Pekin Duck Club!

[Sarkchick]

Love bugs

 

[BullChick]

Duckies1230 needs to move! She wants ducks again? I’ve got ducks for her!!!!
I got yelled at big time for making Janice move off her nest. I had to look for a broken egg (I could smell it) and dust for bugs. So no doubt she’s committed.
Now I need to figure out what I’m supposed to do with 5,942,083 ducklings.

 

[Lil Drake40]

I think that’s cool your staying in touch with Duckies 1230. As for the 5,942,083ducklings. Ever heard of birth control? (That’s were you go out daily and pick up eggs)

 

[BullChick]

I guess I didn’t say here.
I was staying away from Aretha. She has claws, and uses them well! However, I did remove eggs from her when she was first trying to brood. I was outside more, and dashed in when she was up eating and drinking. Suddenly, I couldn’t catch her up. I’m guessing she has about six eggs.
Janice and Casey were laying their eggs in two different locations. I was picking up those eggs.
Then Duckling (child) found Janice’s nest a few days ago. I seriously thought they weren’t laying much because of age and heat. I did not collect the eggs when they were found because my hands were already full. A certain little one had handed me her toys.
A little while later, Janice was laying there. I thought she just liked the shade combined with open air. I left her be.
I only added it all up last night. She’s a Pekin. They aren’t “supposed” to go broody.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Just goes to show you can't believe all you hear. lol

 

[Sarkchick]

I guess I didn’t say here.
I was staying away from Aretha. She has claws, and uses them well! However, I did remove eggs from her when she was first trying to brood. I was outside more, and dashed in when she was up eating and drinking. Suddenly, I couldn’t catch her up. I’m guessing she has about six eggs.
Janice and Casey were laying their eggs in two different locations. I was picking up those eggs.
Then Duckling (child) found Janice’s nest a few days ago. I seriously thought they weren’t laying much because of age and heat. I did not collect the eggs when they were found because my hands were already full. A certain little one had handed me her toys.
A little while later, Janice was laying there. I thought she just liked the shade combined with open air. I left her be.
I only added it all up last night. She’s a Pekin. They aren’t “supposed” to go broody.

Mine go broody at the turn of a switch. And they are very sneaky and determined to brood.
Good luck

 

[Julie Birb]

Greetings, old timers!! If you have been around a long time, and remember duckies1230 then you remember me adopting Jojo and Lily (Charlie died, and she got Lily...) I changed my screen name. Don’t get too confused.
So, let me get you up to speed!
Jojo and Lily had a son and a daughter (incubator babies). They somehow became surrogates for a bunch of chicks and three poults that were 1-2 weeks older than them.
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I was told that prior to me, Lily did like to sleep in her nest box, sometimes she even seemed broody for short periods.
Well, Lily is four. Jojo three. Their daughter (Janice Joplin) is two along with a Muscovy (Aretha Franklin). Ages don’t matter. I’m just tired, and chattering like a fool.
Aretha is halfway through a brood. I think all of the eggs are pure Pekin. If you know genetics, you know that her eggs would have produced hinnies (mule ducks are Muscovy over Pekin), so the fact that Aretha has never truly bonded with the Pekins is understandable. It’s nature. Having babies will give her someone to bond with.
Here’s why I mentioned the parenting instincts of the Pekin... I believe I have a broody Pekin too. For about a week I thought that she was just laying in a comfortable spot, which happened to be their most recent preferred nest. Now it is occurring to me that with a broody Muscovy nearby, it is very likely that another duck would decide to brood too. You know how it is. Once one bird goes broody, they all go broody!
I have an injured foot, and I’m not sure I want to walk that much, but I might go candle an egg. I literally just figured out that she’s probably broody about half an hour ago.

Thank you for the wonderful update and super cute puffs photos. How did that little bitty chick get up on her back? So precious.

 

[Julie Birb]

I candled two eggs. I didn’t see veining, but it’s only been a few days. Jojo and (I’m assuming) Casey (I renamed Lily) are wandering around with the chickens. Janice is sitting.
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Love and more love. The names are so cute.

 

[Julie Birb]

Mary and albert

Sooper dooper cute. Note the webs on the blue pool tubby bottom.

 

[BullChick]

Thank you for the wonderful update and super cute puffs photos. How did that little bitty chick get up on her back? So precious.

It fluttered up.