Ended up with 3 males and 2 females.

[CountryGalTN]

I'll prob keep the 2 females and Duckzilla, my male that had splay leg problems.

Fyi....I fixed his legs by hooking 2 small hair scrunchies (soft fabric) together and making him wear them like panties around his legs. Also did therapeutic swims, brewers yeast,and vitamins. He went from crawling, to standing for short periods, to trembling and walking short distances, to running with the others and pulling his panties off by himself. Lol. He's my special boy.

 

[CayugaJana]

I'll prob keep the 2 females and Duckzilla, my male that had splay leg problems.

Fyi....I fixed his legs by hooking 2 small hair scrunchies (soft fabric) together and making him wear them like panties around his legs. Also did therapeutic swims, brewers yeast,and vitamins. He went from crawling, to standing for short periods, to trembling and walking short distances, to running with the others and pulling his panties off by himself. Lol. He's my special boy.

Great to hear! Fantastic! @Miss Lydia can you bookmark this for future use? This is such a good idea.

 

[CayugaJana]

I'll prob keep the 2 females and Duckzilla, my male that had splay leg problems.

Fyi....I fixed his legs by hooking 2 small hair scrunchies (soft fabric) together and making him wear them like panties around his legs. Also did therapeutic swims, brewers yeast,and vitamins. He went from crawling, to standing for short periods, to trembling and walking short distances, to running with the others and pulling his panties off by himself. Lol. He's my special boy.

Just curious what symptoms he displayed for you to know he had splayed legs? I’ve never personally dealt with it, so I’d like to learn a little more from someone who has.

 

[Miss Lydia]

It's in my bookmark but if you mean in the stickies it has to go through a Moderator.

 

[CountryGalTN]

Just curious what symptoms he displayed for you to know he had splayed legs? I’ve never personally dealt with it, so I’d like to learn a little more from someone who has.

His legs were going out to the sides and he couldn't hold them under himself to stand up. It started out with weakness and quickly progressed to him crawling around and not standing. I honestly thought he would have to be put down. He was very large and grew very fast. .... so I had to come up with something soft yet strong. Small scrunchies from dollar general to the rescue !! It took about 4 weeks of therapy.

 

[chickens really]

If you want eggs, keep the females. You don't need a drake for eggs.
However, I believe you can have 1 drake to two females, but more is always better. As far as ducklings go, you could just make sure to get the eggs everyday and not let them brood them. As well, some ducks aren't as broody as others.
If you keep the drakes, they can be mean to one another during the spring hormonal time. Of course, I have read females can be aggressive towards each other too.

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[Lazy Farmer]

 

[CayugaJana]

It's in my bookmark but if you mean in the stickies it has to go through a Moderator.

Nope. Just your bookmark.

 

[CountryGalTN]

Just for fun, my babies today. They are so big now!!!! Playing on my front deck in the rain.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Hoodlums trying to make their escape lol

They are very pretty and so clean mine have been playing in the mud all day and loving it.