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    Duckling trying to jump out of brooder

    I hatched a duckling last night and let her dry over night in the incubator. I cuddled with her this morning to keep her warm before I could clean the brood box and introduce her to her two sisters. They’re maybe two weeks older than her. They seem fine with her not being too mean or scared of...
    • Chickenaddict123
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    • bonded duckling duckling duckling advice stressed duck
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    • Forum: Ducks
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    How to calm sick duck?

    So my duck has been at the vet for the last two nights as she was calcium deficient and using the calcium in her legs to produce her eggs, leading to sudden lameness. We got her back this afternoon and have to keep her inside, our only option was in a large fabric puppy pen (big enough for...
    • alyssahockings
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    • duck scared duck sick duck stress stressed duck
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    • Forum: Ducks
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    Help!! Muscovy Hen Acting Very Strange!!

    Hi, I’m looking for advice about my recent mother duck - Guendalina. My girl hatched 14 ducklings three days ago and has since been acting very strange, yesterday she seemed fine for most of the day and as evening approached she started to aggressively bite one of her smaller ducklings and not...
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    3 female ducks used to be close friends – now one is kicked out of the clique & lonely :(

    A couple months ago, I added 3 new female Muscovy ducks to my flock. The lonesome duck now in question, DW, first arrived as alpha, but she's quickly plummeted to the bottom of the hierarchy amidst the total flock of 7 I have (3 chicken hens, 1 duck drake, then these 3 duck ladies). I can tell...
    • kiwibird143
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    • behavior behavior issues behavior problems duck stress stressed duck
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    • Forum: Ducks
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    Duck Seems to have Extreme Anxiety Weeks after Attack

    My two female ducks were attacked three weeks ago and both survived. They are fully healed and one seems to be back to normal. The other one seems to have extreme anxiety. She constantly quacks very loud and the quack sounds very stressed. She was very comfortable with me and people beforehand...
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