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In-coop waterers for chickens and ducks
Hi, I'm hoping for some recommendations/suggestions here. I recently had my flock decimated by a weasel, and the survivors are spending the rest of the winter in my garage. But come Spring I'd like to set up a few new systems to keep them safe. In the past I've extended the day to increase...- Dwayne Bard Rock Johnson
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Please help! Duck has a difficult time breathing through mouth, and is making wheezing and hiccuping sounds
Please help! For the past week or so, my Cayuga (7 months old) has been breathing through her mouth. She hasn't been lethargic, and she doesn't stray away from the other ducks like she would if she were sick, so we thought it would go away in time. Today, her wheezing has gotten worse, and she's... -
Can you please help! What’s that on my female pekin duck’s foot
Thank you and I appreciate all of your efforts in making this forum and helping out a duck mommy like me in knowing everything about raising ducks and keeping them happy and safe. :) So I have domesticated ducks at home. All pekin ducks. Loves of my life. Yesterday while I was holding (not... -
Molting in the snow?!
Is molting on 8 month old pekins, normal for this time of year? My pekins have started to molt. One of my girls has a little blood on her wing and but it doesn’t seem to bother her, and the other ones arent picking on her. I’m worried since we live in Michigan and have snow on the ground… it...- Nenanicole
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- ducks help molting pekin
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Day 22 Indian Runner eggs. I am not the only one feeling maternal and anxious.
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- Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
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What is going on with my ducks?
I have six runner ducks, all females. Three are about 18 months or so, the other three are closer to 6.5 months. After careful introduction, everyone was integrated successfully over a long period of time. They shared their little house and enclosed yard, and pond, pretty much without issue... -
Adult Female Duck Needed Central NJ
Hi everyone, Sadly my sweet 14 year old duck Pip passed away and I’m left with only 1 duck. I’m looking to buy an adult female duck to be friends with the one I have left. Let me know if you could please sell me one of yours. I’ve been looking but have had no luck Thanks!- hayleyasaurus
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- #buyducks #wantaduck #loveducks #helpme centralnj duck ducks newjersey
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- Forum: Other Poultry - Birds & Hatching Eggs
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Duck Needed Central NJ
Hi everyone, Sadly my sweet 14 year old duck Pip passed away and I’m left with only 1 duck. I’m looking to buy an adult female duck to be friends with the one I have left. Let me know if you could please sell me one of yours. I’ve been looking but have had no luck Thanks!- hayleyasaurus
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New here, Cincinnati duck mama
1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Just got ducks in August. (2) How many ducks do you have right now? 7 (3) What breeds do you have? I think I have a Cayuga, two Rouen, two welsh harlequins, one saxony and I’m not sure on the 7th (4) What are your favorite aspects...- WhitneyDD729
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Predator Protection Program Suggestions
I am an amateur poultry keeper, keep ducks of various breeds, chickens of various breeds, and some pearl guinea-fowl. One of my guinea-fowl pullets just got nailed by a hawk whilst the others were sounding their alarm and hiding in the bushes. My giant cochin rooster & other roosters couldn't...- Gavin_H
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- chicken chickens duck ducks guinea guinea-fowl hen predator predators rooster
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New Tarp - Ducks Hate it - Help
I was winterizing my coop:enclosure this past weekend and replaced the tarp that covers the top of the enclosure as it was really weathered and falling apart to a new tarp. (Blue tarp to a gray one) and put up windblocking plastic sheeting on 1 side of the enclosure. My girls as mad. Both are... -
I think some of my mallards might be hybrids?
I thought I got purebred mallards, but as the months have gone on, small little things have cropped up and made me question at least a few of them. (Not that I have any issue with them possibly being hybrids, it's just a curiosity to me) First, Geronimo (~6-7 months old) This only shows up in...- TheDaringDucks
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- ducks mallards maybe hybrid?
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Winterizing for backyard ducks in Arkansas
Hey, yall. I'm new to backyard birds of any kind and this will be my first winter with them. I want to keep them as safe, healthy, and comfortable as possible without going overboard as I tend to do. Especially considering that we also have a new grandbaby living with us and this will be his... -
One weird poo
I keep my duck yard and house pretty clean and each evening hose away obvious poo from the grass. Tonight I spotted one weird poo. Not sure which of my six runners dropped it. All seemed fine today and this evening. Unsure how worried to be. Depending on what you read, it’s bacterial and scary... -
What is my drake up to? (suspicious behavior)
Hi, y’all! :frow My eldest drake, Cherry, has been acting awfully suspicious recently.. Every now and then, when I head outside, I’ll see him racing out of my alpaca corral! Today’s the first day I’ve been able to capture what he’s doing through a window. I’ve attached the evidence below, As...- KathiQuacks
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Electrolytes and colds
Hello! Just recently as it's getting colder again we were thinking of adding a little electrolytes to our ducks water and i was curious if anyone has used this brand for their ducks before [pictures attached] it's the only one i was able to get recently and it lists a bunch of animals like... -
Did my duck just upchuck a gizzard/grit stone (gastrolith)?
He was just sitting there napping when he started to flex his neck and chest funny, then he began to shake his head and I caught the tail end on video of him ejecting a stone from his throat. I grabbed it to double check he was okay (he is!). The is super smooth like a gastrolith, but it doesn't...- TheDaringDucks
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Trio of Hookbills
Goodmorning everyone I'm selling a trio of hookbills to cover the price a necropsy for one of my birds. One grey male, one grey female, and one dusky grey female. I'm in Nashville, TN but I will be driving to Hopkinsville, KY to drop off the deceased bird at a laboratory. Please send me a...- RossAcres
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- chickens ducks endangered geese hookbills sell swan
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