Pekin Duck Club!

[eldridgebrood]

I'm guessing your brown duckling is a Khaki Campbell.  They're all adorable!!

Thank you! That's what I thought (what I've been telling people lol) but a guy at TSC said he got one that looked like that and turned out a chocolate runner

 

[Luvduck]

   Hi there!  Welcome to BYC!  Is she your only duck?  Feel free to share pics.  

Hi, I have two others, one is sitting on a nest. But here is a pick of her and my male

 

[Luvduck]

Here is my Pekin and her boyfriend, I have another but she is sitting

 

[AxolotlLove]

Carly my pekin girl refuses to lay for me this year... Ugh. She's got a 60 acre pond, hay, a duck house and 20 acres but she just wants to sit in the stupid kiddie pool with the chickens and get fat eating hen food all day. Oh well, my drakes are at least enjoying this weather and swimming. Except Farkle my Swedish mix... He's afraid of water.
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Boys enjoying the pond :)
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[BullChick]

A 5-year-old and her Pekin

 

[chas22chas]

Just picked up 8 new babies today. They are settling in great!

 

[peepaddict]

I just brought home my first Pekin ducklings. Super excited.

 

[Foxysj7]

So how many females would you have to two drakes?

That would leave one duck and two drakes, and her life would most likely be seriously at risk.

I agree you need to separate them to save the drake's life.  And a new home for him would be good, it sounds like.  But please please do not put a female duck at risk like that.

 

[AxolotlLove]

About 5 ducks to a drake (that's just what I would do) I have 2 female to 6 drakes but I seperate them in spring.

 

[carollight]

Here's a question that may have already been addressed in the 800+ pages of this thread...I have 3 pekin hens and 1 pekin drake that are 11 months old. The ducks have been laying eggs throughout the winter. 2 have prolapsed vents (small prolapse). Is this common with Pekin ducks? I have read about how to treat it and that treatment may help but not "cure" it. how can it be prevented in the first place?