The Quack Shack

[WannaBeHillBilly]

You can post videos directly on BYC now. I have a few.

I have tried that and it did not work. When i uploaded a media-file (video) BYC answered that this format is not supported. Did i miss something?

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

yes yes! I always count back how many weeks its been since dec 21 ( 8 weeks now) and I double that (16 weeks) and say "the worst/darkest 16 weeks (or the worst approx 4 months) of winter darkness are past! Hallelujah, ducks!!

Is it that bad in Maryland? - Here in West Virginia it usually feels like spring by the end of February and the first vegetables can be planted outside by the end of March…

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

And how do they poop That high. Its way over their heads.

Never fed your ducklings some yogurt or similar? - They will shoot their poop ceiling high after that.

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

oh ok you have to add it to the gallery I just did one to try it I posted a 5 second duck vid into the gallery directly from my laptop

IMG_1189.MOV

• Jenbirdee
• Feb 14, 2024

Eating Snow

How did you upload a video to your gallery? I tried that after reading that BYC now accepts videos somewhere and my file was refused.

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Hey Im pasting my unanswered duck forum thread here in hopes someone here may be familiar with this kind of "whisper quacking" I do hope it doesnt mean she is getting sick
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/why-is-willow-whisper-quacking.1611620/

How is Willow Duck doing in general? Does she behave like a healthy duck, is she eating, drinking, ducking, running around with the others? Does she lay eggs? And how old is Willow?
One thing i learned is that Ducks are very individual. Some of my ducks don't like to eat their greens, some would die for them. I have one Indian Runner duck who does not quack at all. She makes a sweet, soft squeaky sound instead of a quack. And the smallest of my ducks, Violeta, a tiny Buff Orpington has the loudest QUACK of them all.
Mayhem Drake's rasping sounds like somebody is crumpling paper and when Boots rasps it sounds like somebody is using a hacksaw on a stud.
If Willow behaves like a healthy duck, she may just have a softer voice.

Now from where did Poppy acquired her aspergillosis? Has Willow been exposed to the same source?

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

Never fed your ducklings some yogurt or similar? - They will shoot their poop ceiling high after that.

Ha they had tofu

 

[Jenbirdee]

Is it that bad in Maryland? - Here in West Virginia it usually feels like spring by the end of February and the first vegetables can be planted outside by the end of March…

To me it is bad personally I hate short days and not enough sunshine is depressing and I always feel bad for the ducks too

 

[Jenbirdee]

How is Willow Duck doing in general? Does she behave like a healthy duck, is she eating, drinking, ducking, running around with the others? Does she lay eggs? And how old is Willow?
One thing i learned is that Ducks are very individual. Some of my ducks don't like to eat their greens, some would die for them. I have one Indian Runner duck who does not quack at all. She makes a sweet, soft squeaky sound instead of a quack. And the smallest of my ducks, Violeta, a tiny Buff Orpington has the loudest QUACK of them all.
Mayhem Drake's rasping sounds like somebody is crumpling paper and when Boots rasps it sounds like somebody is using a hacksaw on a stud.
If Willow behaves like a healthy duck, she may just have a softer voice.

Now from where did Poppy acquired her aspergillosis? Has Willow been exposed to the same source?

Willow is one year old . Yes she is laying. She is acting fine eating etc. I think the whisper quack is just her stressing over waiting for Poppy to come out of the little crate I nebulize her in. Yet I get concerned if any other ducks show any sign of possible aspergillosis . You see I bring Willow (or sometimes another friend) inside with Poppy at night to my ducky hospital room so that Poppy isnt alone. I give Poppy Oxine AH solution by nebulizer in a small crate at 6 pm at 4 am and at 10 am then I let her out with other ducks for the rest of the day.

A few months ago I had got some straw from a place that smelled a little musty and didnt notice it at first, all the ducks were exposed.
AFter I realized it could hurt the ducks I cleaned it all out and got straw somewhere else. I mix in some pine flakes too.
Poppy started coughing Dec 7th and I went through a whole bunch of speculating what could be wrong until deciding it must be aspergillosis. Her thread is lengthy but heres a link
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/runner-duck-cough-or-hiccups-aspergillosis.1606047/

 

[Jenbirdee]

How did you upload a video to your gallery? I tried that after reading that BYC now accepts videos somewhere and my file was refused.

first go to Gallery
then click on the green tab "ADD MEDIA"
next scroll down to "create personal album"
then you can click "Upload file"
(But first -you can look down lower you can choose a box as to who you want to be able to see your album, and add a title and description)
NEXT Choose your video or photo to upload
then scroll down and click SAVE
Finally you can scroll down and copy one of the links so you can share your video in other places such as here lol

 

[Supercow]

Is it that bad in Maryland? - Here in West Virginia it usually feels like spring by the end of February and the first vegetables can be planted outside by the end of March…

Planted first lettuce two days ago. Was immediately rewarded by -3 C