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I have two Females Cayuga ducks, about 17 weeks old, and they were introduced to our flock of ducks at about 8-9 weeks old. Our flock consists of 1 male jumbo pekin, 1 female pekin, 1 male Swedish/runner, and 1 female Swedish runner. At first, the adult ducks were just scared of the ducklings... -
Introducing cockerel & pullet to flock of 8 hens
Hi, I have a little barn/coop with 6 6-week old chicks (Colombian Wyandotte, leghorn). I recently bought a buff brahma/Cochin bantam mix from Craigslist and don't know how long it takes for them to get used to each other. Right now the brahma/Cochin (~5 months old) is in a large dog cage inside...- 5DuckFarm
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Adding 1 5 month old chicken to a half dozen 6 week old chicks
Hi, I have a little barn/coop with 6 6-week old chicks (Colombian Wyandotte, leghorn). I recently bought a buff brahma/Cochin bantam mix from Craigslist and don't know how long it takes for them to get used to each other. Right now the brahma/Cochin (~5 months old) is in a large dog cage inside...- 5DuckFarm
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The Duck Thread
8 months? They are probably 4-5 pounds already. (Females). But we have them in a cage at night with pellet food. But we have 10 acres for them to forage as well as a 1 acre pond. -
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The Duck Thread
I have two Cayuga ducklings that are 8 weeks old? Does anyone know how long it takes for them to reach their full size? Thanks :) -
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@Darnbunnies you may be right with your response, but is it really fair to be so harsh and condescending to them? They didn't know, therefore they couldn't have known to do anything. Nature can be cruel, and so can be like you. (Darnbunnies) -
Cayuga Duck Question
New to Cayuga ducks. How long do they take to fully mature or at least get to full size? -
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Help me sex this duck!
So we have news. "Lucy" is a really a male. (Louis). We put out a baby pool, and we caught him mating with one of our females. It's just disappointing that it's not a female, especially since the place we got it from told us it was a female. Well, we will still love him. Hopefully he gets a long... -
The Duck Thread
Nothing's wrong. But I just wanted to see if there was an explanation for this. And the dad is purely Pekin and I was told the mom was Swedish/Runner, so idk. -
The Duck Thread
Picture won't upload, but could anyone still help? -
The Duck Thread
Hi, this is supposed to be a Swedish/Runner/Pekin (my duck went broody) and the duckling looks like a female Rouen duck instead. Also, instead of that blue feather it has a black one. Can someone help me?! -
Ducklings get Drake Feathers
At 6 weeks, are there quacks distinguishable?