Welp, I started telling them "NO!", like I would to the dog. I kinda get in their face a little bit and make it sound harsh, because a normal no does nothing.
I started out with three buffs, then someone gave me two pekins. The buffs were loud only on occasion, enough to be amusing, but the pekins... oh Lord. They don't stop. Every day it's gotten worse. They've been laying, all five, for...
Holy cow! I forgot to say that all three buffs are female, and the pekins are possibly one male and one female, but we don't yet know for sure.Thank you~!!!
I already have three buffs which are six months old. Now I am getting to pekin ducks that are only one month old. I don't want any ducklings to get hurt, so I'd like to know what you think. Should I separate them at first, but let them...
Wow, good call on the protein. They've been getting scratch and lettuce (the got into the garden a couple times!) for a little while, as we've been broke and unable to afford food for ducks and humans alike, but I discovered some...
I have three buff ducks, all female, and one specifically has been a little dominant, mounting the other female and what-not. But today she was being viscious! My husband was so alarmed, he kept calling me out there to witness Buttercup...
They were born the beginning of February, and all literature seems to say that 20 to 24 weeks is the time it takes for them to start laying, but alas, i have no eggs. Why? Am I doing something wrong? They have got to be the happiest...
The short question is: do domesticated ducks like my buffs often stay in the water all night? Won't they be cold? The long version is down below...Yesterday I got the three buff ladies a kiddie pool -- quite a step up from their tiny...
I went outside just now and discovered that my ducks were in the pond, happily taking a bath at 10:30 at night. They are so funny! Sometimes if I go out the door when it's dark, they will wake up and rush to their tiny pond, begging for...
