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    Dirty birds...just 2 cute pics.

    That looks fun!
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    Dirty birds...just 2 cute pics.

    Thanks and I love yall's ducks too!
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    Dirty birds...just 2 cute pics.

    Finally getting to do what real ducks do! Loving the mud puddle that came from dumping their pool out. Lol!!!
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    Stop eating the straw!

    For such a huge area where should I buy shavings? ? TSC ? I have easy and cheap access to straw , that's why I used it.
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    Pekin Ducks

    My 9 wk old pekins are showing strong signs ... 3 males , huge, raspy, heavy, large legs and feet. 2 females, smaller, light on their feet, smaller legs and feet, loud QUACK when they want to.
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    Stop eating the straw!

    Day 3 in their new outside home (storage shed converted to coop with attached outdoor run).... My 9 week old Pekin ducks are not eating their duck food. They are eating the straw. :th They have grit and water. Is this going to kill them? Straw is a new thing. They are very happy, wagging...
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    1st night in the coop! Heat lamp???

    They did great. I did decide on a heat lamp last night since the low was 35. I checked the temp in there before bed and this morning and it was 50 degrees. They had a ton of hay, too. They seemed very happy and alert. Waddled right on out. :)
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    1st night in the coop! Heat lamp???

    I have plans to add 2 big windows, one on each side, with hinges and hooks to close them if needed, and wire to cover them. The main doors are gonna be open in the daytime. Today was 1st day out there and we aren't done. :)
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    1st night in the coop! Heat lamp???

    Nine weeks old and they are out ! Its not completely done, still need to make a large run and put the pool in the run...but they are outside! !!!! I also want more ventilation installed. (Family illness and unusually cold temps prevented sooner completion). It's like alcatraz. Wire floor...
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    Ended up with 3 males and 2 females.

    Welllll, they are only clean and pretty because their outdoor run STILL ISN'T FINISHED. They are 8 weeks old. It's almost done. Driving me crazy.
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    Ended up with 3 males and 2 females.

    Just for fun, my babies today. They are so big now!!!! Playing on my front deck in the rain.
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    Ended up with 3 males and 2 females.

    His legs were going out to the sides and he couldn't hold them under himself to stand up. It started out with weakness and quickly progressed to him crawling around and not standing. I honestly thought he would have to be put down. He was very large and grew very fast. .... so I had to come up...
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    Ended up with 3 males and 2 females.

    I'll prob keep the 2 females and Duckzilla, my male that had splay leg problems. Fyi....I fixed his legs by hooking 2 small hair scrunchies (soft fabric) together and making him wear them like panties around his legs. Also did therapeutic swims, brewers yeast,and vitamins. He went from...
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    Ended up with 3 males and 2 females.

    Sigh. Thanks for the info. The 3 males are huge and the 2 females are smallish. The females do a loud QUACK QUACK, the males make a different sound. Right now they are all sweet. Husband said get rid of 2 females or all 3 males he doesn't want babies. I wanted eggs. Kids gonna be upset...
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    Ended up with 3 males and 2 females.

    Gahhhh Out of the 5 baby pekins we got at TSC , 3 turned out to be male and 2 are female. They are 8wk old. Tell me how this will play out. What should I do? They are all attached to one another and distress call when they are apart.
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