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We have a coop with hardware cloth on the bottom, which we are converting to a winter coop for 15 drakes, while we find a home for them. It‘s built to easily rinse the mess to a bucket where it is pumped to our compost pile. This was intended for ducklings in summer but now shelters 6 month old...

I have searched and haven‘t found an answer although symptoms sound sonewhat similar to other questions asked here. I am at a loss and now think quality of life is suffering although he/she is fighting and eats/drinks well. This Indian Runner duckling is the snallest hatched that has survived...

Hi guys, We have about 30 juvenile Indian Runners. 1/2 are drakes ä. All hand-raised but are wuickly becoming a gang—and someone generously offered a new home for all, about 3.5 hours away. It‘s a large farm. What could be more perfect? I don‘t have a vehicle that will fit all ducks except a...

Hi! We have ice, a lot, which our Induan Runners walk over...slip, slide, and flutter. My heart leaps as I worry they will splay their legs. Some days, I don’t let them out if the coop which isn’t healrhy either. Have you found a material to offer traction? Hay I put down floats away. I am...

We have thirteen ducks. Last week I noticed one limping. On insoection I saw he gad sores on both of his feet. I checked all of the ducks and most of them have a sore or several on their feet. Our yard is free of debri on most of what they walk on is covered in straw. Hiwever they need to...

We have a Runner Duck who went lame three weeks ago. We brought her inside but she was missing her flock. Since she is using her leg now, a bit, to balance I put her out with the flock. I see she is the last out of the pond and often won’t try unless she is very hungry or it’s time to go to...

Two weeks ago one of our female Indian Runner Ducks, hatched in early September became lame. I saw her having a great deal of difficulty walking in the morning. I couldn’t find anything wrong when I picked her up and examined her. But by the end of the day she wasn’t using her left leg at all...

I am reading theough so many posts to find answers but I may still be asking a question from another thread... We use hay and by default a deep litter method. However the hay is akways soaking wet...ducks. I read they need to be warm and dry; and that they are susceptible to mold (which must...

Our 3 month old Runner duck has gone lame. We brought her inside while we care for her, separate her from the others because she can’t walk and in case of infection,(I wasn’t sure if another duck was too rough on her) and so she has some company. Albeit we are not ducks, she was raised indoors...

Hi! We live just outside of Philadelphia and hatched 7 Indian Runner Ducks in early summer. 4 are male and I became concerned about the male to female ratio and we recently adopted 6 female runner ducklings from Meyers Hatchery. They are such funny creatures. We just love them.