duck adivice

  1. Chocy_duck

    Duck help

    Hello, I have a female kahki campbell who when I let out this morning at 4.30am was fine and herself. A few hours later I went out to check them and she had a very low abdomin and was in the corner not moving just standing. Then later on she had moved to the night time quarters and has just sat...
    • Chocy_duck
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    • duck adivice egg bound help appreciated help asap kahki campbell new layers new mom problem?
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    • Forum: Ducks
  2. DuckDude II

    Duck Names!!!

    Hello, Everyone! What are some of your favorite duck names? I am planning on getting ducks again in the spring.... some of my favorite names are Marty and Fawn...... Let me know yours! Thanks, DuckDude II
    • DuckDude II
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    • duck duck #breeds #bestbreed duck addict duck adivice duck name ducks ducks and chickens ducks and water name that duck
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    • Forum: Ducks
  3. L

    3 month old duck acting strangely

    Hello all I need a bit of advice. I have a Perkin female duck. She is the oldest duck there we have. Her behavior is like this. I walk up to her and try to pick her up she sits down. if I go away after a bit she goes about her business again. None of the other ducks do this athough if I sit down...
    • Little white duck
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    • duck duck adivice duck behavior duck sickness duck siting too much
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    • Forum: Ducks
  4. S

    Adding a duck or two, what breed to get?

    I have two ducks currently, they’re about 6 weeks old, and I’m fairly certain I have a male fawn and white runner and a female Peking, but I wanted to get another female duck so that my runner doesn’t get too aggressive during breeding season (even though he’s smaller than her). Here comes the...
    • saydeei
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    • duck adivice
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    • Forum: Ducks
  5. S

    my duck has dark spots ?

    these are my two ducks, i got them at the same time and they’re both eating like they should, but one has a large dark patch on their chest, but they’ve always had a small dark patch on their head. why is this and should i be worried ??(i’ve included both ducks for reference)
    • saydeei
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    • duck adivice
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    • Forum: Ducks
  6. Lexiee's Chicks

    Help!

    I thought our duck had a niacin difficiency so I got polynison. I gave him 2ml yesterday. He isn’t eating now. Does he need more, did I give too much? Any and all info is very much appreciated. He is 8 months old and weighs maybe 5 pounds.
  7. Flutterbudget

    LOCKDOWN ADVICE

    I’ve just began lockdown today and I have a tiny little air vent on the lid of the incubator and I’m just wondering wether it should be completely shut or open during this period? Thanks!— Katie :)
  8. K

    Minature Duck

    I'm new to ducks and think I have a miniature ancona duck, which I am totally ok with and its the greatest. It was hatched a few days after its siblings and has a crippled foot which i am going to tape flat but it has been getting around pretty good. So my question is curiosity of what I can...
    • Kimmi4343
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    • duck adivice dwarf minature
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    • Forum: Ducks
  9. Duckling failure to thrive?

    Duckling failure to thrive?

    One duckling doesn't appear to eat or drink or even know what to do with itself. Is there hope?
  10. C

    Duck egg advice

    I have these duck eggs that I thought are 22 days but now I think they might be older. Can anyone help me figure this out?
    • CChavez94
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    • duck adivice duck egg age duck hatch help needed
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    • Forum: Ducks
  11. N

    Keeping Wild Ducks Wild

    This is a long post, but unusual circumstances... We live on a large man made lake in the desert. We have geese, ducks, cormorants, and grey & white heron in the yard pretty much daily. There are also large fish & turtles in the lake but no marshy areas. We’ve formed a relationship with the...
    • Naturalduck
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    • duck adivice feed ducks wild baby ducks
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    • Forum: Ducks
  12. W

    new duckling is looking sleepy after coming out early - possibly infected??

    so yesterday one of the last duck eggs was hatching, (nearly fully out) and i had a look at his yolk sac, which was not fully absorbed. (he was taking days to come out so we had to help him a bit) it wasnt fully absorbed, so i left him in his egg to wait for him to be ready. a few hours later he...
  13. R

    Does my duck have lead poisoning?!

    In my previous post ( https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/sick-duck.1363581/ ) , I talked about how my weeks old duck was acting weird, she looks extremely anemic and pale. After some research, I noticed that all her symptoms point to lead poisoning. I have a video of her seizure in this...
  14. R

    Sick duck?

    2 days ago my rouen started acting weird, it stopped being loud and it would gag. Now, it's starting to have seizure like movements, like falling down and then act like nothing happened seconds after. I read that it is possible that a duck does that when they have something stuck in their throat...
  15. R

    My juvenile khaki campbell fell while running away from me and now she can't stand up correctly

    This happened a few minutes ago, after letting them swim for a while it seemed too cold so I tried taking them back to the crate where I keep them. She suddenly started running and tripped, thankfully the floor didn't touch the neck but she fell on one of her paws. There's no blood, twists or...
  16. M

    Duck life...please help

    My duck has had a chunk taken out of her by our blue heeler. What would be my best options for healing her. We have prayed for her and isolated her for comfort. What now... any advice is appreciated..
  17. C

    Mixed ducks , possibly KC & Pekin? Or Rouen and Pekin.

    I recently acquired two ducklings from someone who’s TSC ducks bred. They were un sure of mix and I haven’t found anything to nail it down. They look totally different and the only male was the pekin. the smaller one have a pink beak and feet with black legs. The larger one has black beak...
    • Cthomp12
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    • duck adivice duck breeds
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    • Forum: Ducks
  18. A

    Traveling with my duck.

    I am worried about the pet duck I am adopting. We are driving 12 hours from Delaware to Maine and I don't want her to be sick. Is there something I can give her? Is there anything else i can do or should do to make she is comfortable during our travels Abby
    • AbbyRW37
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    • car trip duck duck adivice duck care travel traveling
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    • Forum: Ducks
  19. C

    Pond Wreckers

    We all know how the quackery mess up a pond. We are trying to find a solution to keep the pond cleanish. We tried the pond pump and trash can method and it failed. Any other ideas?
    • Cayla91
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    • duck duck adivice pond ponds
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    • Forum: Ducks
  20. C

    HELP - new member

    Hello, my name is Kay. I have 4 chickens and 2 Peking ducks. It's been many many years since I've had any type of foul. Now the problem. I think something is the matter with one of my ducks. It will not get in the pond (small blue). It will hang its head over and drink but won't get in. It...
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