Comments on: The Duck Gallery http://farmingfriends.com/the-duck-gallery/ Meet the animals and harvest the information without getting your hands dirty! Thu, 17 May 2012 20:40:47 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: sara http://farmingfriends.com/the-duck-gallery/comment-page-1/#comment-830 sara Sun, 26 Jul 2009 12:14:30 +0000 http://farmingfriends.com/?p=2154#comment-830 Hi Lorraine, Good to hear from you and glad you came back to farmingfriends. I am sorry to hear about Sox and and her leg. One of my ducks was limping for a while and like you I would let them out later and get them in earlier to give her leg a rest. I even kept them in one day as they have a large hut. The more you can get her to rest the better but I found that it did take a few weeks for the limping to stop. I don't know if you have any concrete paths in the garden where they roam but this can sometimes affect their legs as it is hard on their feet so maybe restricting where they can go might help so that they are only walking on soft ground. I am afraid that it will be just time and patience that will heal her leg if she has caught it on something or injured it in someway. Glad to hear there are no signs of cuts or infection as this could lead to bumblefoot. Does she have any lumps or calluses on her feet? Keep me posted as to her progress. Just to let you know that the farmingfriends duck forum is very popular now and we have a number of regualr duck members who share info about their ducks. http://farmingfriends.com/forums/forum.php?id=5 kind regards sara @ farmingfriends Hi Lorraine,
Good to hear from you and glad you came back to farmingfriends. I am sorry to hear about Sox and and her leg. One of my ducks was limping for a while and like you I would let them out later and get them in earlier to give her leg a rest. I even kept them in one day as they have a large hut. The more you can get her to rest the better but I found that it did take a few weeks for the limping to stop.
I don’t know if you have any concrete paths in the garden where they roam but this can sometimes affect their legs as it is hard on their feet so maybe restricting where they can go might help so that they are only walking on soft ground.
I am afraid that it will be just time and patience that will heal her leg if she has caught it on something or injured it in someway.
Glad to hear there are no signs of cuts or infection as this could lead to bumblefoot. Does she have any lumps or calluses on her feet?
Keep me posted as to her progress.
Just to let you know that the farmingfriends duck forum is very popular now and we have a number of regualr duck members who share info about their ducks. http://farmingfriends.com/forums/forum.php?id=5
kind regards
sara @ farmingfriends

]]> By: Lorraine Scott http://farmingfriends.com/the-duck-gallery/comment-page-1/#comment-826 Lorraine Scott Sat, 25 Jul 2009 07:46:59 +0000 http://farmingfriends.com/?p=2154#comment-826 Hi Sara I have not been on the website for a while but my duckiling pictures are on your Gallery. sox my black and white duck (supposedly a khaki but obviously not) started limping yesterday afternoon. All 5 ducks have free roam of the garden when we are home so we immediately penned them. We managed to catch her and it doesn't seem particularly hot or swollen so I am guessing it's a sprain. We put them into their house earlier than usual at 9pm and didn't let them out til 8am. She didn't limp at first so the rest obvoiusly helped but as she walked around the pen it's returning. I am guessing she just needs rest. She would panic if kept away from the others and just squack and get stressed so I wondered about putting her in the smaller rabbit run with another duck for company for a while? We thought we'd try to let her in one of the kids plastic ponds we use for a bit too. I don't think there is much point in consulting a vet as there are no signs of cuts on the leg? Do you have any other tips for me please? She's eating and drinking fine. thanks Lorraine Hi Sara

I have not been on the website for a while but my duckiling pictures are on your Gallery. sox my black and white duck (supposedly a khaki but obviously not) started limping yesterday afternoon. All 5 ducks have free roam of the garden when we are home so we immediately penned them. We managed to catch her and it doesn’t seem particularly hot or swollen so I am guessing it’s a sprain. We put them into their house earlier than usual at 9pm and didn’t let them out til 8am. She didn’t limp at first so the rest obvoiusly helped but as she walked around the pen it’s returning. I am guessing she just needs rest. She would panic if kept away from the others and just squack and get stressed so I wondered about putting her in the smaller rabbit run with another duck for company for a while? We thought we’d try to let her in one of the kids plastic ponds we use for a bit too. I don’t think there is much point in consulting a vet as there are no signs of cuts on the leg?

Do you have any other tips for me please? She’s eating and drinking fine.

thanks
Lorraine

]]> By: sara http://farmingfriends.com/the-duck-gallery/comment-page-1/#comment-656 sara Mon, 18 May 2009 21:49:40 +0000 http://farmingfriends.com/?p=2154#comment-656 Hi Teresa, I hope that your duckling is ok. Here are some possibilities as to the problem: 1. Ducklings need to be able to wash out their nostrils, because food particles, mucus, or feathers can block up their noses and cause breathing problems. --- saline solution applied to the beak has been known to cure this. 2. With many waterfowl, laboured breathing can be indicative of Aspergillosis, which may also be a symptom of pneumonia. This condition can only be treated by fungicides. Cause: Spores from mouldy bedding, especially hay, which should be avoided. 3. Ammonia build up from their waste products can cause respiratory problems. Make sure that the duckling has clean, dry bedding with good ventilation. Hope this helps. Kind regards sara @ farmingfriends Hi Teresa,
I hope that your duckling is ok. Here are some possibilities as to the problem:
1. Ducklings need to be able to wash out their nostrils, because food particles, mucus, or feathers can block up their noses and cause breathing problems. — saline solution applied to the beak has been known to cure this.
2. With many waterfowl, laboured breathing can be indicative of Aspergillosis, which may also be a symptom of pneumonia. This condition can only be treated by fungicides. Cause: Spores from mouldy bedding, especially hay, which should be avoided.
3. Ammonia build up from their waste products can cause respiratory problems. Make sure that the duckling has clean, dry bedding with good ventilation.
Hope this helps.
Kind regards
sara @ farmingfriends

]]> By: Teresa http://farmingfriends.com/the-duck-gallery/comment-page-1/#comment-650 Teresa Sat, 16 May 2009 14:30:41 +0000 http://farmingfriends.com/?p=2154#comment-650 Hi I got Two ducklings a few days ago, and have noticed today that one of them is breathing a bit heavy, it sounds like it has a cold. Apart from that it seems fine, it's eating and drinking ok, and splashing about in the sink, do you think it is something to worry about? Thank you Teresa. Hi
I got Two ducklings a few days ago, and have noticed today that one of them is breathing a bit heavy, it sounds like it has a cold. Apart from that it seems fine, it’s eating and drinking ok, and splashing about in the sink, do you think it is something to worry about?
Thank you
Teresa.

]]> By: sara http://farmingfriends.com/the-duck-gallery/comment-page-1/#comment-565 sara Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:51:05 +0000 http://farmingfriends.com/?p=2154#comment-565 Hi Lisa, Thanks for visiting farmingfriends and leaving your comment. How nice to have been given some ducklings. I am not sure what type of ducks they are although as you say they do sound like they could be khaki campbell ducklings. Do you have any photos of your ducklings? If so then why not send me one and I'll see if I can identify them or add it to my website and duck forum http://farmingfriends.com/forums/forum.php?id=5 and see if anyone recognises the breed. Kind regards Sara @ farmingfriends Hi Lisa,
Thanks for visiting farmingfriends and leaving your comment. How nice to have been given some ducklings. I am not sure what type of ducks they are although as you say they do sound like they could be khaki campbell ducklings. Do you have any photos of your ducklings? If so then why not send me one and I’ll see if I can identify them or add it to my website and duck forum http://farmingfriends.com/forums/forum.php?id=5 and see if anyone recognises the breed.
Kind regards
Sara @ farmingfriends

]]> By: Lisa http://farmingfriends.com/the-duck-gallery/comment-page-1/#comment-563 Lisa Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:54:11 +0000 http://farmingfriends.com/?p=2154#comment-563 Hi, yesterday i was given to ducklings by a friend who found them in her garden. i am having trouble trying to identify or even work out how old they are. They are both light brown with a yellow patch under their bills and are about the size of a mans fist. they look a little bit like some pictures of khaki campbells but i haven't seen any pictures with a bit of yellow only under the chin. can you help please? thanks Hi,
yesterday i was given to ducklings by a friend who found them in her garden. i am having trouble trying to identify or even work out how old they are.
They are both light brown with a yellow patch under their bills and are about the size of a mans fist. they look a little bit like some pictures of khaki campbells but i haven’t seen any pictures with a bit of yellow only under the chin.
can you help please?
thanks

]]> By: sara http://farmingfriends.com/the-duck-gallery/comment-page-1/#comment-305 sara Sun, 01 Feb 2009 14:18:14 +0000 http://farmingfriends.com/?p=2154#comment-305 Hi Nikkipolani, Glad that you like the duck photos. I love the colour of the drakes head it is a greeny black colour. Kind regards Sara @ farmingfriends Hi Nikkipolani,
Glad that you like the duck photos.
I love the colour of the drakes head it is a greeny black colour.
Kind regards
Sara @ farmingfriends

]]> By: nikkipolani http://farmingfriends.com/the-duck-gallery/comment-page-1/#comment-301 nikkipolani Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:54:18 +0000 http://farmingfriends.com/?p=2154#comment-301 Oh, Sara, those Khaki Campbells are just so pretty! I love that smooth tawny colour. Thanks for sharing all the ducky photos :-) Oh, Sara, those Khaki Campbells are just so pretty! I love that smooth tawny colour. Thanks for sharing all the ducky photos :-)

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