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Have they laid any eggs? I find my hens can get a little noisy in the morning, especially my Buffs and Barred Rocks, primarily because they seem to be my early morning egg layers. Every morning you can hear them out there singing their little egg songs, or squabbling over favorite nesting...

Quote: Sometimes you can tell on younger ducklings depending on breed, there are certain color traits and characteristics that are sex linked. If you are super experienced you can sometimes spot certain behavior patterns even in young ducklings. However, for the most part you won't be able to...

How old are the ducks? If they are same age as the chickens they could be going through their "teen-age" phase. During this time they can and often are especially nervous and flighty. Try to spend as much time in there with them as you can. I suggest sitting down and talking very calmly to...

Well, my lead female started laying at about four and half months. I am still waiting on my lower ranking females to start up their egg making machines. But, as young as four months, but 6 months is a more typical time frame. My drake is about 5 months old and already fertilizing eggs for us...

Definitely two would be a good starting point, as lone ducks are never a good thing. Just keep a close eye out for those drake signs to pop up and be prepared if you get a drake, for the sake of your chickens, they will need to be seperated. Hopefully you will get two females and everything will...

I see for sure two that I would bet money on are likely hens, and a most definite drake in the bunch. Give them a bit more time. I was able to call my drakes for sure at about three months. But I also use to purposely stir them up a bit to get their excited quacks in hopes of being able to...

We have an Olde English Bulldogge (actually several of them), named Mia. She has taken on the role of guardian of the birds. Frequently we find that she has let herself inside the duck or the chicken pens, and is just laying inside there with the birds. She doesn't harm them, or chase them...

I have Pekins that were born around the start of March, and one just started laying a few weeks ago. I also have a few Cayuga born between March and April that I am still patiently waiting to start lay. My experience with most ducks is they typically start laying as young as four months, but in...

I think it all comes down to the breed of the duck. I raised my khaki's in with my chickens, which I do have four bantams also in my flock, and the chickens took to the ducks and vice versa. However, the ducks grow quite quickly. If you turn up with a drake, he can be quite pushy and persistant...

It does indeed sound like you could possibly have a male in the bunch. I started noticing my drake "coming to age" right around three months. I had suspected well before then that he was indeed male. While my other four Pekin's would quack, and talk all day long, he would more or less sit...