Hey guys! So my first ever clutch of Muscovy ducklings have finally arrived ♥️ we went from about 11-12 eggs to only having 4 hatch, snd we unfortunately lost one of the little floofs yesterday. :( I was trying to read through what my one little...
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    Need advice.. is this fox proof wire?

    That’s it. I can’t let anything hap I hate to think how bad it would be. :( I am very lucky, and this is my first go at raising birds, and I know I would be devastated if they did get attacked. I’ve got two 3ish month old ducks, and they are so spoilt it’s not funny, so definitely wanting to...
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    Need advice.. is this fox proof wire?

    Omg Racoons sound savage 😭😂 and everyone says Australia’s animals are all out to get us! Haha. It looks like I am going to be spending my weekend at the hardware store buying all of the mesh/hardware cloth haha.
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    Need advice.. is this fox proof wire?

    I honestly don’t know I haven’t experienced it myself but often hear of people who have had a fox get in by chewing or forcing it’s way into the coop. (Seeing some videos and stuff online it could possibly be that chicken wire has degraded overtime and made that easier to do) Our neighbours...
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    Need advice.. is this fox proof wire?

    Yesssss that’s been the one thing that’s been holding me back on committing to anything as I have been trying to get out of it fairly cheap 😂 but it definitely looks like I am going to have to invest in it so it lasts! need to keep the babies safe haha
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    Need advice.. is this fox proof wire?

    Hahaha that was my thoughts also.. like the actual frame is good but looking at the photos of the mesh I did hesitate.. we also have a German shepherd who I think is itching to get a taste of duck so we definitely need something to hold up!
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    Need advice.. is this fox proof wire?

    That’s what I was worried about, I just included the materials description in my original post for the type of wire they stipulate, but it does look flimsy and I know I’ve been surprised by what friends have said foxes are capable of... Thank you for that. I’ll have to look at hardware cloth...
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    Need advice.. is this fox proof wire?

    Hi guys, I’m currently looking at a few different options for a duck pen/chicken coop, and have been looking at some enclosures online (photo attached) however after reading a few blogs/websites about what wire is best to use for predator protection, I’m not feeling confident that this will hold...
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    Trouble with my Muscovy ducks in the new hutch

    Hi guys.. long time reader first time poster 😬😉 I have 2 Muscovy ducks who are about 2 months old. I have a large dog crate which is close by the house that we kept them in, and since they have grown so quickly it’s just not enough anymore. During the day they spend it roaming our...
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