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Please help! Muscovy duckling cant balance or lift her head
Please help! I got home late from work and found this Muscovy duckling stuck alone outside the coop. (My ducks put themselves to bed using a ramp, for some reason ramp was down and she couldn't make the jump up into the coop this time.) I think she was stuck outside for at least an hour, maybe...- goldgardener
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Sick Duckling?
Duck photos Hey everyone, first time duck owner and got two male ducklings from Metzer farms. The breed is White Layer and recieved them on 9/6 (10 days at time of writing). One duckling is fine, growing and weighing at about 10oz. My other duckling arrived already smaller, with a black marking... -
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Orphaned baby duck
Hi all! I work at a vet hospital for cats and dogs and we had a woman come in with an orphaned baby duck. I have had experience raising ducks but this was 8 years ago. I already called wildlife rehab but they said they couldn't take it in and gave me some resources for taking care of it on my... -
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Duckling - Is it splayed leg?
Duckling splayed leg Hi guys, Ive always used this site as a guest but I need some specific information I know you guys are really clued up. We hatched 2 Indian runners, they are around 3 weeks now. We have fed chick crumb with a dusting of brewers yeast every feed and today we are slowly...- Ducklingdad
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Need help with first time mama duck
I posted this in the incubating and hatching eggs but didn’t get much of a response. My anacona became a first time mom yesterday hatching out 3 beautiful baby ducklings. To keep the babies safe I closed off her part of the run from the rest of the flock a few days prior to hatching. She... -
HELP! Duckling excessive head shakes with food/water discharge even when not eating/drinking.
As the title states, I have a 2 day old khaki campbell ducking that hatched a day early. In total I have 5 ducklings. This particular KC has seemed behind the others and is the only duckling that was hatched with still some yolksac attached. Today I noticed this KC doesnt want to move around as...- HollyBluefeather
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What to feed ducks?
Hello! I’m new here and new to owning ducks! I have 3 female Saxony ducklings that are currently two weeks old. I have been feeding them Dumor chick starter/grower the first week and have switched them to Purina duck feed that I blend up to smaller pieces. I’ve been told to feed them Chicken...- The Quackster
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Dumpling the Duckling
Hi there, So this is my first post and question (besides the introduction when i became a new member). Let me give you a bit of back ground before i ask my question. On June 30th 2023, I went to go check on my broody duck Winnie, she’s a crested duck (has the little Afro’s) Like to note I have...- MotherDumpling
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duck fell and twisted its neck
So this happened quite a while ago, like a month or two ago, when my ducklings were still pretty young (not super young, they were in that stage where they were a little big). so back then my dad put the ducklings in big carboard boxes with grass and holes poked in them, and that arrangemnt was... -
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EMERGENCY. One ducking died, now another acts sick?
Context - first time duck owner here. 2 days ago I purchased some ducklings from TSC, all of them seemed fine and healthy, but one I noticed had a crusty / watery eye, I noticed it as soon as we were in the car. The eye would close shut and seemingly be unable to open. I just gently used warm...- NewbieDucky
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Cayuga duckling has both flight wings hanging down.
My Cayuga duckling has both of their flight wings hanging down. I got her and a Rouen May 14th from Rural king. The Rouen was a little bigger, still is and quacking already. While my Cayuga isn’t quacking yet. I figured it was the breed or maybe they’re a week or so apart in age. Then the last... -
Duckling weird feet and walk
(Hopefully that is viewable and its a little wet because it went into its water bowl and is drying off now) It hatched out 7th June perfectly with its sibling and its eating and drinking fine but notice how weird it toes look and how it walks. It is a mallard crossed with a runner duck, so...- Gingernutt
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Advice/ tips on caring for a duckling?
Hello, I am a teenage girl and I recently got my first pet duckling and Im definitely new at this & have a few questions on how to better care for my duckling so would love any sorts of tips/advice you guys have!! My first question is how many times a week should I bathe my duckling and with...- fr4ncisforever
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Niacin Requirements for Call Ducklings?
A family member had some call ducks hatch over the weekend, and I am wondering how much niacin to give them. I have nutritional yeast (Bob’s Red Mill brand) that I used for my silver appleyard ducklings last year. However, with call ducks being significant smaller, I am not sure what to do for... -
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Help! My duckling is having seizures!
My duckling has had 2 seizure episodes today. It seems tired and won’t eat. Although it has been drinking water. It has walked around a bit but still seems tired and warm. What do I do?!- Yeaitsella
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Zoomies
I got 3 ducklings, roughly 6/7 weeks old. As they’ve got older they’ve become more confident. I’ve noticed the bigger one, maybe the oldest?keeps getting ‘Zoomies’ and runs a bit different to the other ducks?is this normal, thankyou- Eleanorwillows_
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New to group need help gendering my golden 300 ducklings!
5 ducklings they all look the same I can’t tell if they are male or female. They’re growing rapidly! Also, when can they live outside? It’s 80degrees during the day where I’m at but as low as 50 at night. If they have a house and each other for warmth can they live outside soon? Or will they...- amjenkins444
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My duckling beak looks sick (Infection?)
My pekin duckling has this blisters on the sides of his beak with withe-ish spots 2 days ago, he eats and behaves normally so i wasn't worried. But today one of the blisters leaked a yellow fluid, and im scared it may be an infection. I'm very far from any veterinary, but I want to know if this... -
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My duck hatched with yolk??
I am trying to hatch my first couple ducks. Friday afternoon both my eggs pipped and yesterday my first duck hatched perfectly fine and is doing great. Today my second duck hatched and it appears to still have it's yolk. It's legs don't look right either, it can't walk. I'll attach pictures...- addylanich
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5-week-old duckling has some slight bleeding in her new feathers.
I couldn't get a great shot of it, but one of my four ancona ducklings has some slight bleeding on some of her new wing feathers. I am not sure how serious this is, but I'd like to know if there is anything I should do.- RidiculousName
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- duckling advice feather damage wing bleeding
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