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        • Blue Swedish Duck
        • Buff Orpington Duck
        • Cayuga Duck
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        • Dutch Hookbill Duck
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      • Duck Housing: Everything You Need to Consider
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      • Prefabricated Duck Coops and Runs
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      • Feeding Basics
      • Should My Duck Eat (fill in the blank)?
      • Ducks and Onions: Can Ducks Eat Onions?
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      • 10 Best Duck Breeds for Eggs
      • When do ducks start laying eggs?
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      • Why aren’t my ducks laying eggs? 15 reasons
      • What time of day do ducks lay eggs?
      • Can ducks lay 2+ eggs in one day? (You’ll be surprised!)
      • I Found a Hidden Nest! How To Stop Your Duck From Hiding Her Eggs
    • Breeding
      • Beginner’s Guide to Hatching Duck Eggs and Raising Ducklings
      • When Should You Assist With Hatching?
      • Artificial Incubation vs. Natural Incubation
      • How to Choose the Best Egg Incubator
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      • 10 Effective Ways To Sex Your Muscovy Duck (With Pictures)
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      • Clipping a Duck’s Wings
      • Do Ducks Need a Mate?
      • 5 Ways to Deal With Extra Drakes
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25 Ways to Keep Your Ducks Healthy and Prevent Disease

25 Ways to Keep Your Ducks Healthy and Prevent Disease
Hannah Health August 30, 2021 October 4, 2021 Leave a comment

Given a good environment, ducks rarely get sick. Seeing as an ounce of prevention is worth, you know, a pound of cure, or hundreds of dollars of cure, or whatever, here are 25 ways to help prevent duck health issues.

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How to Care For and Treat a Sick Duck

How to Care For and Treat a Sick Duck
Hannah Health February 26, 2019 September 2, 2021 38 Comments

When sickness strikes a member of your precious duck flock, it’s like being struck by lightning. You’re sizzled by a high-voltage electric current of terror and pummeled with relentless internal echoes of “I don’t know what to do! I don’t know what to do!” You might not even know what …

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List of Duck Diseases and Illnesses

List of Duck Diseases and Illnesses
Hannah Health March 3, 2018 October 4, 2021 Leave a comment

This is a list of 52 duck health problems, diseases, and sicknesses, with links to resources about each one.

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When Do You Need a Vet?

When Do You Need a Vet?
Hannah Health July 7, 2016 October 4, 2021 16 Comments

Ducks are hardy animals and, if kept well, are not susceptible to disease. However, almost any flock raiser is bound to encounter a problem eventually, whether it is a disease, injury, nutritional deficiency, infection, or some other form of health problem.

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