duck adivice
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Predators Keep Getting Mallard Eggs
Hi everyone, We are at a loss therefore I thought I would check with you guys. We live in Alabama, have a small pond and we have 5 mallard (4 female and 1 male). Over the past 2 months, we have had multiple nests of eggs. First we had 3 different nests with anywhere from 8 - 16 eggs. One... -
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Duck advice
Hi everyone with ducks and chicks! I got my Peking ducks a year ago. 2 males and 2 females. All has been well until now. The males are tearing my girls up. Bloody. Their wing areas all tore up and their necks from the males wanting to mate. I’m considering the slaughter house for the males any... -
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Duck Biting
Daffy is our Pekin Duck we have had him since 2017 of easter and he was fine at first but than he started biting our Feet and Hands but only those parts, I've started to theorize that he thinks they are other animals or something idk I just need to get this fixed so he can be around children... -
I’ve decided to get Runner ducks any advice for me?
Hello everyone! I’m planning on getting 3 female runner ducklings in the next month or so after I build their coop/run. I’d like to hear from Runner owners and other duck owners suggestions and advice. I live in a small town and I have a small yard (I’m on a main road with decent traffic so I...- IsabellaMarilyn
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Emergency; Duck Can't Walk
I am looking for help with my Khaki Campbell duck. She is one of two females who are going to be 5 years old at the end of this April. Dilly, along with the other duck, had shown no signs of distress or sickness up until this point. Last Sunday evening, now nearly a week ago, I found her... -
My baby just laid first egg I have questions
How soon do I refrigerate them. How long are they good for? My ducks both are female just eat flock raiser crumbles mixed with 25% oatmeal. Do I need to add something now that she is laying eggs? Or change to a new food? Anything else I need to be aware of. This is all new and exciting.- Duckiemom524
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3 eggs a day from 2 ducks???
I have 2 female cayugas and they both started laying recently(within about a month from now). I'm starting to sometimes collect 3 eggs a day from them is that normal? Usually I collect 2 jumbo eggs but when there's 3 they're 2 medium sized eggs and a jumbo. Will this have any effect on how long... -
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What kinds of ducks are these
When I bought these ducks about 2 1/2 months ago the people said they were muscovies but they dont look like it to me. If they aren't muscovies then what do you think they are? Size of 2 1/2-3 month old ducks to my 10 month old cayugas- GoofyNewt
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Drake or not a Drake...that is the Question!
Hello BYC members, As always I'm in need of your expertise! I've posted a video of my three Pekin ducks, I hope you all can hear them as well, Mr. Rooster was rooing right in my ear. Can you all tell if my ducks are drakes? I started seeing these feathers curling up right before their...- Bettyboop7499
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Any help is better than none.
Right before I start this is all very new to me and i'm only going by what I have read online so excuse my stupidity if it pops up. So my friend ( it really is a friend ) decides to get some ducks about 6 to be exact and I got the task of helping look after them nothing wrong there they all...- Royston8791
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Need help deciding new duck breed
I have 3 cayuga ducks right now, 1 male 2 females. They are about 7 1/2 months old now and still have not layed an egg. They seem to have reached their full size which seems a bit small to me so I'm thinking about adding a new breed to the flock for increased meat production. My cayugas are... -
When to move ducks outside
Do my ducklings need to be fully feathered before they move outside full time? I'm in Raleigh, NC...its 60s during the day and 40s at night right now.- Julielynn810
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PLEASE IMMEDIATE HELP! Crest ripped off on pekin duck!
please please anyone that can help. My rooster, who as of today is no longer with us ...ripped the crest damn near clean off my pekin duck girls head. She was covered in blood head to tail when I got home and it just looks like bloody mushy skin at the top of her head where her crest USED to be...- Sammiboo867
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Crazy egg numbers..
Hello BYC, I have 4 Plymouth Barred Rock hens that started laying this year. I was getting four eggs a day, then started just getting three but yesterday I got five?? Do hens sometimes lay multiple eggs? That is the only explanation, I have other chicks but they are not old enough and have never...- Bettyboop7499
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- duck adivice winter 2018 wintering chickens and ducks wintering chicks winterize winterizedcoop
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Rouen duck Advice?
I live near a park with a pond, and unfortunately sometimes people who no longer want their pet ducks will drop them off there. A few weeks ago this happened to 2 rouen ducks, who didn't integrate into that flock and wandered the neighborhood. When they showed up to my street one of them got...- Agent Idaho
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What do you feed your ducks?
I've done quite a bit of research into feed to try and come up with the best possible feed I can afford. I've thought about just trying to get a breeder feed (either gamebird or waterfowl) but most of them are up there in price. I have been leaning more towards mixing my own with getting a good...- BRACE.DUCKS
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Duck with mucus from bill mouth
I'm new to this site and new to living on water front. We have a female mallard duck that appeared to have to wounded wings. So I penned her and taped the wings up for one week. While she was in her pen I noticed that she has mucus coming from her bill when she shakes her head. I let her ou t... -
Termites inbeaded in my duck aflacs feet
I need to get these out of his feet I took him to the vet and he didn’t notice them but I noticed them last night because he’s limping on his left leg I need to know how to get these out immediately I don’t want him to die- aflacmy3rdson
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Duck situation
Female pekin not doing well. We noticed a few weeks ago she was not her normal self. Not laying her eggs, decrease in appetite. She's under a year old. Today it has gotten very bad. She can barely hold her head up, when you put her on the ground she just lays there, i think it may be...- Mrussell2774
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- bumble foot duck adivice
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Drake mating/ratio question
My drake (Ducky Norris) is bonded with his mate, Waddles. They’re my only ducks and have been rais ed with my pullets. Both just around 6 Months. Waddles just started laying this week. However Ducky Norris Has taken an interest to my tiniest chicken. Once I read up on here that what he was doing...- 1acrebackyard
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