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I found an adult duck, can’t fly wings are clipped, how should I take care of it?

I found the duck in my yard, he was there for hours looking frightened, he can’t glide and his wings are clipped, I don’t want anything to take place to him so I was plotting on taking care of him myself but I don’t know anything about it? someone please help!

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What do I use for wings on an electronic duck decoy?

I am making some homemade electronic flapper duck decoys (like ROBODUCK). I have everything I need except I’m not sure of the material that they use for wings. Any thoughts on what kind of material to use to make the wings?
Yeah, that plastic cardboard material is exactly what I had in mind, but where would you find something like that?

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What kind of bird is this?

In Jacksonville, NC I saw a black duck-like bird (doubtless about 15 inches long), and later a total family of them, but I can’t find out on any bird identification sites what it is. It was mainly black but when it apply its wings I could see there is a lot of white on the undersides of the wings. It also has some red around its eyes extending to its beak. Here is a picture: http://thumb5.webshots.net/t/66/666/9/72/0/2966972000074040885BpZiyY_th.jpg
Sorry, I didn’t realize it only linked to the thumbnail. This should be a larger picture: http://excellent-times.webshots.com/photo/2966972000074040885BpZiyY

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Breeding Ducks – Cheaper for Farmer To Produce Than To Buy

As it is cheaper for a farmer to produce his own ducklings than to buy them from the outside, he should do his own breeding. Only the best ducks and drakes must be kept for breeding. In this way only, the ducklings hatched on the scheme will be strong and healthy. Do not keep any birds that have deformed wings, with the tip of wings pointing outside. Otherwise, there will be more and more of them on the scheme. Do not keep any bird that is smaller than the rest of the flight. Huge parent birds produce huge ducklings.

The ducks kept for breeding will be the heaviest ones, of round appearance and with a belly that is close to the ground. The drake will be the heaviest one, with a belly analogous to the ground. Do not keep any drake that looks like it is standing with the
breast much privileged than the belly. Do not keep more than 10 ducks for breeding. Otherwise, it is probable that the garden produces will be in small supply to feed the flight and all the birds will do poorly. Keep two drakes for up to five ducks and three for up to ten ducks. Ducks can be kept for up to three years, but drakes should be
changed every second year as after that they do not mate regularly and fertility decreases.

Under village conditions, ducks will start to lay eggs at 8 1/2 – 9 months of age. The first eggs will be small and should not be used for hatching. Small eggs are likely to be sterile (they will not produce a duckling) and even if they hatch, the duckling will be small and weak and will doubtless die within the first week. An egg is huge enough for hatching when it weighs more than 72 g or if its diameter is more than 45 mm. The simplest way to check if an egg is suitable for breeding is to make a hole of exactly 45 mm in a cut of plywood or lumber. If the egg passes through the hole, it is too small and must be eaten or sold. If it does not pass through the hole, it must be kept for breeding. The poultry Research Centre at Labu has a few of these measuring holes.

A duck will lay between 10 and 20 eggs. After that it will become broody and sit. If the ducklings are taken away from the mother after hatching, it will start to lay again after two to four months, depending on feeding. There are no laying seasons for ducks in Papua New Guinea. They lay all through the year.

The journey to breeding ducks can also best be started while they are childish as you also may learn ducks also have their own personality. This means that you can also treat them as pets. If you want to learn more about raising ducks and avoid costly mistakes, please stay: http://www.howtoraiseducks.com

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Identifying the breed of my duckling……..??

I bought a duckling at the feed store today, well not exactly a duckling- he/she is a month and a half ancient. It resembles a mallard but it is very nearly the size of an adult mallard, and only a month ancient. I reckon it could doubtless be a rouen, is this the right size at this age?
I was also wondering about feeding it, it eats a alot! How much should I feed it a day? He/she spent about 20-30 minutes in the tub supervised, and loved to suck up the feed crumbles from the bottom that I place in there. Should I limit it’s food or let it eat how much it wants. When will we be able to place it outdoors in a pond? We live in Phoenix, AZ so it gets really hot here- should we clip it’s wings or let it glide north and hope it comes back? I would have gotten a few but he/she was the only duck left since Easter cleared them out. The feed store public said we could release it now, but it subdue follows us and “peeps” loudly when we leave it alone.
In the end:
1. Is it a rouen or a mallard? (I’ll post pics if I can…. don’t have any yet)
2. How much should I feed it?
3. When can it be released?
4. Wings: Clip? Will it stay here?
5. If there are other ducks, mallards, (that could be nesting or have babies) that are in the pond, will they fight? The pond is fenced and pretty large, 30 feet by 20 or so

Thanks!!!!!!!
I really appreciate your help!
It is eating what the feed store told us to feed it, turkey grow fall to pieces. i do not reckon it is medicated.
Well, what I mean by releasing is that my father owns a apartment/condo complex with a pond in the center. One of the attendants feeds the ducks and koi every day. I took him/her there and the lady at the front desk said there were three mallards currently income in the pond, 2 drakes, one hen. I went through the gate down to the water and place him the the water. He immediately started trying to get out to follow me. I took him out of the water (the place where we were at had a steep side) and placed him one land. I had to leave him, but he started peeping very loudly as normal when I was out of sight. I am going to check up on him tomarrow, do you reckon he is too childish to live there? The feed store didn’t know his exact age, and they had gotten him less than a week ago. He has never had to eat anything besides food in a dish, and I don’t reckon he will be able to fight for food with the drakes, and I reckon the hen is nesting since I did not see her when I went.
Should I leave him/her there or not?
It’s wings were only about 2-3 inches long if that helps with age. The duck was very nearly 10 inches from bill to tail.
It was auburn with yellow face markings and a white part under it’s chest. Sorry, no pictures yet.
It kinda looked like the muscovies on the right, the white was not as prominent as the other duckling has:

http://img1.photographersdirect.com/img/17635/wm/pd1461041.jpg

A lot like this mallard but more yellowish face and the white on the chest did not cover such a vast area. No white on it’s body.

http://www.zonianlady.com/mallard_n-e/le-mallard-duckling.jpg

Even more like this rouen (you may have to zoom)

http://www.dotphoto.com/SAN1/E6/3B/58/tE63B5895-0E80-4910-898D-68228E92E354.jpg

So sorry for all the point- trying so compress it down… does not seem to be working…..

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How do you clip a duck’s wings?

I have two 7 week old wild mallard ducks and they have started to glide small distances. They run every time we try to hold/pet them but i always treat them well.I was wondering if it’d be a good thought to clip their wings. If it is, how do you do it and at what age should this be done? Also, does this hurt them and/or stop them from flying forever, or just until they molt?

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