Recent content by sh0ptildr

Ok thank you- definitely mallards I have the drake and females. I just had a broody hen so I let her hatch them. Well I guess I will just have to wait and see. I have 3 female mallards maybe the different color bc the eggs came from different females. I hope 1 of them is a female!

I know by about 10 weeks you can tell the sex of ducks by their “quack”. Can anyone tell by color? These 2 mallard ducklings will be 2 weeks old Saturday. My bantam hen hatched them. One is very yellow compared to the other. Any guesses? Thank you!

When you say “seperated out” did you get rid of the other drakes? I have 2 Pekin drakes (I was sold as male and female but ‘‘twas not so) I got 4 new ducks today 1 drake and 3 females. I’m going to keep them separate for a while but I’m wondering if they can free range together in a few weeks...

My TSC has the Cattle B complex durvet injectable... I’m going to go get some in the morning bc I’ve noticed one of the ducks is walking weird. How do I administer it?

After watching other videos this morning that’s what I was afraid of. I’m such an idiot.. drove 3.5 hours round trip and paid $30 for drakes. I guess I’ll know better next time. 😞

Do you think me or female?

One more question I was told this was a male and a female but they both quack do Drakes ever quack? Also one of them has very short wings... I can send a picture in the morning if I need to.

Thank you so much for all your help! When I run out of this powder should I add all those things you mentioned or just one?

So far they look ok- the previous owner gave me some durvet vitamins and electrolytes powder to add to their food. I’m giving them all flock food and sprinkling this on there but if I need to do something else I will..

Thank you for your response! Yes, the kennel is secure with hardware cloth and a roof. It’s my pen I keep new chickens in before I allow them in the flock. I just feel bad that they don’t have a lot of room to run around in (compared to the chickens). But they do lay down every now and then and...

Hello all! I’m a new duck owner. I have had chickens for 6 years and after 3 days with ducks I’m realizing how different they are. The ducks are 4 month old Pekin’s. I think they are both females. I currently hv them in a large dog kennel/ pen. We have a pond that is about 1/4-1/2 an acre. I’m...

I’m sorry you lost your duck.😞 I’ve been looking everywhere for ducks- I’m tempted to just order from tractor supply the problem is you have to order 10! I’d love to split if anyone is near Trussville/argo/birmingham area.

Is anyone adding supplemental heat to your coop tonight with this arctic cold coming through? My plan was not to put any heat out there this winter but I'm already starting to cave. Just wanted to see what the rest of y'all were doing. Thanks!!