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Ducks can become injured, these birds can become injured very easily infact, and some duck injuries can be quite severe. If your bird develops a very severe injury you’d likely need to splint the bird’s leg to get it better. This article explores how to do that How to splint a ducks leg Splinting is […]
A swollen foot in humans can develop because of a variety of reasons, including being pregnant, eating salty foods, or being overweight to name a few, this isn’t the case for ducks. If your duck’s foot is swollen then read on to find out why. Duck foot swollen A change in your duck’s appearance or […]
Ducks are creatures of the water, they use their webbed feet to swim in whatever body of water they can find. These birds also walk on land, they waddle, which may look odd to some, but this is perfectly normal. What isn’t normal is a duck dragging its leg, this article looks into why this […]
Some animals have a very strange way of walking, humans walk, snakes slither, and ducks waddle. The waddling may look strange but it is normal. Ducks waddle because their feet are webbed, and webbed feet are normal for ducks. What isn’t normal is the animal’s feet turned inward. If your duckling’s feet are turned inward […]
Ducklings can suffer from various conditions, some of which can be fatal to the bird. It is important to know the signs of these conditions so you can quickly and efficiently treat your bird and get it back to good health. One of the conditions that can be dangerous to a duckling is water logging, […]
If you’re planning on hatching a large number of ducklings then setting up incubators and brood boxes is a must. Making sure you track how long the birds have been in the incubator is also a must. Generally, eggs from mallard ducks take about 28 days to hatch. But, what if duckling hatches too early? […]
Ducks are prey to many predators, they have minimal defenses and can be attacked and eaten by a predator very easily. This why it’s so important to train your ducks to go in at night – leaving them in the backyard for hours at a time during the day is fine, but leaving them out […]
If you’re raising ducklings you’re likely taking very good care of them and making sure that their health is in order at all times, unfortunately, there are a variety of illnesses that can cause your duckling to die suddenly. If your ducklings are dying suddenly, and you want to know why, this article will be […]
A duckling that is eating the right foods for its age and weight has a higher chance of living a long and healthy life, but a duckling that isn’t eating well likely won’t live to be old and healthy. So what if your bird isn’t eating at all? This article looks into why your duckling […]
When it comes to maintaining duck populations research has shown that duckling survival plays an important role in maintaining the population of ducks. Ducklings will eventually grow to become fully grown ducks and then reproduce to create new ducklings, and the cycle will continue. But what if a mother duck kills her ducklings? And why […]
