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Pekin and Buff. :)

We ordered them from Metzers. None of our local feed stores regularly have ducklings so this was just better for our planning purposes. :)

We are so excited!

Thanks emichels! BYC wasn't working for me so I didn't see this until after I already put them on the bedding. They definitely did try to eat the pellets! Right now they pellets were too big to fit in their mouth but it was stressful! Took a minute for them to figure out where there food was...

Hey all! Our ducklings arrive tomorrow so we're making sure everything is squared away. My husband bought some bedding on the recomendation of someone he works with and I just wanted to know if anyone has tried it and what you guys think? It is called Rocky Canyon Barn & Stable Animal Bedding...

As long as it's dark, as soon as we go outside our ducks start heading for their pen to be locked in for the night. If it isn't dark or close to it they will sometimes take a little more herding and are loud and disgruntled about it. :)

Thanks for all of your help tmorgan46! Any of your ducklings hatch yet? I was very worried about Penny and how to get her "unbroody," but on the day we were planning to go clear out her nest, before we even got out there she had decided to give up on it too. She's still more aggressive and...

Hello all! Just ordered a jumbo Pekin from Metzers Farm. I chose the jumbo because for temperament it said "very calm." This afternoon though I came across a discussion with many people saying not to get the jumbos for pets? Because of leg issues? Does anyone have any experience or any advice...

Saxony?

Baby didn't make it. None of the others are cracked at all so thinking maybe duds. Feeling suuuuuper down right now. Darn ducks.

Holy cow she is scary right now, lol!! Angered her so much she is in the "pond" right now, so I gave several misting sprays on all the eggs (she had shiftes them again so I couldn't see baby anymore) and beat it out of there! Hopefully now though she will be wet enough from her swim.

Okay thanks, I'll go find something to mist with and check again in a little bit. Problem is as soon as she hears the door open she starts getting all huffy and come running after me, I don't want to keep bringing her off the nest if she shouldn't be. So hard to know what is the best course of...

What would I be looking for when candling it? It is definitely moving and trying to get free. We do the sprinkler for them daily in a bad drainage spot in our yard so it makes a temporary pond for them but honestly she never partakes anymore. I figured I would just leave it on longer than normal...

I have zero experience but that membrane(is that what I call it) looks very dry??!! Just turned on the sprinkler to lure mama away and try and get her wet to transfer moisture to eggs...worked for about two seconds. Do I just need to chill out and stay away?

Well I took a peek today (28!) while Penny was eating breakfast, and heard my first little peep and saw a little duck bill poking through! I am so anxious and stressed out! I just really hope Penny knows what she is doing! She rolled an egg out last night that turned out to be rotten and it...

mamaof2wi - Out of my crew and very limited experience, our WH is definitely our favorite. All of our ducks we got as adults when people didn't want them anymore, so ours are definitely not the most friendly/tame group and were not raised from duckling-hood to be so. Besides the WH we also have...

Just to play devils advocate I had to post to let you know that my female WH is the loudest out of my bunch! She is also the friendliest, but definitely the loudest. :)

I have no idea but am very curious, so subscribing!

Well this morning (day 26, we think) I saw Penny off her nest so I took the opportunity to check it out. There was one egg that from its position looked to have been smashed a bit. Picked it up and could see a perfect little beak, but it was dead. I stared at that baby for a long time to see if...

Thank you for your response! I will for sure post some pictures when we get some babies!! Fingers crossed!!