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    Checking-In On Peeps - Post Here To Say Hello!

    Hello-a. everything is going fine with me, just busy with work and other things. Ducks are doing fine, although I lost Percy a few months back. Virgil is my old man and he's going strong. I'd post pics but I don't have them on this computer apparently
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    female duck being aggressive...

    Pretty sure. She's doesn't have the curly drake feathers, the green coloring that the boys have , or is the size that the males are. I have a big yard (full acre) and I keep them in the front 1/3. In the spring the boys of course would get pushy but everyone has worked out their pecking order...
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    female duck being aggressive...

    I have a female duck that has been getting pushy with two of her flock mates. There is only two in particular she's trying to dominate, a male and a female. She been doing this since we lost one almost a week ago (fox nabbed him I think). She's losing the feathers on the back of her head because...
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    Drakes in need of new home Zephyrhills Florida

    I have a few too many drakes right now. I have 4 handsome boys needing a good home. They are a mix of Cayuga and swedish blue. They look cayuga.
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    I'm going to have to start charging admission....

    It's a chain link fence around most of my yard. These are little tiny babies. They can fit through the links. I'm wondering if mama actually has a nest somewhere in my yard. There is an area in the back I don't mess with. I disturbed a nighthawk back there one time, so I have some uncommon...
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    I'm going to have to start charging admission....

    In the past few weeks I've had some wild visitors... First the cousins come to visit, that meaning wild Mallards landed in the yard and hung out for a while. My ducks were unimpressed. Another day, black bellied whistling ducks landed on the roof. my ducks were extremely confused by this. Today...
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    Fox in Town: What do you do?

    Earlier tonight, a fox came through my yard. He was chased off before he could grab anyone but a few weeks back I did lose a duck, probably to this same fox. I spritzed some Animal B Gon around their pen for tonight and hopefully that will keep him away for tonight. What do you all do to ward...
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    How many Ducks does everyone have.

    Let's see... I have: 2 Blue Swedish (females) 1 drake (some unknown mix, maybe Runner) 1 duck (unknown mix maybe Runner) 9 ducklings (runner/swede mix. Blue Runner? Swedish Indian?) 116 + 13 = 129
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    My duck gave me a surprise!

    Oh I hope she doesn't get any more haha! I do intend on keeping them. I don't want them abandoned somewhere. Oops posted this already
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    My duck gave me a surprise!

    Blue swedes seem to be very good about nesting. I once had two of my swedes go broody at the same time. Sigrid and Marta were sharing the nest box
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    My duck gave me a surprise!

    Oh i hope she doesn't end up with more haha! I intend on keeping them. I don't want them to end up abandoned somewhere.
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    My duck gave me a surprise!

    Update: there are 9 ducklings! There are a couple grey colors like mama, several are black with a white patch on the front, and I think I have 1 silver splashed. It's hard to say for sure since they're still fuzzballs. I keep my mama duck separate from the other 3 right now. For the most part...
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    My duck gave me a surprise!

    It was a wonderful thing to see. A total of 8 hatched and they seemed to be doing well. Mama fusses at anyone who gets too close. I now have a total of 12 ducks!
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    My duck gave me a surprise!

    Omg, I'm glad it won't be that many! Haha :) there's now 6, I got to watch one hatch
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    My duck gave me a surprise!

    He is a handsome boy, but also a brat haha So far just 4 total but we will see :)
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