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Nice. I finally found out that my Khaki that survived (one died a few months back as a duckling) is the male. His head has started turning green. So I know have one female Pekin, and a male each of Pekin, Khaki Campbell and Welsh Harlequin. So far, that's not an issue. The big female pushes them...

Sorry to hear. We were devastated when our little guy died a couple weeks in after seizures. The plus side is we picked up "the new guy" as I still refer to him and he's brought happiness as well. Sorry again and may you have more happiness in the future.

And yes, from what I know, loons have their babies up north and winter down south. : )

Here in Minnesota, loons are sacred and our state bird. That would be like asking if you could get some bald eagle eggs. lol. But in all seriousness, what some people here do with input and assistance from the DNR is build a square of PVC pipe with strong netting fit over it and then the loons...

I agree. Heat or plugged nostrils could be the issue. I am no expert but we have two pekins that eat like pigs and afterward, they seem to be panting. But after a few good head dunks and sprays it stops. We use the biggest cool whip containers with half moons cut out on the lid. Seems to work...

I go with the biggest cool whip containers with little half moons cut in the tops. Don't make the holes too big. and make sure the container you use holds plenty of water to weight it down. I had a pekin duckling get trapped inside an industrial size plastic jar maynoise jar by not following...

I would get another if you could. Our ducklings go nuts when we take one out of the brooder to rub its belly. They miss him or her and keep peeping til the missing one is returned. They are flock animals from what I can tell. One tip I learned on here is cool whip containers with half moons cut...

Ducks? 4 as of now that will be moving in probably in June. I figure that's about right for the 24 square foot house since in winter they'll be living inside for most of the day. Maybe add two more later if I think there's room.

Here's what I got set up today. I found very nice heavy duty wire kennel panels on C List for very cheap, about a 1/4 of the price new. Going to run 4 foot wide hardwire mesh around the bottom 3 feet and a foot folded down on the ground and buried all around. And have to figure out the roof yet...

We buried the little guy or gal this evening where we can see him from the dinner table. The cross and flowers made it easier for the kids. Used a stake I had in the garage and some leftover fall flowers. I had the pic flipped when I edited it. And here's the new guy with his older...

Glad to hear she is doing well!

Again, great advice and thanks HollyDuckFarmer, Amiga, meca, cymbaline and veronicasmom. My kids were crying and I think they were crying harder after I told them a replacement would be here soon. They miss the old duck so much. I didn't put it like that - replacement. I waited for awhile til...

Thanks. Wife is bringing the new guy home. I guess they said at the store he is at least a few weeks old. "Leftover" from a previous order that no one wanted. So at least he will have a good home. And I will cautiously introduce him. Even if my KC turns out to be a male, I figure the size...

And sorry for your loss/lesson!

No. I asked the guy at the farm store if we should add anything to the water - having read articles on here. And he said, no, they will be fine with regular water with a little ACV. You can bet the existing ducks have the vitamins in the water right now. The farm store when I called back today...

Thanks to both of you. Amiga, any thoughts on "sexing" the remaining bird? As I said, the one that died was noticeably smaller but perhaps it wasn't growing well enough to conclusively tell it was the female. I read you can tell by the bean on their bills for KCs but I don't see a tremendous...

We have (had) two Khaki Campbells and two Pekin ducklings that are two weeks since the farm store. Tiny when we got them and amazed at how big they've gotten. Out of nowhere last night, one of the KCs had a long seizure and never stopped trembling since. Went to farm store this morning for...

So who uses metal roofing for their kennel run and how do you attach it? I was able to buy hardly used kennel panels of the C List this past weekend for a couple of hundred bucks. They're the prime ones, wire, not chain link and the same set new would have run 3-4 times what I paid. The guy was...

Update. I think it looked worse at first. He's all dried up and he didn't lose any fuzz really. Just looked like it when he was wet. The worst appears to be the "elbows" of his wings and under them a little. Red areas but I'll keep an eye on them and clean them daily maybe if its needed.

I've been using milk jugs and cool whip bowls as waterers for our ducklings with success the past few weeks and today used a large clean mayo jar (plastic) similar to what I would a milk jug with holes in the side. Well, when we were gone this evening, one of the pekins nocked it over and got...