I have a friend who would like to cross his Mallard with my female Pekin. I was wondering if you all have any tips to encourage her to have ducklings. Of course, I assume it’s important to gradually introduce them, but other than that is there anything I can do to help encourage this process so...
Last year I bought two ducklings and raised them separate from the chickens. When I moved them to the fenced in pen with a walk in coop, the ducks preferred sleeping outside at night and would only go in to lay. They formed no bond to the chickens at all. This typically wouldn't be a problem...
I ordered a female Crested Pekin duckling, however it's not the distinctive yellow coloring most pekin ducklings seem to have. I'm curious as to whether or not this duck will turn out to be pure white. If not, any idea as to what color she'll be? Even the bill seems to have a tan/purple hue to...