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    Pekin Over Mating

    Update: I rounded up all of the females and put them in a pen. They don’t seem to be getting along. Not sure if I will be able to keep them all in there or not.
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    Best water system

    I like this idea. Wondering if it would be better to have holes on the sides so they could still get water without having to be full to top.
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    Pekin Over Mating

    We have had really good success with them and surprised they have made it this long. We wanted to give them a chance of living a good life and not become food! Lol
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    Pekin Over Mating

    We assume coyote may have gotten them. They were here one day and gone the next. That’s one of the hazards of free ranging, but we found our ducks are actually safer on the water with a pier than on land especially at night. We are in south Louisiana. Mating does calm down for a few months, but...
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    Pekin drake not mating

    Ugh! My problem is over mating!! If you lived in Louisiana I would give you a male that would love to mate with your girls! Lol
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    Pekin Over Mating

    Sadly we recently lost two of our females. We will figure out a way to separate them as that’s the hardest part since they free range 100%. Sure wish they would make something you could put on the females or spray on them that would deter those darn males! Love our two males when it’s NOT mating...
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    Pekin Over Mating

    We have 2 male pekin ducks, 3 female pekin and 2 Rouen female ducks. Then we have wild mallard males that constantly fly in. And that’s part of the problem. The wild mallards help the male pekin ducks mate and they constantly are mating one particular female to where she has feather loss. The...
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    Duck nursery

    @Miss Lydia love this idea. Does it work for very young ducklings?
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    Meat spots-Blood spots, The Cause, The Cure

    I have 6 young hens that started laying few months ago. I have one that seems to lay eggs with meat spots. I need to figure out which one it is so I can know when she lays and remove her egg. Looks like I will have to waste a few eggs one morning trying to figure out which one it is. Blood spots...
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    Dry Incubation for Duck Eggs

    Hi @deshet, hoping you are still on this site. I realize your post above was from 2015, if you read this post, I would like to know if you continue to dry hatch duck eggs? If so, if you can give me any pointers. Thank you!
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    Duck with injured leg

    I have a duck with a Leg that got infected and caused the bone to disease. She walks, but has swollen ankle and limps. The vet said at some point she will need something to help her walk or be put down. He has no experience in braces for ducks and there are no avian vets near me. I’ve read ducks...
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    Thin Egg Shells

    Just the Rhode Island Reds. The other hens lay blue eggs and their shells are hard. They are about 4 years old.
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    Thin Egg Shells

    My Rhode Island Red egg shells are so soft they break before I get them out of the coop. I feed them Purina Organic Layer, provide oyster shell and give them mealworms. Any suggestions?
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    Magicfly Incubator and Pekin Duck Eggs

    Yes it does
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    Magicfly Incubator and Pekin Duck Eggs

    Hi, totally new to all of this. We have a Magicfly incubator and want to hatch some Pekin duck eggs. I’ve watched videos and read reviews, but would like feedback from anyone who has used this unit Specifically, how to set humidity, when to raise/lower humidity, did you purchase hygrometer and...
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