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Hey everyone! I know it's been a very long time, but my 5 ducks are doing very well and healthy, and I'm getting 4 or 5 eggs everyday! I have 1 Cayuga, 1 Rouen, 2 Golden 300s, and 1 Khaki Cambell. They're all a delight to have around the yard most of the time, except when they start mounting...

A few days ago, I posted in concern of my Cayuga duck that is almost 1 year old. She was isolating herself and seemed to have a pronounced bulge type thing in her chest area. The next day, it was gone, so I didn't worry about her. But today when I picked her up, I realized that not only did she...

Hey everyone! I now have 6 ducks, and they are all fed a healthy organic feed with scratch grains mixed in daily. I haven't had any more problems with limping or any injuries for that matter since my last thread, so I'm really happy about that! I was wondering however, my largest duck, a Cayuga...

Wow... It has really been an insane week. On Tuesday, I got two eggs, which means 2 of my five ducks have started laying! I was all happy until i got a text from my uncle, who I had given two ducks to that said that one of the ducks got taken and half eaten by a hawk. The other duck was fine...

So I let the ducks out this morning, and the smallest one was just falling over and tripping and kinda lop-sided. I put her in the pen by herself with a mushy combo of mealworms, water, vit b complex, and food. And of course I gave her a container of freshwater on the side. Is that going to be...

Hey everybody! So this morning I went to hold one of my ducks, and when she got back down on the ground, she was limping. When she stops walking, she tucks that one left foot under her wing... I immediately got the Vitamin B complex and mixed some meal worms and water with that so she can get a...

Hey everyone! Tomorrow I'll be getting 2 Golden hybrid 300 layer ducks. I was hoping I could ask someone who has them a few questions : *Flight ability? *Broodiness? *Size compared to Cayuga or Rouen? *Temperament? Thanks, and any other tips or breed specific information would be greatly...

Ok I have so much to tell you guys! First off, I know that it's been a while since I've been here. Last time I started a thread, we revealed that my biggest duck, a blue swedish, is a male. His name is carmen. Between last time and now, he has started bullying my dog, and being mean to the...

Hey all! I have a question about sexing my blue swedish. Her name is Carmen, and he\she is 8 weeks old. Despite picking her up, taking her away from her friends, etc. She NEVER quacks. Just these muffled whispery "meep" sounds:lol:. It sounds obvious that he is a Drake, hut I had them sexed, and...

Hello everybody! Putting the ducks outside with the heatlamp in their coop has worked fantastically, and they love being out!! I spent the day away from home while the ducks hung out with my dog in the yard. (here's a pic of how well they get along :lol:) Anyways, I went into the garden/gated...

So I'm back with just about the same question as before, but now with different information... Ducklings are nearly 5 weeks old... Here's a recent pic. They are nearly fully feathered, except for around their rump, and they've been spending all days outside. At nights, they come inside and make...

Hey everyone! So I was looking at Harlow, my 4 wk. old Rouen duckling when I noticed a little green shimmer from the feathers coming in on the very top of her head... Does this necessarily mean that it is a boy? If so, knowing that the Rouen is the heaviest of my ducks, I would probably have to...

I was working in the garden and digging up worms for the ducklings when one of them got right underneath the shovel and got cut by it. The small cut is on the front of her left leg a bit above and on the opposite side of her shank. She's trying not to use the leg; I did dry it with a guaze...

Hey everyone! My ducklings are now 3.5 weeks old. Yesterday, they spend the 60-70 degree (F) day outside. They love every bit of it! My mom is really wanting them out of the house for some reason, but it is getting really cold at night.... In a few days, we're going to have rain and snow, and...

Hey everyone! My ducklings are going to turn 3 weeks old tomorrow, and I just bought a new bag of food for them. I previously had them on a 20% protein Dumor Starter, but reading Storey's guide to raising ducks, I realized that I needed to drop the protein to avoid physical deformities. I just...

One of my Cayuga ducks (4 days old) keeps sneezing many times in a row and then itching her bill and face and shaking her head. Something is likely stuck in her nasal area... What can be done?!

I'm sure most of you don't remember me, but last year I got super excited and happy thinking I was going to get ducks, but my parents said I couldn't. This year, I had nearly forgotten about ducks altogether, but when I brought it up, they said I could get them!!! (They also got me an ice cream...

Hi everyone! I wanted to run my plan by you all and make sure I'm not forgetting anything. I have an order on premier 1 supplies ready to go. it consists of The prima heat lamp, the prima heat lamp stand, the bulbs, Coop 'n compost, a stand to keep the feeders and waterers off the ground in the...

Hi all!Just wondering if you guys have any ideas for me to put these baskets to use when I get ducks. Could they be used in the coop or run? What do you think?

Hey everyone! It just dawned on me that in a few months, it will be time to buy ducks!!! I thought anyone buying ducks in the coming spring could use this thread to ask questions and we can all help each other out! I'll start it off with my first question. What can be done now to prepare for my...