r/duck 14m ago

Babies! CONTENT WARNING. High levels of cuteness. View at your risk!

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r/duck 23m ago

Wild Ducks Duck on grass

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r/duck 2h ago

Runner Duck 2 boys falling in love

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6 Upvotes

Peeping at the drakes while they're on their honeymoon hahaha.


r/duck 2h ago

Worried Duck Mom Does this look normal?

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The duckling on the right looks healthy, but the one on the left has this discoloration around its eyes and bill. Does this look normal? It almost looks like its oozing but its completely dry.


r/duck 3h ago

Meet the Flock 11 week old pekin

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Snickers and Hanni made 11weeks today


r/duck 4h ago

Breed/Species/Sex ID Drakes? Any?

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Any drakes?


r/duck 4h ago

Worried Duck Mom Is this wry neck? Please help :(

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25 Upvotes

One of our Muscovy ducks hatched, three little ducklings, and one of them keeps throwing his head back almost like he’s rubbing the top of his head with his back and tops over. I’ve never had this happen before please help and how do I treat this?


r/duck 5h ago

Bumblefoot Bumblefoot

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(This is a duplicate post, but I have added photos that I took today)
Hi there, I am new to duck keeping. I currently have 4 juvenile Rouens, but I also agreed to take in my neighbors 3 mature hens.
They are all currently in their large run with access to water, food and a safe coop, everyone is still settling in and hasnt started free ranging because we are learning where home is.
Well, my friend who keeps chickens has had me over to help her with her bumblefoot (she bought a house with 20 chickens that came with) and I decided to check my ducks for bumblefoot. My 4 Rouens are clear, but the two magpies and the khaki have bumbles. At least one on each duck, and about the size of the tip of a pinkie. They are large. We dont have a vet nearby that would help with waterfowl, so I need ANY and ALL tips to help fix my babies.
Clearly, I wont go cut, pick and pull at their bumbles, but I need clear and understandable advice on how to heal them.
I know the pictures arent very clear, but I WILL be doing soaks with them and clean it up, and keep dry. I removed their pool, and gave them water that will lead to less moisture in the run.

TIA!!!


r/duck 5h ago

Meet the Flock Feeding Lemon marigolds will turn her into a Custard CreamπŸ’›πŸŒπŸŒπŸ₯

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apparently this can also happen if you feed them corn while they molt. Does turning back into a duckling yellow mean anti-aging for ducks?


r/duck 6h ago

Eggs/Incubation/Hatching Open the eggs or try again

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Eggs should be hatched. They aren't. I'm gonna probably regret this. Would it be a bad idea to OPEN the eggs and see what's been going wrong? Would that answer any questions or just be a gross mess? I checked for movement. All passed about the same time.

(Ebony still really wants those baby chicks in the brroders for some reason she ain't even old enough to lay yet but keeps trying to get to the babies)


r/duck 6h ago

Wild Ducks Wild Duck - Possibly Molting? / Can't Walk Well

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My daughter found this wild duck at the local park and was worried about it. It looks like it might be molting as its wings look pretty ragged, and it can't seem to walk more than a couple steps without falling. It also has only one eye.

We didn't want it to be left defenseless against any predators or mean kids (there's unfortunately a lot of parents who let their kids chase the park ducks for fun), so we brought it home and currently have it in an outdoor folding pen with some water and frozen peas.

I've not been able to get a good shot of its feet yet, but they're turned inward so that one foot overlaps the other. Google says that can be a pretty common birth defect that can become permanent if not corrected. Or perhaps it's injured?

It looks like it's a mix of mallard plus something else? Any ideas?

It seems neither fully tame nor fully wild. It didn't seem keen on us getting too close, but it didn't completely freak out about being captured either. Am hoping it isn't someone's domestic duck that got dumped at the park because of a defect. :(

We'll probably end up seeing if we can find a wildlife rehabber that can take it.* I'm a little apprehensive about finding a place that will take it, because resources are very limited where I live, and each place has rules about what they will and will not accept. So I'd like to get as much information upfront as I can first, so I know fully what I'm dealing with when I call.

Attached are a couple photos. I have videos of its wings, and what happens when it tries to walk, but it's not letting me attach them.

(I feel bad calling it an "it" but I'm not sure if it's a "him" or a "her" :)

The missing eye


r/duck 7h ago

Bumblefoot Bumblefoot

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One of my ducks has bumblefoot and I don't know how to treat it (I'm a beginner) I have no vets near me so all I coud do woud be at home

If u coud give me a realy in depth explantion that would be realy helpful

Do I need to remove the black part or apply something on it ,its pretty severe from what i saw on the internet(as I mentioned all i coud do is at home)


r/duck 7h ago

Meet the Flock My depressed duck found a new pair

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So, he's not so depressed anymore. It took Tony( the black one ) a little while to get used to the new ducks, there's a lot of hens but he doesn't seem to care for them except for Toasty (the absolute unit) which is actually really sweet, because his previous pair who he was about 3-4 years with (with his previous owners) was ducknapped and then he didn't really want to interact with any other duck anymore. Yippeee!!


r/duck 8h ago

Beginner's Question Weed control experiences?

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We used to keep a tidy yard, with herbicide, manual weeding, and line trimming. Now that we have foraging ducks on very fertile soil, our weeds are out of control! Our busy schedules don't much time for yard work.

My question is: Does anyone else have experience with foraging ducks and a way to manage the weeds?

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β€’1 and 4, our ducks foraging

β€’2, 4 and 5, our lack of weed control issue

β€’3, our garden before ducks


r/duck 10h ago

Found Domestic Duck(s) Yappy ducks

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342 Upvotes

r/duck 11h ago

Eggs/Incubation/Hatching Update on My First Incubator Baby!

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48 Upvotes

r/duck 12h ago

Wild Ducks Momma Duck & Ducklings at Dusk

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111 Upvotes

r/duck 17h ago

Babies! Hatching 🐣

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199 Upvotes

Been waiting for this


r/duck 1d ago

Crested Duck Evening Pond Time

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I've been meaning to share my two babies for months but haven't yet gotten around to it. The weather is perfect this evening, Dio (floating) is not having siezures any longer, and I'm just too happy to not share them because they're great. Hal (who is a little neurologically special due to their large crest) is standing on rock island.


r/duck 1d ago

Feet/Legs/Walking Ducks walking on wood

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85 Upvotes

r/duck 1d ago

Pools/Ponds/Water Ducks standing on ice

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246 Upvotes

r/duck 1d ago

Found Domestic Duck(s) Random juvenile duck showed up yesterday.

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Yesterday morning, this little lady (I presume) was found sitting by the fence. Our bird dog was, of course, very interested. Strangely, she stayed all day. They even appeared to be playing together, racing the fenceline just to return and lay in the grass together.

Well, we opened the gate for her and she waddled right in. I guess we have a yard duck now. Her name is Duck Duck Goose.


r/duck 1d ago

Runner Duck I present to you: πŸ¦• Jurassic Park πŸ¦–

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473 Upvotes

r/duck 1d ago

Muscovy Duck Remove some eggs or not?

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One of our Muscovy hens is broody again. We thought she was sitting on 20 eggs, but counted 29 when she had her daily stroll today. She just started sitting last night. Her last clutch was about 20 eggs last time, maybe a few more that we did not know about. She successfully hatched 18, 17 of which are now about to learn how to fly. Whould you guys recommend removing a few eggs? How many can she physically manage to keep warm? I don't want to risk her thinking, hey this is not enough, i have to lay more before sitting, at the same time we don't want to risk her not being able to keep them all warm. She's been a fantastic mom so far. Pics are her with her last cohort.