- Jun 5, 2014
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I purchased 5 ducks last easter with the intention on raising them. Turns out I have 5 MALES, I dont know how that happened. They are six months old now, and they are all very calm and seem very happy.
I built them a house and they have free range during the day. They get peas every night at bed time.
I absolutely love them.
They were all called pekin when I purchased them..but I think I have 1 Magpie 1 Alcona 1 Appleyard mix, and 2 white pekin.
Here is my problem...
I am heart broken, because two of them (the 2 white Pekins) are developing bumble foot. It is very mild case at the moment...a couple small bumps/lumps...I have tried to treat them with the recommended spray and bandage method....but this is next to impossible to accomplish alone. My Husband left for Afghanistan and I am taking care of everything on my own. I am so scared they are going to get worse and I will loose them.
Also at night one of them is being picked on. every morning he looks worse. So I started separating him inside a dog cage, but still leaving him in the coop with the others , so not to get lonely. This is helping, but it is a task to do this every night.
I will be leaving the country in March and I have no idea who I could get to take PROPER care of them while I am gone for a month.
So in all, I feel like with no females for them to mate with and the arising issues, I am not equipped to take care of them. This is actually breaking my heart...because I have raised them from 2 days old and I am very fond of them.
I just need help in finding out how to go about finding them a good home.
Meet: Willow, Sweetsy, Mickey, Cona, and Drake
I built them a house and they have free range during the day. They get peas every night at bed time.
I absolutely love them.
They were all called pekin when I purchased them..but I think I have 1 Magpie 1 Alcona 1 Appleyard mix, and 2 white pekin.
Here is my problem...
I am heart broken, because two of them (the 2 white Pekins) are developing bumble foot. It is very mild case at the moment...a couple small bumps/lumps...I have tried to treat them with the recommended spray and bandage method....but this is next to impossible to accomplish alone. My Husband left for Afghanistan and I am taking care of everything on my own. I am so scared they are going to get worse and I will loose them.
Also at night one of them is being picked on. every morning he looks worse. So I started separating him inside a dog cage, but still leaving him in the coop with the others , so not to get lonely. This is helping, but it is a task to do this every night.
I will be leaving the country in March and I have no idea who I could get to take PROPER care of them while I am gone for a month.
So in all, I feel like with no females for them to mate with and the arising issues, I am not equipped to take care of them. This is actually breaking my heart...because I have raised them from 2 days old and I am very fond of them.
I just need help in finding out how to go about finding them a good home.
Meet: Willow, Sweetsy, Mickey, Cona, and Drake
