My mandarin drake is in breeding plumage and is missing so much breast feathering that all is left is down. I first thought is was stress, but he is not afraid of people and doesn't pace so I don't think he is pulling out his own feathers. Maybe his feathers get pulled out by the other drakes. I...
Its day 4 of trying to incubate call duck eggs and the veins/heart seem to be stuck to the shell close to the air pocket. I'm using a little giant egg turner and I know the turner is working, I'm assuming the way the eggs are turned by the incubator is the issue but I'm not sure. here's a pic of...
i have 2 pairs of mandarin ducks and am planning to make a 39x14feet aviary as a holding pen for the mandarin ducklings offspring. i plant to sell a male from one pair and a female from the other and sell each pair for around $100-150 (willing to negotiate) , but wanted to make sure someone...
The high in the summer is 116 degrees F .So I was looking for a heat resistant small shrub that the mandarin ducks would not tear up. I do have grass in their cage so they do have a bit of green in their cage, but I was wanting their cage to look a bit more like their natural habitat.