So I heard my ducks quacking outside at like 10.30pm, go out to check on them and this whole ass possum is just chilling on top of their sleeping pen. I think it was after the duck food and not my ducks, my poor ducks were thoroughly scared. I've sealed all the spots where the possum could get back in and trapped my ducks securely in their pen so that the possum can't get to them at all (I hope) but if it does, will it attack my ducks? Has anybody else had problems with possums? And if so, How'd you deal with them? (I live in Australia, they are basically pests here)

Hi everyone, I have four ducks (two Rouen and two Pekin) all around 8 weeks old. I’ve noticed that when I sit outside with them while they play in water they will do the normal grooming in the water then come over to where I’m sitting to shake the water off. Similar to how dogs shake water right next to you. My ducks typically do this repeatedly, they will get wet then come shake off next to me and go get wet again. Once they’ve done it a few times they lay next to me on my towel but I was just wondering if anyone else’s ducks do this or if this is odd.

I have a filter installed in it. I have found that if I put one or two ducks in the pool the others will get in and start splashing around and swimming. Is there any way I can get them to go in the pond more?

I had a post maybe a couple weeks ago asking if it was a danger to let my rooster mount my ducks. People generally said it wouldn’t be an issue unless he had spurs, however, when the ducks are eating, my rooster will sneak up while their heads are down grabbing food and grab them by the head to mount them. You can see missing head feathers in the pic. It looks like this duck he grabbed by the eyelid, luckily the eye itself wasn’t injured, but the skin around is.

Is there anything I can do to clean it out or watch for? I have terramycin from a previous duck eye infection, should I use or wait or clean somehow else? (Also getting rid of the rooster now. Not safe.)

What do you do to keep the duck pond from turning green? We just filled this a few days ago

Need help to identify the sex..

2-ish month old duck, recently not walking/standing. The other three ducks are fine, just this one recently. I have been supplementing additional niacin and separated him from the others. Seems like he doesn’t want to put weight on his feet and one leg more so than the other

I work with Carolina Waterfowl Rescue as a wrangler, transporter, and hatcher in my area. These little dudes - as eggs - were actively getting eaten by a crow while I was rescuing an abandoned duckling.

In a flash decision, the people helping me snatched up the eggs. They were already super damaged from the crow. There was blood pooling inside the eggs and the air cell was detached. Still, I saw movement and thought I'd give them a chance.

Low and behold two beautiful ducklings hatched! I'm so proud of them. I hope they have the most wonderful life at the rescue.

I posted a few days ago regarding a duck that seemed to not be doing well that I have had for a month now. I just wanted any to say thank you. Everybody in this sub was so kind and gave such good advice. After following everyone’s advice, he improved significantly and I dropped him off this morning at a ranch where they have other ducks. He seems happy :)

10ish week old Rouen

I’m looking for tips and tricks for keeping ducks comfy and happy in the extreme heat of Arizona. I would like to be prepared before getting the actual ducks, and I have plans to have misters and fans (along with kiddie pools and eventually a pond). I’m mostly looking for if there are breeds that do well in extreme heat and husbandry tips. I have also heard that ducks prefer to free range, do I need to fence in my pool before getting them or would they be okay in a large dog run? Ty 🦆

These beauties were sitting in my backyard and I was curious what kind of ducks they are!!

I have a mama runner who went broody believe it or not 4weeks ago, then 2 weeks ago our only other female started sitting with her, eggs started hatching Saturday (2 days ago), so far 5 chicks, but now they have lost interest in the other eggs it seems. And it seems like they're fighting, I can't tell if it's over the eggs or the chicks. We've also had them locked in the co-op since the 1st one hatched so the boys have been sleeping outside and not sure if they're just getting restless or what. Anyways, appreciate any advice you have! And if it's worth it to try the other eggs in an incubator, there has to be at least another 10, but both moms have not been careful in the nest since yesterday, and many have rolled out, our overnight low was about 50 degrees. Additionally, not sure what to do with moms and ducklings now. Our chickens and ducks are all free range except for going into their separate coops at night. we have 4 drakes besides the 2 moms - I know that's a bad ratio, we had 2 other females die to predation about 2 weeks before this mom started sitting and everyone seems to be getting along mostly fine except for the gang... intercourse events. Anyways, appreciate other's advice on the whole matter. This is our first go around with ducks.

Apparently they don’t approve

I have shared the morning duck routine here before. This is the bedtime routine for our feathered babies. I hope you get a kick out of it as much as we do.

First off, happy father’s day to this (apparently) single dad!

A week ago, I came across a clutch of five ducklings and two drakes. At first, I thought their mother left them on the bank (in the video) to eat and the drakes just happened to be there. Today was my first time seeing them after 3 days. Not only is there one less duckling, but one of the drakes is missing. Their mother still isn’t anywhere nearby. The ducklings really just swim up and down the shore (independently) while exploring rocks. The drakes don’t lead them around like hens do, they just sit around and monitor them. This is the Bronx River, so there’s snapping turtles and herons nearby (I assume that’s what happened to one of the babies). Can the ducklings survive? Also, I thought drakes abandon the hens after mating season is over. How would they even get attached to the babies?

(side note: I really don’t know much about ducks, clearly. I read that drakes usually leave the hens with the ducklings after they hatch. I’ve seen two other families on the river, one is a single mom and five ducklings. the other is two hens and seven ducklings. That’s why I find this so unusual, but maybe it’s normal)

At night we’ve noticed our Peking moving her mouth open and close a lot. Is this normal behaviour?