Posts by JoyAnna

Thanks, Amiga. I knew you would say that. Actually after writing it all down, I knew that was the answer. I've only lived with ducks for a year, and am continually amazed and amused with these creatures. That drake directing me to that...

I have two Ancona ducks who have been quite regularly laying 2 eggs/day. They were both laying in a nest inside their house, and I don't let them out into the yard until 9:30 or so. In late March I introduced a beautiful drake, about...

Won't this 'flavor' their eggs?  

It's raining for the next few days, so I decided to put Benedict (the new drake) in with the girls, but in the process of catching him, he escaped. So I went ahead and let the girls out too. They have been exploring the whole property...

Quote: My dirty secret*: I wish my ducks would stop laying fertile eggs! I miss my duck egg omelets! You don't eat fertile eggs???

I don't know about WH eggs specifically, but I think what they are fed probably has more to do with taste than breed. My two Anaconas are now giving me two eggs every day and I have never enjoyed eating eggs this much before. I feed...

Holly, that's quite a story! Chasing a duck for 3 hours is just what I want to avoid. My idea of putting him in the same pen with the girls tomorrow is partly because I just made a temporary pen for him between the house and thier pen....

Thanks for your comments. He arrived only last evening, so there hasn't been much time for adjustments. I feel this will work out just fine and may not take very long. The ducks while free to come and go all day have basically done...

Last evening, I received a boyfriend for my two ducks. They are all a little over one year old. I managed to construct a temporary pen space adjoining the ducks pen and that is where he spent the night. There seemed to be some...

I followed your link to the pics of your Anconas. They truly are beautiful. Thank you for sharing.