MALLARD THREAD...not rouens, Mallards!

[buff goose guy]

Quote: no that will turn black when she molts. she might have one or two white feathers on her chest but no ,no bib .

 

[lolarosemaye]

Hi i have 3 mallard ducklings about 5 days old! I recued them as they were abandoned by their parents!!! I love them they are so cheakey!!!

hope you like

 

[buff goose guy]

well congrats




Little nixie and her big bro
i am so happy to finally have a black mallard well technically they are both black mallards they have the same genes. lol
anyway they are doing great

 

[buff goose guy]

Hi i have 3 mallard ducklings about 5 days old! I recued them as they were abandoned by their parents!!! I love them they are so cheakey!!!

hope you like

do you have any experience with ducks ?

 

[duckmeister]

Hi i have 3 mallard ducklings about 5 days old! I recued them as they were abandoned by their parents!!! I love them they are so cheakey!!!

hope you like

You so lucky! Got little duckies!

 

[lolarosemaye]

Yeah they got a sad back storry though... abandoned by their parents when they were only about 2 days old!!


And no this is my first time having anything to do with ducks/ ducklings but i have got everything that was recogmended.Apart from a heat lamp do they really need one as they seem fine without?!?

 

[lolarosemaye]

My mallard hen has been sitting on 12 of her eggs and today 11 of the 12 hatched,so excited she's my first broody duck!

they are beautiful!!! Hope my ducklings turn out like you fully grown one

 

[buff goose guy]

Yeah they got a sad back storry though... abandoned by their parents when they were only about 2 days old!!


And no this is my first time having anything to do with ducks/ ducklings but i have got everything that was recogmended.Apart from a heat lamp do they really need one as they seem fine without?!?

okay you do get that raising them means that you cannot just release them back into the wild you now have to care for them for their whole lives unless you give them away.

 

[lolarosemaye]

Hi i have 3 mallard ducklings about 5 days old! I recued them as they were abandoned by their parents!!! I love them they are so cheakey!!!

 

[lolarosemaye]

Hi guys i was wondering if you could answer my 2 questions?
1. Can you sex you mallard ducklings, but not the vent way?
and...
2. Can anyone recogmend a cheap duck coop/ dog kenal that i can get for my 3 ducklings???
thanks