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  1. C

    Suspected vitamin deficiency in Muscovy - too far gone to help?

    I’ll preface this by saying I know next to nothing about ducks. I know chooks, and I know they can’t eat the same food as them. Also I’m referring to this duck as a girl, but please correct me if I’m wrong. My friend asked me to take this duck for dog food because she can’t walk. Apparently...
    • Chibichabo
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    • deficiency duck health
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  2. FAFOfarm

    Duck genetics, selling ducklings

    Hello There! I have multiple questions and I am not sure where else to look! I can find plenty of information on chicken genetics but not as much on ducks. At what point can you run into issues with fathers breeding daughters, brother sister, etc? I have a trio of Cayuga (1 drake, 2 hens) and...
    • FAFOfarm
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    • cayuga duck duckling genetics sell
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    • Forum: Ducks
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    Our duck got her bill stuck in our chain link fence.

    Our year old duck got her head and bill stuck in our chain link fence. I have cleaned it and she’s drinking water. The swelling has gone down some but her bottom bill is crooked. She has tried to eat but not sure she got much. I wetted down her pellets in a deep bucket and she didn’t touch it...
  4. P

    Hatching pekin duck egg day 29

    Hi everyone! Just wanting some advice/ tips I have a pekin duck egg in the incubator at day 29 currently, can see a lot of movement in the egg but not sure if it has internally pipped yet. 38° Celsius and 75% humidity What should I expect in the coming days, and when pipped, when is a good...
  5. P

    Help! Week old runner ducks sneezing!

    It started Sunday afternoon when I noticed my one baby sneezing a concerning amount. I also noticed she was breathing a bit fast so I messaged my friend that’s experienced with ducks. She told me to separate her just in case, so I did. I have 3 female runner ducks that have become very close in...
  6. ihatedarkroast

    Duck Brooding Mixed Eggs

    One of my ducks has gone broody on a nest containing both chicken and duck eggs. This hasn't happened before at my house. What can I expect? I know they hatch at different times. I suppose St. Patty's is the first day we can expect chicks. As an added problem, my chicken eggs are usually mostly...
  7. feathryfrnds

    First time incubating

    Needing some advice! Incubating 4 duck eggs, only one has pipped so far and we're on day 29.
  8. ojwilliams

    Collecting Eggs

    Hey everyone, My ducks have laid their first eggs! I am wondering now about the dos and don’ts of collecting eggs. With it being winter, when I collect them in the morning they’re pretty cold. Does it that mean they need to go inside the fridge right away? What should I do when it gets...
  9. N

    Layers feed for call ducks?

    My Girlfriend and I are new to raising ducks and looking for some advice. We keep three girls, two full sized breeds, and one call duck. They are all currently fed mazuri maintenance feed and have been doing really well on it. Our 2 bigger ducks have started laying healthy eggs and I was looking...
    • NoahSchad22
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    • call duck duck layer feed mazuri duck food
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    Duck Hatching Eggs

    Hello! I am a teacher in Henrico County, VA! I hatch chicks and ducklings every year and my usual duck egg guy is not confident he will have eggs for me. Does anyone near me have duck eggs for hatching available kind of last minute?
  11. Hope

    Hope

    This is hope. Three days she laid lifeless like this, I honestly thought she wasn’t going to make it. But with a little TLC from my self and my wife, we managed to give her a glimmer of ”HOPE” She is now the head duck and she is so beautiful with a really perky personality. My favourite
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    Cracked egg, external membrane busted but internal membrane intact. What do I do.

    Hey guys, my first time incubating isn’t going well. I have a duck egg that was meant to hatch 4 days ago but didn’t. When candled there’s been no movement for 3 of those days. So, I decided to open the egg thinking it was dead. The internal membrane where the veins are is still intact.. veins...
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    Cayuga Hen has a Prolapsed Vent// is egg bound, please HELP!!

    Hey everyone!! I posted in the wrong thread before, so I am re-posting this here. I have a Cayuga hen (~7-8 months old) who is about 8-9 lbs if I had to guess. She is about the same weight as my other hen. She has been laying eggs for a month or two now, and has been doing fine. However, today...
  14. J

    Duck losing waterproofing

    Hello. I have a 1 year old Pekin duck and I've noticed that these last few days she gets wet really east and her feathers look weird. I think she is losing her waterproofing and I've read that her oil gland could be clogged but I have fear of check her gland and hurt her. What I can do? She has...
    • JosePLM677
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    • duck feathers lose losing pekin pekin duck waterprof wet
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    Duck Fight! Who is to blame and what should I do? Video and explanation in the post!

    this is my intro post i copied and pasted it here since it gives some background.. as does the description box on the video Hello, I have taken over the care of my elderly parents ducks. They have three female ducks and One drake/One Female pair. The female living with the drake was broody last...
    • hoboerecta
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    • drake drake behavior duck duckling fighting flock additions flock behavior pekin single duck
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    • Forum: Ducks
  16. 6-Hens-and-Me

    What temperature do you set your incubator at for different eggs? I’m curious!

    What temp and RH do you set your incubators at for chicken eggs Is it different for quail, and duck eggs? Let me know what stats you find work best!
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    (Expensive) Anacona ducks for beginner? (via Carol Deppe)

    Hello, This is will be my first time caring for any non-human animal. My primary motivation for keeping ducks will be slug control in and around my vegetable garden in Central NY (Zone 5b/6a) at a reasonable cost, in a natural way. Eggs/meat will be a bonus. Like many here, I'm heavily...
    • shayok
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    • anacona duck
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    • Forum: Ducks
  18. P

    Dark egg but there’s a lot of movement, HELP!

    So my duck egg has gone dark at one end? Have candled and there is still a lot of movement? Please help me! Is this normal ?
  19. Gavin_H

    Injured Duck Wing

    My Khaki Campbell has a seemingly injured left wing. She keeps it mostly tucked in and cannot flap it. Right now an avian physician is not an option. I've just let it be for around a week to see if it's just a sprain and will heal on it's own, but I've had little improvement. I think I should...
  20. B

    Cracked, scratched or dirt??

    Hi everyone, Trying to figure out if this duck egg is cracked, scratched or if it’s just dirt… any help would be appreciated! What should I be looking out for? Thank you!
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