Recent content by lblair53

Sorry i meant to say my drake does not mount my other khaki. i think they may be brother and sister@@

So sorry to hear about the mom! I know very well that it gets cold in the south. I lived in S.C. for 4 years. I live in Idaho now. Do you have a drake? My khaki laid eggs but I don't think they were fertilized. I think the drake and female are related. my drake only mounts my buffs. Never my...

I have seen on pintrest that some people put galvanized wire fencing at the bottom of your coop. Laying flat on the ground around the entire coop. You might want to look into fox proofing your coop on google or something. I am not sure why the wire would work, perhaps the fox don't like to step...

I have been very fortunate lately. I live across the street from an entire den of fox. I do have 5 dogs now, I think it really helps me, because if anything IS out there they alert for sure. I also have to make sure it's not just a neighbor. HA HA. I rescued my ducks and all of these dogs. The...

Yes one of the buffs is. We had sudden freeze in beginning of November then it got too warm some temps up ro 67 right after the freeze. I think they might have been physically confused about the weather and started laying on December 17th. the others left eggs ti freeze. We had to toss them...

New duck mommy. I have 2 buffs and 1 khaki females. I have one khaki drake. All the females started laying eggs a few weeks ago in the middle of winter here in Idaho. We are at a steady 10 degrees with not much hope for warmer weather. My question is, when do I bring the eggs/baby ducklings...