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New here! Duck advice needed!
Hi everyone! I’ve been reading this forum for the best part of a year and have taken some great advice from it for us as new duck owners! We’re in the UK and have had two ducks for the past 7 months, a female mallard and a Khaki Campbell (we think he’s crossed with something else) drake. They...- wildsilence
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Drake jail - what is your set up, experience, pros/cons, advice
Hello friends, Do you have a drake jail ? What is your experience ? Why did you decide to build a drake jail ? What is your set up ? What are its pros and cons ? Are all your drakes together ? Yes ? No ? Why ? Have you ever had a drake jail ? Why not anymore ? Do you rotate your drakes to be... -
Female Pekin ducks mating age
Hi everyone 👋🏻 I would like to start off with saying how I am thankful for everyone here and how they and this website helped me and helped saving my babies numerous times. Thank you all. I have 5 pekin ducks, 3 males and 2 females (I know the proportions is a bit risky but we didn’t know the... -
How much to feed?
Good morning everyone! So I am trying to figure out how much to feed my ducks. I do not practice free-choice feeding due to weight gain and waste. I have the following ducks: - 3 buff ducks (large ducks) - 15-20 call ducks (bantams) - 5 Hookbills (light ducks) Obviously, the bantam ducks...- RossAcres
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- Forum: Feeding & Watering Your Flock
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Egg Laying!
Hi all, I posted back in June (I think!) that my lovely little runner or mix Peaches stopped laying. We are pretty sure she is still not laying almost 4 months later which is a little concerning. She is such a happy duck, she roams and forages all day, has access to fresh food, drinking water...- bowserduck
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Pekin Ducks - Rehome
I have 4 beautiful Pekin ducks in my backyard, I’ve been feeding them duck food and fresh water daily. I love them they have a sweet personality and follow me around. I’m 76 years old and schedule to have Open Heart Surgery, I cannot continue to take care of them. We have several alligators in... -
wobbly runner duck?
hi all, i have some questions regarding some new concerning behavior in my almost 6 month old runner duck. she's a bit wobbly and is having trouble keeping her chest from falling forwards. she is otherwise in good spirits and is actively foraging with her two duck sisters outside under my...- sillyduckz
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- ducks health advice
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Aggressive female runner
Hi all! I have a flock of 5 runner ducks, 2 Cayuga ducks, 2 ISA brown hens, a golden dutch bantam hen and 2 polish bantam hens. This post is about one of my female runners, Hannibal. I hatched Hannibal and her 4 runner duck siblings back in 2021. There were originally 6 but one passed back in...- MolliMonster99
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Something wrong with my duck's eye
Hi all! My Indian runner duck has something wrong with her eye. It's tearing up and she won't keep it open. Is there a safe eye solution I can use to flush her eye? Not sure what's up, but will keep an eye on it. The other eye is completely fine btw- Breannemoreno
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Spraying chickens with vinegar to integrate new members
Hello Friends, So I have a question for the chicken and duck people. My grandma and my mom use this trick to integrate new chickens into the flock. When they buy new chickens they spray the whole coop, the old and the new birds with vinegar water before sleep and then they just put them...- Apolinne
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Magpie Duck Hatching Egg Lead?
My family would love to hatch some Magpie Ducklings. We only found two hatchries that sell them, one has bad reviews and the other was $15 per egg plus shipping (out of our budget for 20ish eggs). I'd be happy to buy from individuals as well, we've browsed Facebook Marketplace, Craigstlist and...- KelseaV
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Follow Along While I Raise Endangered Breeds
Hello everyone! I have been slacking when it comes to posting on here. Life has just been ridiculously busy lately. I had to run a 5 day poultry show at the county fair. Now I'm back to a somewhat normal schedule again. But now for exciting news! I have acquired 2 new duck breeds! The reason I...- RossAcres
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New to Louisiana with backyard ducks
We’ve just recently moved to Louisiana with our 4 ducks and goose from the upper Midwest. We have a nice fenced yard around the house and the ducks are loving it. However, after reading about the number of venomous caterpillars in the area and the many oak trees we have, I’m starting to get...- Heatherthere
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Duckssss
My girls are almost 2 years old now, so it’s time for an introduction lol. We got them at Tractor Supply so we can’t be 100% certain on the breed but we’re pretty sure they’re Cayuga ducks. They are playful and love to roam around outside whenever I can let them out (I can’t free range them...- RynNightmare
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Ross Acres' Daily Thoughts and Happenings...
Thoughts of the morning. I have switched to replacing my ducks' pool water in the morning. I feel like it's a little better than replacing it in the early afternoon, after work. They get fresh water first thing in the morning this way. I built a new pen for the boys since they are being...- RossAcres
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Mess free duck bedding?! What works?!
I have my chickens in their own coop and I use construction sand and absolutely love it! It's not stinky and easy to clean. I currently have a waterproof mat with some pine shavings down for my ducks when I put them in my home for now. It gets really stinky and messy very quickly! I usually... -
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Pool in the winter? How to?
Hi! I'm new to raising ducks, to my understanding, ducks will still need a pond to swim in daily even in the winter. We can get some harsh winters and our irrigation is turned off during the winter. My ducks currently have a large kiddie pool to swim in that i fill up daily. It's not a... -
Respiratory illness in ducks (not emergency)
Hello friends, wonderful people here helped me with my ducks multiple times, so I ask you for your wisdom once more. TL;DR : my indian runners have been sick since they were about 2 weeks old - detailed symptoms below - They are doing ok from what I can tell, the vet said they are ok and to... -
Need Help - Necrosis on Feet
Hello, I have a jumbo pekin named Peacher who is suffering from strange bruising on her feet. She is currently being treated by a vet and is on pain killers and antibiotics and SSD cream but the "bruising" is spreading. My vet and myself are stumped as to what the cause is. The bruising starts...- Apex Peacher
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- bruising ducks feet issues jumbo pekins necrosis
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