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Hi Duck friends, Hopefully this doesn't post twice. Anyone else have this phenomenon of micro duck eggs (about the size of a quail egg) from full size ducks? I thought it was from the young ones just starting out, but we have now had about 6 of them and all the ducks are laying (or molting)...

I sell duck eggs for consumption. I had someone reach out to me asking if they could be fertile (sl possibility and I told them that). My question to this formum: I keep them in the fridge - will they be able to hatch if by chance they are fertile?? Thanks

Hi, I live in SW Wisconsin and have the following female laying ducks. I have a clientele that rely on my duck eggs as they are allergic to chicken eggs and would like to give them a potential timeline for new eggs: Muscovy: 4 YO Khaki Campbell: 3 YO Welsh Harlequin: 2 YO Anacona: 4.5...

LOL - this morning when my husband hugged me he said "You smell like a ducking"!! I was caught! Was up early to check in on my new baby ducklings and indeed, I did snuggle with a few :) 8 new babies, sexed and delivered via USPS. 3 Ancona's, 3 Cayuga's and 2 Silver Appleyard's. Thank you...

We have ducks......our neighbors have guinea hens. Both are free range and we frequently have the squawk boxes in our yard :(. Other than avian disease, do I need to worry about other issues? We are in a open acreage (+20 acres) away from other fowl. I want to keep peace as the neighbors...

We bought 2 straight run Cayuga's last year as babies - with the hope they would be at least 1 hen. Both ended up with the telltale curled tail feather. We have 7 laying hens and the last few days have been getting 8 eggs! Is it possible for a Cayuga to have curled tail feather and end up...

Hi y'all, Are your ducks laying yet? I am in SW Wisconsin and the girls have been on "strike" since end of Dec. I know it is good for them to take a pause. Just don't remember when they start up again. I have started leaving the light on in the hut. Are you getting eggs yet?

Hi duckie friends! I have convinced hubby to order more females. We have a small following for duck eggs. For females, we have 3 Khaki's, 2 Welsh Harlequins, a pekin and muskovy (later 2 are 4 YO). I am looking at Ancona, Cayuga (the straight run last yr netted 2 drakes), Silver Appleyard...

I have a year round duck pond with circulation and heat (WI). The corrugated hose for ponds keeps breaking - on both the above "waterfall" and the pump connection below. Hopefully the photo gives and indication of challenge - not sure how to point to the corrugated hose. Any suggestions on...

We let our hen sit on a nest earlier this year, hatched 1 duckling on July 2nd. She is brooding again on the nest she formerly sat on WITHOUT any eggs! Is this normal? I don't want her to get run down. I only plan to let her sit on 1 nest/yr. I try to shoo her out and she gets right back...

Hi Duckie friends! A few questions on Cayuga's (didn't find much on BYC). At what age will I be able to tell the sex? Some googled sites say 10-12 weeks, others say 7-8 months for the curl to show. Regarding their sound - aren't they normally quieter than Pekin and Welsh Harlequins...

I am curious if some duck breeds are more susceptible to bumblefoot than others? It is too warm to try to catch and therefore stress my Khaki Campbell and now my Welsh Harlequin. 3 of them are limping - worse some days than others. I KNOW I need to catch them to be sure. I was curious about...

I must laugh and enjoy my crazy ducks even more! This year BOTH Thelma (Pekin) and Lady (Muscovy) have decided to sit on the nest. I believe they are all Muscovy eggs as Big Louie (drake) is a muscovy and has the hots only for Lady :love:love. If I have calculated correctly, we may have...

Hi I Know I found a link on the internet on how to tell by bill color the sex of blue Swedish ducklings! However, I am not finding that link anymore. If I recall correctly, the females have a light (yellowish) color close to the face with a dark rim on the beak. The males have complete dark...

I am super excited - I convinced hubby to get 4 more ducklings. 2 Cayuga's and 2 Blue Swedish. Not sure of sex since it is straight run. Fingers crossed for hens to add to my Khaki's, Pekin and muscovy clan. Will send photos when they arrive in a few weeks.

Hi friends - I have a few questions regarding my ducks 1. Do muscovies wait later in spring to lay eggs? My Khaki's and Pekin have been laying for the past 2 weeks. No muscovy egg yet :(. It is round like a golf ball, compared to the others which are more oblong 2. Do muscovies catch and...

Hi my duck friends. I need your experience and insights. My dear hubby has bought a 300 gallon (4x6 ft) rubber maid tub and buried it to land level (with a really cool floating ramp - the ducks do love that). We had a makeshift landscape pump which was getting clogged up, so he bought me a...

I have no idea WHY my 4 campell's have decided to peck at my house into the pink insulation and they keep moving down the house. the others leave it alone. I am not able to surround the entire house. Does any one know of a spray/flavor that I could spray or any other ideas? I am quite sure...

I forget - when new (first year) ducks starts to lay, are they teenie weenie? Our new khaki's; I Think are starting to lay. I have found 2 new eggs that are about the size of a quail egg!! I thought KC eggs are to be the size of at least jumbo chicken eggs/like my Pekin. On another note...

I think my ducks are getting wrapped up in the protesting movements!! They started to lay after molting for about 2 weeks. Now they are either on strike or protesting. Even they can't wait for the election to be over :he