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I tend to feed floating pellets in water, less mess which ultimately means less rats! I use Charnwood Milling floating marine duck pellets.

Hi :) I rescued a mandarin egg on Tuesday that had internally pipped and popped it under a broody... baby has been active inside the airsac, moving about and peeping but no external pip yet. Any advice from expert hatchers would be appreciated as I have little experience of hatching! Thanks in...

This is an x-ray taken on one of my drakes a few years ago that shows just how HUGE their gonads are at this time of the year, in the winter they probably wouldn't even show up on x-ray.

I thought this article from call duck expert Chris Ashton may clear up any confusion on them needing bathing water. He actually states that they need it more than most.

hi! Not really apart from the fact that its likely to be genetic rather than feed related! Ashton has some good books on it I think x

Hi James :) glad you are getting on well with your ducks. I don't show ducks at all, but I do know that the yellow tinge is actually a preferred trait in some species, especially proper Pekin ducks. They should have a pale canary yellow hue to their feathers :) This is nothing to do with feed...

Marigold, did you go to Margaret Green? I had a little bantam male duck from there a couple of months ago, he's gorgeous. Dougie.

Hi All, I am wondering whats the biggest enclosure anyone has fenced off using electric netting. My current enclosure uses 100m of poultry netting, but I'm thinking of expanding the enclosure to include a much larger area, perhaps 6 times the size and was wondering if anyone has any experience...

Hi All, I am the waterfowl mod here on the forum, but need some advice on turkeys! I am looking to take on 3 brown female turkeys as pets. I have various places they can be housed, but I have a few questions if a turkey expert can help! 1. I have read that due to blackhead, chickens and...

Hi, thank you for your posts. While we are not here to judge, this forum mainly deals with ducks as pets rather than meat animals so you may find more help on another part of the site maybe. Zo x

This is quoted from elsewhere: An Essex-based free range duck egg farmer has been forced to close down his operations after a dispute with his duck supplier that has left him unable to afford feed bills. The farmer, Ian Chisholm of the Fairtrade Egg Company, based at Norton Field Farm, near...

No idea on showing, perhaps you could contact the British Waterfowl Association, they will be able to tell you :)

Hiya :) Welcome :) I have no idea, but I would ask the British Waterfowl Association, they will know zo x

Not sure, but interested to find out?

Please be on the alert. http://www.worldpoultry.net/Other-Poultry-Species/Ducks/2013/5/Duck-Viral-Enteritis-hits-Devons-Muscovy-ducks-1266697W/