Recent content by Beau Claverie

Yes we have. Rosie is our only cayuga anyway and cayugas lay black eggs. No black eggs ever. We have also had them apart and seen who is laying and she most certainly is not. We feed them layer feed with a supplement of brewers yeast for niacin and garlic, as well as oyster shells. They all live...

Hi everyone, I'm hoping someone might have some answers because the internet and our vet so far have no answers for me on this topic. We have a Cayuga that is a year old now and has not laid at all. We have seven ducks including two drakes. All of our ducks are decent layers who get plenty of...

That's very interesting. Thanks for your insight! But... is it even possible for a domestic male to mate with a female mallard? Seems like the mallard would die from it or at least suffer injuries.

When that happened, was the offspring big like domestic or small like mallard?

She's not a muscovy for sure. And she's fully grown

It's not iridescent. She even has patterns of a mallard under her belly and her butt. She only weighs 2 and a half pounds she's so small. But she's full grown for sure. I read that domestic ducks would kill a mallard if they tried to mate (since mallards are so small), and if there were to be an...

Hi everyone, we have a mystery duck on our hands and I'd like to get some answers and/or theories you might have as to what kind she might be. She's a rescue duck from a park named Sophie. We figured she was domestic because she's black and white and she LOVES people. She is a cuddle machine...

Hi everyone, I don't know how to make a general thread post, but I need help. I have 5 young but fully grown pet ducks who are happy and healthy, with a pool to swim in, and plenty of food and water, and a nice big coop. But somehow they seem have mites; all of them. Not sure what kind of mites...

She has both. Plenty of water to dip her head in and a pool to swim in.

Hey guys, we have a buff duck that recently has had what looks like boogers in her nose. First we thought it was tree sap but then it happened the next day. We have been plucking out the stuff from her nose with a tooth pick and sometimes it works but sometimes it hardens against her nostrils...

5 ducks, 4 are females. The females are a Buff, Black Swedish, Welsh Harlequin, and a mallard variation.

Well the title speaks for its self lol I know there are several differences between ducks and drakes, but what about size? Are females a little smaller?

Hey everyone my Welsh harlequin is almost 4 months old and does a funny thing... She dips her head low when she's walking sometimes (not constantly) as if she's ready to attack something that isn't there . She doesn't go after anything she just dips her head to the side over amd over while she's...

Interesting I didn't know about that. Thank you for the info we'll see if that's the problem!