We have had the same run and coop for three years, but there must have been a newly spotted weakness. I am currently fixing a new coop and run, but wanted to know if there were any breeders around here. We used hardware cloth and again it worked for three years, so please don't think we...
A fox got into my duck run last night and took my two remaining ducks after fatally wounding my other duck around three weeks ago. we loved them very much and I am looking to bring in three baby ancona ducklings. We have a coop and are working on building a more secure run and housing unit...
It seems too far down to be from mating, she does have feathers pulled out from her neck as expected but my other girl doesn't have any of these signs. It's sad to say but my drake is meaner to this girl than the other. Two of my ducks are runners and one is an ancona, so I don't know if it's...
Hi everybody! It's been a while since I have been on this forum, but I came across a problem with my Ancona duck. She seems healthy, eats a lot, and I mean A LOT (anything she can get her beak on), but she has these bad scabs on her back. The scabs are hidden under her wings and a bit of...
Hi, sorry to bother everyone again, I was just wondering if anyone has an old dog house or first attempt coop that I could have. Since it's looking like we are going to keep the ducks for a bit, we need to find a temporary "coop" for them. It doesn't have to be in good condition and it could be...
Hi everyone! (again) So since many of you were talking about perhaps getting ducks, I was wondering, if I bought the rest of the pekin and pekin mixes in maryland would any of you want some? They're about a week to 2 weeks old, and I actually get a discount if I take the rest. Let me know if you...
I wish, and we are actually driving down to Maryland to pick up a few ducklings this weekend, but my dad is really skeptical about keeping an actual flock of ducks (I'm a junior in high school so I only have so much say in things). If I could, I would rescue any animal I possibly could (and...
Hello everybody! I live in West Chester (Chester County) and I have two crested drakes that I need to rehome. We took them from someone while desperately hoping that they would somehow magically turn into females, but they turned out to be quite the opposite. They're super friendly and they...
Thank you so much for this, I suspected that this was the case, and I just wanted to make sure. I'm going to try to order from metzer farms, but the shipping fee is crazy (since I live in Pennsylvania).
Hi, so I recently lost a duck to a fox and had my girl left. She was so distraught that our neighbors contacted their friends and were able to give us two new ducks. So just for context my duck, pickles, is an Ancona. These ducks came this past Sunday and they're about 4 months old (or that's...