Hello newbie here and I have some questions

[CluckingChickenss]

Welcome! I'm new here too. Maybe you should take a picture and I'll see.. Welcome!

 

[sassysarah]

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[sourland]

Welcome to BYC. If it does not quack it may be a mallard derived drake or a Muscovy. I am guessing that regardless of breed it is a drake, maturing and getting hormonal.

 

[fldiver97]

Welcome! Sorry, I know very little about ducks but it sounds like the duck got lucky to be with you! Hope you can get good advice here

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC. Good luck with your duck.

 

[N F C]

Best of luck to you and thanks for joining us!

 

[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us

 

[Lalaglenn]

I am here for ducks and might know what is up with your duck:
-Fist you need to feed your duck an all flock feed( I use Purina and get it at tractor supply co) Here is a link: https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/p...fSvGOH5lK77QK6nqh92q1_39BXfjOEWcaAv7REALw_wcB
-Second, he probably has niacin deficiency or bumble foot(look on the bottom of his foot. If there is a scab then it is bumble here is how to treat it:https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/treating-bumble-foot-in-ducks.74245/) If it is a niacin deficiency then give him liquid B-complex and then give him niacin when it is all better to keep his legs strong(you can give niacin-brewers yeast every other day) Tell me what the bottom of its feet look like(a pic might be helpful) and then we can talk about the problem more .
-Third it is probably a male and is trying to show dominance. If it has a curled tail feather and no quack then it is a male. Do you have other ducks?

Ok I am so sorry this was confusing and a lot to take in.... Ok so what I forgot to tell you was WELCOME!!! I am so so happy to meet you! I am here for ducks and have lots in common with people who do! I love keeping count of who I meet in a day who had ducks and I am proud to say you are the #1 person I have met today!

Hello. Thank you everyone for the welcome. We do have 4 other ducks 2 male 2 female. The females produced eggs last week. The rescue duck has no curl so we assume it is female, but due to her not having the correct food while growing up, I am not sure of what problems may have accumulated. I will try to load some pictures of when I got her a pictures of her now.

 

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[Lalaglenn]

This is when we got her.