Duck question and need answer

[Corbdee]

Every breed is different I guess, Having Mscovy for so long and no other breed I was used to them starting around 9 months old with mating then egg laying a few weeks later. When my Runners and Buffs started mating at 4 months I was pretty surprised.

Oh I see. I guess it just depends. Obviously they can't make babies that young but they do play around I can tell.

 

[BlueBaby]

Aww I hope you can find forever homes for them

I might end up keeping them for myself though, as they are fun to watch and they have been trying to tug on my heart strings. The 2 girl's can give me egg's later.

 

[BlueBaby]

You got 2 girls and they don’t want girls ?
1 boy and 2 girls will make a nice little flock. With only one drake he won’t have competition so he should do fine with 2
For your neighbours they really should be looking for more females
2 boys to 1 girl is dangerous for her

I agree, but I can't force them to listen to reason on that as I have already warned them. As that old saying goes about you can lead a house to water, but you can't make him drink it. Oh well, thier loss might just be my gain. These adult duck's of this breed are beautiful!

 

[BlueBaby]

They really are beautiful
Hopefully you decide to keep them and have a nice little flock to enjoy

If I do keep them, another coop and attached pen will have to be made. Too many coyotes and dog's on the loose too, along with hawks and owls. I don't want to free range to feed those.

 

[BlueBaby]

Of course they do they love to eat and drink at the same time lol

It's fun even watching them do that. Sometimes they even jump into the water bowl for a swim.

 

[BlueBaby]

That is another thing they love to do lol
when I have ducklings or chicks I rarely get anything else done I enjoy so much watching them

I have to force myself away from watching the new chick's and that after I hatch them, because my Bielefelder flock needs me too, and I need to check for more egg's. In the summer time heat, I also need to make sure that they have plenty of water since I live over here in the Arizona desert.

 

[BlueBaby]

The drakes will very likely try to breed the younger ducks. I would not introduce them to the drakes until they were full sized.

Ok, I will let my neighbor know that, and how old shall they have to be at that time? I don't raise duck's. I only hatched the duckling's for them to help them get more females.

 

[BlueBaby]

Here's an update on those duckling's. My neighbor decided that he doesn't want them, so I still have them over here and will have to sell them.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Aww I hope you can find forever homes for them

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

I might end up keeping them for myself though, as they are fun to watch and they have been trying to tug on my heart strings. The 2 girl's can give me egg's later

You got 2 girls and they don’t want girls ?
1 boy and 2 girls will make a nice little flock. With only one drake he won’t have competition so he should do fine with 2
For your neighbours they really should be looking for more females
2 boys to 1 girl is dangerous for her