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  1. Mad Mag

    How Can I Lower the Protein Level? - Purina Flock Raiser for Ducklings Starting Their 6th Week

    Just switched my almost 6-week old ducklings from a brand nobody's heard of (Keystone Mills) to Purina Flock Raiser (non-medicated) and I was concerned about the protein requirements and requirements for other nutrients. How can I lower the protein level and how can I ensure that my ducklings...
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  2. Mad Mag

    HELP!!! DUCKLINGS HAVING PROBLEMS (LETHARGY, HARDLY WALKING, NOT EATING MUCH, ETC.)

    We've been raising ducklings (two Pekins and two that look like mallards) for about a week and a half now (they're about three weeks old), and recently things have been off in our flock. It all started Thursday (It's Sunday now), and throughout the day everything had been fine and good. That...
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    • duckling duckling advice ducklings help lethargic new to ducks not walking sick
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  3. Duckduckgoosie

    I’m back!!

    Wow, hello again Backyard Chickens. It’s been years and years but I finally have a coop again, and am currently raising 13 ducklings and one gosling, and it is so wonderful to see that this site is still a fantastic resource for all. New to ducks and our gosling, and very much in love.
  4. Whattheduckk

    Where do I get Indian runner ducks

    Hello fellow friends! I am looking to add two female Indian River ducks to my family. My problem is that I don’t seem to know where to get one. I would appreciate it anyone could point me in the right direction to purchase Indian Runner ducks? I’m in upstate New York! Thanks in advance!
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    • duck adoption indian runner duck new to ducks
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  5. N

    Premature ducky help!!

    Hi, I had recently gotten duck eggs, and the date for them to hatch was today and the two Pekin ducks haven’t even made the small hole yet, and the black duck hatched early and it had this greenish, brownish, yellowish sac attached that doesn’t have blood vessels but it clearly the yoke. I don’t...
    • NewDuckyMom16
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    • new to ducks premature duckling yolk sac
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  6. BlueLovesBabyDucks

    Duck Acting Strange?

    My duck is acting terrified of me all of a sudden and I have no idea why? Shes a little over 6 weeks, and when I came home from work today she was being just... Weird. I came home earlier than I normally do, but otherwise nothing to my knowledge happened while I was gone. We have a giant box to...
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    • duck duck advice duckling help new to ducks strange behavior
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  7. Ducks4life2019

    No Chickens, Only Ducks! :)

    Hi everyone! I'm new to BYC and while I don't have chickens I do have ducks! (And I've found there are many similarities between the two). I (and my sister) have eight very affectionate ducks and we are enjoying getting to know their personalities! (and problems! :P ). (Photo of our oldest...
  8. A_Fowl_Guy

    So I’ve decided to get ducks.

    I plan on getting 5 pekin ducks and a pekin drake this year and need advice. I’ve raised chickens myself for 10 years and have had them my entire life but I am totally new to ducks. I know they need niacin but I have other questions! How much square footage is needed per duck in a duck house...
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  9. N

    New member

    Hi im renee from indy. My sons gf just got 2 baby ducklings, which are a completely new experience for us, therefore we have alotta questions due to the fact that we want to learn n help them grow healthy. We dont even know what breed they are, but we have been on this page alot figuring out...
  10. J

    New to raising

    Hey all, I just became new to raising chickens and ducks. I currently have 4 chickens and 2 ducks...male and female. Soon enough they will start to lay eggs and our goal at the moment is to raise ducklings. How, and what should I do to make sure this process is going well. The ducks are probably...
  11. B

    Hello from Texas!

    My name is Blake, I live in Dallas county. My sister (@Bollmash) has been a part of this community for over a year and has reccomended that I join. She has a brood of 4 chicks and we recently came to have 2 ducklings. She’s doing her best to take proper care of them and has agreed to let me help...
  12. PlanetClaire82

    Unplanned and unprepared Duck Mother of 2...

    First and foremost, I would like to say thank you to BYC and all its members for being so willing to share experiences and helpful information. Peepers is grateful! My name is Claire and I am a 35yr old hair stylist. I live in Mesa, Arizona with my 2 humans, (husband Jens and son Eric), and...
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