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post #31 of 36
4/4/12 at 1:18pm



 

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She always lives in the purple cage. And she always has since we got her. Do i need a coop or a softer cage for her.I've been checking on the internet and ebay for a coop but their really expensive. We always let her out in the garden at 11 til 7. And inside the cage we put newspaper, should we put something softer? Many thanks:))

Well I'm happy to hear you do let her outside. Ducks need sunshine as well as we do. and newspaper doens't make for very good laying material. she needs pine shaving which you can get a tractor Supply or some use straw. I hope you can find a coop soon.

Living in the Beautiful Mountains of Western N.C.. with 16 chickens= EE's, Game, Cochin bantams,Light Brahma,  13Muscovy ducks, 1Embden Gander,1 Toulouse goose, 3 mini Dachshunds, 1 mixed breed, pond goldfish,  and a wonderful Husband who makes it all possible..♥

 



 

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Living in the Beautiful Mountains of Western N.C.. with 16 chickens= EE's, Game, Cochin bantams,Light Brahma,  13Muscovy ducks, 1Embden Gander,1 Toulouse goose, 3 mini Dachshunds, 1 mixed breed, pond goldfish,  and a wonderful Husband who makes it all possible..♥

 



 

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post #32 of 36
4/5/12 at 3:09am

Thank you very much for the help.smile.png

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post #33 of 36
4/27/12 at 1:58pm
Okay so i'm totally new to ducks ... Infact just recently am 100 percent sure I have one boy and one girl duck...cause the boy finally got his drake feather. The breed: buff (i think) lol :/15 weeks.... So when my girl duck starts laying will her eggs be fertile? Will she be hatching out ducklings year round? I'm a little confused cause from what I read ducks breed once a year.... Is that just wild ducks ? Is it not the same for domestic ducks?

Mama of a GreeneBean, a BlueBerry. A Plymouth named Henny. A Sizzle named Nugget. Silkies Named : Cupcake,& Muffin. Polish top hat: brulee. A poodle named Lu. A Schnauzer named Carson. ;

 

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Mama of a GreeneBean, a BlueBerry. A Plymouth named Henny. A Sizzle named Nugget. Silkies Named : Cupcake,& Muffin. Polish top hat: brulee. A poodle named Lu. A Schnauzer named Carson. ;

 

I'VE BEEN BITTEN BY THE SILKIE CHICKEN BUG

 

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post #34 of 36
5/30/12 at 2:01am

My ducks are 13 weeks old. Dobby (fawn runner male) and Cupcake (magpie female) have been doing a head bobbing dance around each other. Cupcake was receptive to Dobby, but I don't think he entirely knows what to do yet. All he did was start nipping at her neck and snuggled up close to her...but then seemed to have lost interest and waddled away. They have been doing this for days now. Does this mean she will start laying eggs sooner rather then later? I am hoping for an egg in the next couple of weeks..but then again she is a magpie, and from what I have read, magpies only lay 20-60 eggs a year. 

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post #35 of 36
2/22/13 at 3:10pm
My ducks are about 7 months now and no eggs yet. My drake is quite amorous with my hen. They are housed with my chickens. My female duck likes to sit on all of the chickens' eggs!
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post #36 of 36
2/22/13 at 4:52pm

Keep an eye on your duck, HelfieJ, some drakes overdo it with one duck (female), and can cause internal injuries and delay egg-laying.  Some pairs get along just fine, it really depends on the ducks.  But she depends on you to help her out if he doesn't give her a break.  They can be separated, or you can look for a couple more females.

Nine beautiful Runners, four beautiful Buffs, thousands of beautiful memories and counting.

 

Looking for ducks?  Please consider adopting rescued ducks.  There are many places and people who do rescues, but we are not allowed to post the links due to BYC regs.  So fire up your web browsers and find some sweet, grateful duckies. 

 

 

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Nine beautiful Runners, four beautiful Buffs, thousands of beautiful memories and counting.

 

Looking for ducks?  Please consider adopting rescued ducks.  There are many places and people who do rescues, but we are not allowed to post the links due to BYC regs.  So fire up your web browsers and find some sweet, grateful duckies. 

 

 

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