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i am still a fairly new duck keeper- we got ducklings the spring of 2015, so have only had one full season of mature ducks under my belt. Last year we had 2 drakes, 4 hens. My Cayuga drake was the dominant male but my welsh harlequin drake became aggressive with one of my Cayuga hens. It wasn't...

Omega-3 tastes like fish (Fish, flaxseed, and eggs high in omega-3 all taste like fish) or perhaps it's just fish tastes like omega-3. Interesting about the Reds but this affects more than just chickens. But the root cause is the omega-3 level of the eggs, whether that means the Reds produce the...

oh, threeBs, so sorry to hear about Aprille. We, too, have welsh harlequins (they're my favourite) but we love all our ducks. I do hope you find a companion for Maye, soon.

Well, so far she's safe in that regard. The aggressive pursuit and occasional, subsequent tag-teaming only occurs near the coop. So far it doesn't seem too often but this is only what we've observed, I'm sure there have been incidents we haven't witnesse. but it's almost like the WH drake gets...

I am concerned my Cayuga female is being overmated. She appears in good health but often separates from the flock. We have 1 Cayuga drake and 2 females, 1 welsh harlequin drake and 2 females that have been raised together since hatching, just over a year ago. I understand that a 3 to 1 ratio of...

As I was looking at the photos of your ducklings, it seemed to me that the Muscovy you're concerned about didn't have legs spread too far apart so much as she looked pigeon toed. Compared to your other duckling, the leg spacing at hips looks similar but cuddles feet turn in (looking as though...

That's great, Miss Lydia. Thanks so much for sharing the photos. I'll have to give some thought to my coop and how I'll modify it for their new nighttime arrangements. And thank you, I really appreciate all your feedback.

Thanks for measuring @miss Lydia. And yes, I'd love to see pics if you have some.

I am fairly new to ducks and mine are domesticated but I can speak to a couple your concerns, since mine are the same age. Don't worry much that your female isnt laying since she is still young. Out of 4 females only two of mine started laying, in October, the others never started. And since...

While the feathers I find are from both breeds I have, this morning I could tell my one welshie female is the one you see is missing some feathers. No bare patches but I'd noticed last week that she no longer has the blue bar feathers on her wings. I'd separated them for two nights this week...

Yes, I am aware of the relationship between daylight hours and eggs. I am not that concerned with winter production this year, only 2 of the 4 females began laying in late fall. I'm just holding out until spring for the other two to start and for the others to resume laying. I do plan to...

How old are your ducks? Mine are still pretty clumsy while mating and not sure if they've ever hit their mark:P. Duck fornication never looks good from a female perspective but my drakes never seemed over aggressive either. I don't even know that this is the cause of all the feathers I find...

I did wonder about molting but didn't think it was likely since it's well below freezing this time of year. And I had been finding just welsh harlequin feathers since this has started and more of their longest feathers- which is unlike what they lose on a normal basis from preening and such...

Thanks, Miss Lydia. I would love to see photos of your duck stalls. I will definitely at least divide the coop in half but would like to see your setup, perhaps I can do the same in our coop. And thanks for the predator warning- we lost 2 girls to racoons in the spring and while we haven't seen...

Our coop is a converted garden shed about 8x10 with duck door. They have been free ranging, on our acre without fencing and have access to their coop at any time. However, I made a makeshift run, late fall, when we experienced some wandering too near the road for my comfort. We had an...

I have 6 8-month old ducks, 1 Cayuga drake and 2 hens and 1 Welsh Harlequin drake and 2 hens. I'm aware of the recommended 1 drake to 3 or more hens but we lost 2 hens to predators in early summer. I watch them carefully to make sure this 1:2 ratio remains civil and from what I had observed had...

I am new to keeping ducks myself but have made some observations and done much research before I got our ducks. We have 6 ducks about 9months old that have been raised together since hatch day. Originally we had 8 but lost 2 to a raccoon, in separate incidents. We were heartbroken, our remaining...