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    To Duck or not to Duck - Nearby Neighbors

    Good morning, everyone! I live on a small lot (1/2 acre) and just checked and legally am allowed up to three POULTRY - which is "any domesticated fowl...etc etc." But it pretty clearly would allow for ducks, which I didn't realize until today. BUT there is a provision against roosters (if one...
  2. Hball

    Are my runner and Cayuga male or female?

    Hello! I bought three new ducks and was told they were all female. I know for sure my black and white runner is by her quack. I’m not great at voice sexing but to me the Indian runner and Cayuga sound more like my males. They just don’t have the drake feather which I know not all drakes do. I...
  3. Colley12

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    Ducklings and EcoGlow Heating Plate

    This isn’t a question, more so just sharing info as I’ve learned incase anyone wants to know. Got some 2 day old runner ducklings. Made them a brooder. Used an EcoGlow heating plate for heat- it works great whenever I get chicks! The ducklings definitely get warm from it, it just seems like...
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    How well do Runner Ducks lay?

    I’m looking to get some ducklings and I’m so thrown off by the variety of information I’m finding on Runner Ducks. Most websites say that Indian Runners lay 300+ eggs a year, but when I go to the hatchery websites, they all say 100-180 eggs a year…what’s your experience? And do you have any...
  6. K

    Help identifying my pretty lady duck!

    Howdy! I’ve had these two ducks for about 6 weeks now, they were both purchased from TS. My boy is without a doubt a Pekin and I’ve assumed my girl is a runner, but am unsure considering these are my first duckies! She doesn’t seem to walk/run super upright like adult runners I’ve seen in videos...
  7. MisaF

    Vet is Stumped: Very Sick Runner Duck Advice Needed ASAP

    Hi all, I need to tap into all of your experience with ducks to see if anyone has any idea what is going on with one of our runners. Ducken is 3 years old, female runner duck. Let me start by saying she was immediately taken to the best avian vet possible in Westchester, NY (Dr. Hess) first...
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    Indian runner duck suddenly won’t stand or walk

    We have a 2 year old Indian runner duck who has suddenly gone off his legs and just cannot stand up for more than a few steps and then slumps down onto his tummy to lie down again. We have no idea what’s going on as she was fine a few weeks ago. She lives with 6 chickens in a coop and run and...
  9. AliMcG

    Sex-linked or not?

    Hi, I've been reading about sex-linked ducklings and have got myself a little baffled. Is it possible this little fluff ball can be sexed from the colouring, we are 1 week old now. Its a runner duck and mummy was definitely white with an orange beak, daddy however is one of 3 different browns of...
  10. Ch2098

    Movement but no pips, a day behind other

    Hi all, I’m currently mid duckling hatch, we’re well experienced with chickens but this is our first attempt at hatching ducklings. I set 10 duck eggs at the start of the month, they all started wiggling and moving around day 22. Today is day 29 and so far we’ve had 6 successfully pip and...
  11. Lordofthegreenpeas

    Rescue ducks for adoption Texas

    We have two male khaki campbell named Ashten and Marten and a female blue runner named Diamond for sale. the history on them is the khaki campbell were surrendered and the blue runner was dumped. I am adopting them out because I need room for easter rescues. I do have four female rouen mix...
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    Runner Duck Egg Incubation

    I read on a site to stop turning runner duck eggs at day 23, and another site said to stop at 25. I also see varying info on temp and RH during later stages of incubating. Can someone please help clarify what is the proper info? I have 7 eggs currently incubating (on day 12), 99.5 degrees, 69%...
  13. Keely Noodle

    My FEMALE duck has grown a MALE tail curl!

    As the title says, my female duck has just grown a curly tail feather like all drakes have! I know that she is female because of her deep quack and most of all I have seen her lay an egg with my own eyes. When it first began growing I thought maybe it was just an out of place feather but today...
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    How to determine who is laying?

    Hello again I'm back at it with my wacky questions! So I have 4 ducks, a runner, silver appleyard, muscovy, and magpie/pekin (we think?), how can I tell who is laying based on behavior or looks rather than picking them up and feeling pelvic bones? I don't like to have to chase after them and...
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    Magpie? Swedish? Mystery duck

    Hi all! So a month or so back I got this girl from someone and they claimed she was magpie but I think she looks swedish. They said they didn't have any Swedish on their farm and they only bred magpie and Pekin. The same people hatched lilac and brown magpies along with a couple white and I'm...
  16. JoTing

    Shaky leg, calcium deficiency?

    Hi All, I have 3 runner ducks now (5 weeks old). One has a very shaky leg for last two weeks, will stop if it repositions it’s self but generally starts shaking again. It. doesn’t have an issue walking, running etc other than the shake when standing. I’ve been giving it brewers yeast since I...
  17. Hannahruepepsie

    Eating my ducks eggs?!

    one of my ducks has recently just started laying eggs. However for a while they were indoors and are now outside and so have not wormed them yet! I was just wondering if it is still safe to eat the eggs if my duck has not been wormed yet or should I wait until after they have been wormed? I have...
  18. JessWolo

    Aggressive female towards male duck

    Hi all! Looking for some opinions. I have one specific female runner duck that is constantly chasing, biting at, and pushing out of the flock a younger male runner. This just started happening today. Prior to, she used to always be by his side, and me and my husband used to joke they were...
  19. AmberLittlejohn

    Runner hens and eggs

    I got these little ladies yesterday. Their names are Agnes, Iris, and Gladys. Let me start off my saying my girls I already have aren't laying yet so I'm clueless. These three girls do lay and I was told to expect like 2 eggs each a day. Well nothing yesterday and today Agnes very clearly looks...
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