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Mallard size issues when adding to existing flock?
Any issue with having a female mallard duck along with light, medium and heavy breeds along with 2 female mini-sebastopols? Currently have 20 ducks of all different sizes and breeds but a female mallard should be 1-2 lbs lighter than my smallest ducks. Only 1 male Ancona and everyone else is a... -
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Duck Pond Pig-Out Product?
Has anyone with a duck pond used Perfect Pond Pig-Out product? Described as "8 strain bacteria focused on degrading organic debris, spent lily pads, grass clippings, etc. Cleans bio-filters, feeds on sludge. Digests fish wastes. Reduces filter maintenance." Has been recommended by my local pond... -
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Female over-mating?
So excited for the runners. Thanks to some initial misinformation they were left off my initial list. Looked back into them as none of my others laid any sort of color egg and hoping between a black, blue and chocolate that I get a colored layer. Really waiting to see how they look mixed with... -
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Female over-mating?
My crazies are really the 2 golden 300 girls. They are usually the first to kick the frenzy off. The 2 welsh harlequin are the most submissive followed by one of the rescues; 2 cayguas and rouen go back and forth; other rescue avoids it all and blue and black sweedish will throw anyone off of... -
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Female over-mating?
All of mine are pets (with the benefit of selling eggs to pay for all their food) as they are the biggest stress relief for me and love everything about them. Don't plan on hatching anytime soon if ever as I really don't like dealing with re-homing or other things I won't do with ducks. Really... -
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Female over-mating?
One more reason to get the pen done... Been a project from hell starting with the dumbest decision of hand digging the 9 ft across and 4 ft deep hole. All I have left is to get some wire strung for the roof (due to hawks) and netting placed on top of that and they will have full access. -
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Female over-mating?
Right now they free range for about an hour in the morning and 2-3 hrs in the evening in which they have access to 1 large cement tub and a few smaller waters. In between that they have access to drinking water but not swimming water. Per a note I just posted, they will have access all day to a... -
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Female over-mating?
One other thought and hope might be that for the last few weeks that have had limited access to swimming water so maybe they are going crazy when they get a chance to range and have access to the cement water tub. Currently in the final stages of expanding their covered pen to about 120' x 25'... -
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Female over-mating?
Does this mean if I didn't have a drake and all females this issue would still occur due to balance? Really curious since I thought they might be similar to chickens where without a rooster, they are fine and a hen might semi take a similar role minus the mating. Last time I tried separating any... -
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Female over-mating?
Separation might be difficult as I'd pretty much have to separate them all. It is insane to watch but I've seen one get with another, followed by a different duck getting on her too, then she will turn around and get on one that was just on her. Literally musical chairs. My drake is the youngest... -
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Female over-mating?
I've tried searching threads but usually over-mating involves male to female balance. I currently have 11 ducks with 1 drake and I maybe see him get with one once a day if ever. The problem lies with the 11 females. They are non-stop on each other every time they have swimming access to the... -
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Metzer Farms???
Majority of mine have all come from Metzer and have 2 more orders placed within the next 2 months. Love being able to order sexed and their birds have all looked great. Did have one issue where they sent me a wrong breed (shipping list did not match the order list) but they handled very... -
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White Duclair ducks?
Has anyone purchased or had experience with white duclair ducks? I saw Metzer is now selling them in association with Stone Church Farm. I keep finding little to no information on them and that I am finding is conflicting. Was curious the weight class, if egg production is similar to standard... -
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Duck Identification Help Muscovy, Ancona or mix?
Thanks, I didn't even think of runner but really makes sense. The brown and white is a female and very loud especially when she hears my other ducks on the other side of the property since quarantine is still underway for these 3. The dark black and white one is making a different sound than I'm... -
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Duck Identification Help Muscovy, Ancona or mix?
I'm not familiar with mixes and how they turn out looks wise as I have gotten my current ducks all from Metzer and they are all pure breeds. Duclair mix could be a possibility as he did have some there but kept mistaking them for Pekins. Felt bad for all the ducks there but these three really...
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