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Out of the 5 Ancona's only 3 are named: The Drake is SWAGGER. And yes, we sing: You want the moves like Swagger I've got the moves like Swagger I've got the mooooooves... like Swagger (if you know the song, you get the joke ) and 2 of the ducks are MIKE (my 7.5 yr old named her after a...

We have an opportunity to bring on 5 new Pekin ducks into our existing flock of 5 ducks/2 drakes. Our current ducks are Ancona and Khaki Campbell. They are about 16 wks old. Super sweet. My question is, are ducks accepting of new "family" members or do they tend to be like chickens and get...

Thank you Miss Lydia for the medicine recommendations. We are going to the feed store now, so will look for it. We cleaned her off, put on some triple antibiotic cream and bandaged her. She is resting comfortably now. But she is definitely in pain. I feel so horrible. While in a craze...

We have a 6 wk Ancona duck. Something got to her through their cage last night. One of her wings was chewed off and the muscle in the opposite leg has been ripped. She seems in good spirits. We brought her in and cleaned her off in the tub. Any suggestions on what we should do? We just got...

We just got ours yesterday, they are 2 weeks old and so incredibly sweet! I obviously have no real advice to give other than they sure are cute!

Thank you Mum! I am already in love ChristineR--I agree...ours are very, very sweet too. They are so gentle and act like little mommies to the Khaki's. The Khaki's are 2 wks old and the Anconas are 6 wks. I never thought I would fall for ducks too! Good Lord....what's going to happen...

Thanks for your replies! Very helpful. My concern was mainly about making sure if cross breeding happened that the sizes wouldn't be an issue. I would hate for a smaller bird to be harmed by laying an egg that is too big. I am pretty quick with chicken stuff...but ducks...ducks are a whole...

Hi folks! We are new to ducks and are going to pick up our firsts tomorrow. We have an opportunity to buy both Anconas and Khaki's. My question is....can they be housed together? I'm concerned about cross-breeding. Considering the difference in size is this a concern or will they not mate...

Welcome from Northern California!

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Quote: I hope your state does not have an Open Meetings Law, as you have violated it by discussing it (especially discussing votes) with fellow board members outside of a meeting. Don't worry Sonoran Silkies, everything was on the up and up. Had I been doing something shady I certainly...

Quote: Hi MomKat--you should look into it. I was incredibly surprised how easy it was to get the ok. I thought it would be tough. I don't actually teach. I am the President of the School Board and the Garden Director (which includes the chicks!). I am there enough to be put on the payroll...