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    Will my drake take a new mate?

    Greetings fellow backyard duckers, I’m sad to say that my 3 year old Pekin, Poppy, died on Thursday- cause unknown but none of the other 4 ducks got sick so ??? Still. Poppy and Roscoe were a mated pair - both Pekins. The other 3 are Welsh Harlequin hens and although Roscoe takes out his...
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    Welshies all grown up

    Thank you! You are actually correct- that’s why I thought it might be a drake. But she’s just a bit of and “odd duck” - pun intended. Here’s another of her oddities- she is the only one that doesn’t like mealy worms or dries grubs and the like. She will gobble down live worms and slugs but the...
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    Welshies all grown up

    Oops lots of typos. My excuse is I’m outside with sun glare on my screen. Hopefully you can decipher. lol
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    Welshies all grown up

    I haven’t posted in a long time! Here’s a picture of my grown up “Welshies.” Last pos I was wondering what if Rue (middle one in the pic) made get be a drake. I ordered sexed hens from Metzer’s. Well she is definitely a hen, albeit with odd coloring. I guess that’s what we get when “breed” are...
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    Welsh Harlequin Question

    Interesting! I can definitely see the darker color coming in. Thank you for the reply.
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    Welsh Harlequin Question

    Greetings all. I have 3 new additions to the flock, if they ever get accepted in…. I purchased 3 Welsh Harlequin hens from a hatchery. They are 8 weeks old today and looking gorgeous but one distinctly different looking. My question is, do Welshie hens ever have yellow bills and feet? Thanks!
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    Is my duck ok?

    Thanks everyone. I’ll keep observing Poppy. And I’ll do some more poking around on the forum- I didn’t realize there was a section dedicated to just ducks. Thanks for the link!
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    Is my duck ok?

    Hi ya’ll. Go easy on me - I might just be making a mountain…you know. I just have 2 pet ducks left after predators got three of their buddies. I have a hen and a drake. they get a fair amount of my attention so little things stand out and I’ve noticed the hen, Poppy, doesn’t seem herself. 3...
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    Entire flock murdered

    What a shock you must have had. I’m so sorry that happened.
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    Fox got my duck

    Thank you 🙏🏻. I’m amazed about the river pekin you see. Impressive guy for sure! Just because they’re all white I think people fail to appreciate the beauty of the pekin. I’m retired, so it’s no big deal for me to adjust my routine to counter predators. I’m working out the details of a daytime...
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    Fox got my duck

    This is GREAT info - thank you muc , especially for the "happy dudes" part! So here's a dumb question: How well do the ducks tolerate getting zapped, because surely they do. Incidently, just this morning I was eying one of their hang outs and resolved to fence it in. I started racking up the...
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    Fox got my duck

    Thank you. That’s exactly what’s weighing on my mind. I see both the adults hanging around on the waterfront. As I write this I’m thinking I might try feeding them as a solution. If I throw a hook in the water I catch a catfish right away. Maybe they would be happy with that. It’s not like...
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    Fox got my duck

    I’m sure that’s the case here with this fox. The adult pair has been stalking them so I have kept a watchful eye. Not watchful enough. thank you.
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    Fox got my duck

    That’s quite the challenge you have and koodos on the success of your watchfulness. Living on the river and having free ranging ducks seemed like such a natural combination. Perhaps my biggest mistake was the choice of non-flying Pekins. But then I thought the duck hunters would obviously...
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    Fox got my duck

    They rest easy at night - they have a large hardware wire fully enclosed pen that is shut inside the boathouse at night. Damn fox got after them in that short window between getting out of the water and going down the pier when I shut them in. I think I’m going to have to get a second pen for...
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