Hello! New member and new duck parent here.
I have seven 5 week old magpie ducklings. One duckling, Lemon, was doing fine this morning and acting normal. At around noon, we noticed that she didn’t want anything to do with treats or playtime. She started to vomit water and we immediately put the...
Hi, so for the past couple of months, I have had very alarming concerns with my ducks and need help badly. I have 5 ducks right now, but 2 died in the past couple of months from what was identified as cancer. One had tumors in his testes and liver, while another had one between his wing. I have...
We've got a young (about 14 weeks old, not laying yet) female runner duck who is very lethargic (hiding, standing away from the flock, standing hunched up, not walking around with everyone, not foraging), shaking like she's cold (outside temp is 64 and headed towards 82), and refusing food and...
I have a rouen hen that vomited once yesterday that I witnessed. It was brownish water. She is acting lethargic and weak. When she tries to walk she stumbles after a while. She had something similar happen about 5 weeks ago. But I never seen her vomit. She stopped laying eggs the last time. I...
Sorry for the double post, but I thought a new thread would attract more attention. The original post is here.
Okay, I have some more questions about my Cricketbug. She has been feeling a lot better recently, but she prefers mostly to hang out by herself and sleeps more than my other ducks...
I have a Muscovy mixed duck. She's a little under a year old. I noticed 2 days ago she seemed a bit slower and a bit lethargic (she's always been on the slower side, so I didn't think anything of it, she was born smaller and kind of the runt of her group). At that point and yesterday she was...
For weeks before and after the July 4th holiday we often hear fireworks, including some loud m-80 fireworks that sound like bombs going off. Are ducks affected by the noise?
I have one runner duck who seems off these days. She is still eating worms and bugs, and will nibble at her treats...