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I have three runner ducks that started laying in late January. I get three eggs pretty reliably each day. Today I got three, good shells as always. I went to put them in their house tonight and as I was walking out of the pen I spotted a soft shell egg. I know this happens and can be considered...

I have three female runner ducks that I raised as ducklings (born July 2023). They are all laying as of a month or so ago, but I have noticed their bill color changing, one is particularly dramatic. I've read about the xanthophyll/melanin pigmentation and how that can get depleted when they...

Hello all! I've posted previously about our mating pair of emus laying a clutch and four chicks hatching. I am raising them currently and they're about seven weeks old. Next week we go to the vet (field trip) for vaccinations and blood testing to determine sex (I was not able to match eggshell...

Hello - I have nine chickens (1 rooster and 8 hens) as well as three runner ducks in an adjacent pasture. Thursday evening I noticed the rooster had a little foamy discharge in his right eye. The next morning he seemed fine but mid day I saw it again and isolated him in a crate in the garage...

I have a breeding pair of emus in western Virginia. The female laid a clutch of ten eggs in late November and we had four chicks hatch about three weeks ago or so. I retrieved the chicks after the male hatched them and they are in my barn brooder/pen.The pair have just started laying eggs again...

Hello, all! I know there are lots of posts about this topic but I was hoping for a targeted answer. One of my runner ducks sneezed a few times this morning. I know that can be nothing at all or turn into something to be worried about. Currently no discharge or mucus and otherwise normal...

Hi all, we have two adult emus acquired from a neighbor about a year ago. Just pets, no plans to breed or sell anything from them but we figured if there are eggs that would be neat. It’s a male and female and they did actually lay ten eggs, first time for them. Fred the male is sitting on the...

Hello duck owners - I have three female runners that are a few days away from 20 weeks old, so seemingly on the cusp of being in the egg-laying age range. However, it’s also almost December and we are in western VA so it’s chilly and obviously days are getting quite short. Has anyone experienced...

I have a duck house with a small run attached (3 runners). I have to crouch, it has ramps, it’s not great. So we are putting in a new and improved duck house with a big enclosed run (including a human size door) within our large duck yard. My question is what, if anything, do you use as litter...

Hi all, I have three runner ducks that are about six weeks old. I have them sleeping inside in a kiddie pool (no heater anymore but I live in VA, it's warm) but the last few days they've been getting more and more outside time in our side yard, inside another little dog-fenced area that...

Hello, I have 8 laying hens: four redstars and two blackstars that lay brown eggs, and two Americanas that lay blue eggs. Typically we get our expected number of eggs per day given their 25-26 hour-ish laying cycle and whatnot. Weirdly, yesterday when I went into the coop to clean there were not...

Hello - I am expecting three Indian Runner Ducklings this week. I think I have a handle on the duckling plan. When they are old enough, I plan to move them to their duck house which is in a large fenced-in pasture (shared with two emus). Initially they'll have their own smaller fenced in area...