Hey there! My name is Shannan

[Shannanb74]

My 18 month old Mallard is extremely overweight. She has never laid an egg and is constantly eating. Her belly is very fat and squishy but all of a sudden i think i can feel eggs inside her. I have been worrying about her possibly being egg bound but she doesnt show any of the symptoms. We lost her mate since birth on thursday night to a raccoon attack. I don't know what to do. I am afraid that the stress of her loss could make her bound but i did get her a companion today. She seems very happy to have him. He is a 3 month old drake. Any advice? Sorry if my question is like scattered thoughts. These are m y first ducks. We started sitting for them back in may of last year and they were here for a few weeks then went home for a couple months and then came back for me to watch in December and have never left. I love them so much i just pray there is nothing wrong. Thanks

 

[DobieLover]

Hello, Shannan, and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
I don't know how to help you with your duck problems. @Isaac 0 will be along and will be able to offer advice. Good luck.

 

[Hei 20]

My 18 month old Mallard is extremely overweight. She has never laid an egg and is constantly eating. Her belly is very fat and squishy but all of a sudden i think i can feel eggs inside her. I have been worrying about her possibly being egg bound but she doesnt show any of the symptoms. We lost her mate since birth on thursday night to a raccoon attack. I don't know what to do. I am afraid that the stress of her loss could make her bound but i did get her a companion today. She seems very happy to have him. He is a 3 month old drake. Any advice? Sorry if my question is like scattered thoughts. These are m y first ducks. We started sitting for them back in may of last year and they were here for a few weeks then went home for a couple months and then came back for me to watch in December and have never left. I love them so much i just pray there is nothing wrong. Thanks

 

[Shannanb74]

Hello, Shannan, and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
I don't know how to help you with your duck problems. @Isaac 0 will be along and will be able to offer advice. Good luck.

Thank you! I really get a lot of good info from reading all the different threads

 

[CluckerFamily]

Welcome to BYC! You came to the right place.
I don't know anything about duck raising but I love that they stayed with you!

 

[Isaac 0]

Welcome to the BYC community.

Could we see pictures of your Mallard? Rouens are a very common breed of duck, that looks similar to a mallard, but is much larger in size.

What is she being fed? Does she have access to feed all-day, or do you offer it just a few times?

Here are a few female Rouen's of mine, compared to the one mallard in the other photo on the bottom for reference in their size :

 

[Shannanb74]

Welcome to the BYC community.

Could we see pictures of your Mallard? Rouens are a very common breed of duck, that looks similar to a mallard, but is much larger in size.

What is she being fed? Does she have access to feed all-day, or do you offer it just a few times?

Here are a few female Rouen's of mine, compared to the one mallard in the other photo on the bottom for reference in their size :

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Welcome to the BYC community.

Could we see pictures of your Mallard? Rouens are a very common breed of duck, that looks similar to a mallard, but is much larger in size.

What is she being fed? Does she have access to feed all-day, or do you offer it just a few times?

Here are a few female Rouen's of mine, compared to the one mallard in the other photo on the bottom for reference in their size :

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I am still trying to figure out how to navigate through this BYC. I am not the most computer or tech Savvy. When i started reading about the Rouen it totally sounds like my Mallory. And looks just like her as well.

 

[drumstick diva]

We used to have Mallards come visit, and the hen would peck at the door till someone opened it and gave her some water and/or food. One year we thought she came back but looked like she was on steroids - that's when I realized the new one was a Rouen.

 

[drumstick diva]

BTW thank you for joining us at BYC Shannan, you are very welcome here.

 

[Pork Pie]

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