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Limping duck, not bumble foot
I have a year old black swedish who started limping half way through the day a couple weeks ago. I checked her feet and there's no sign of bumble and no swelling, bruising or heat that would indicate maybe a broken bone or infection. I'm thinking it was from one of the drakes. Some days are... -
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What Gender are my 2 Black Swedish Ducks?
This is my 1st year with ducks. I have a faun Indian runner, and a rouen that I’m 99.9% sure they’re female. But my 2 black Swedish have me stumped. 1 of them has an obvious green sheen at the tip of their wing by the white bit. And a green sheen to their head but you have to kind of look for...- Galaxy Pickle
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Broody Black Swedish "Broody" for longer than 3 weeks. Help!
Hi everyone, So we have 4 female Black Swedish ducks that are a bit over 1 year old. They are housed and fed/watered well and we get 3 to 4 eggs a day like clockwork. They also have their own 20gal pond to swim in and we live on the river, so in the summer they get to spend a lot of time in... -
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Duck coughing, unable to lift left wing.
Hi, so I’ve been handling a Black Swedish for 8 years, who’s suddenly suffering some kind of wing injury and is coughing a LOT. He never had angel wing, but struggles to keep his wings in his down, which I recognize is a stress issue. I understand he is old, and in fact recently lost his...- Macjjo
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Best hatchery to buy ducklings?
I am looking for Black and Blue Swedish and Cayuga ducks. I live near the IL/WI border. There is a hatchery in Freemont, WI: Purely Poultry. Cackle Hatchery has mixed feedback, and they are out of Swedish Ducks for the season. I have heard good things about Metzer Farms. I would like to buy...- MCBlueSwede
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Depressed Duck???
Okay so i’ve got a bit of weird one. So i had originally, in one pen, 1 mallard drake and 2 Pekin drakes. And in the other pen 3 Pekin females and 1 Black Swedish drake (all of these are young ducks i just didn’t want to put them in with all the males cause that’s a lot of testosterone, you...- carinadiane
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New to Ducks
I do not have any chickens. I just recently acquired 2 pet black Swedish ducklings. I was looking for information on proper nutrition and care and this site forums kept coming up in my searches. I have found it very informative and helpful when trying to find the needed information. I have...- MsRose
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