Recent content by RowJimmy1868

Silly question here...do ducks ever sleep standing up? I know geese and chickens lay down and put their heads behind their back, but when a duck just stands there and kind of tucks his head down and doesn't move for a while is he sleeping? Haha I'll look out the window at night and see her and...

Do ducks only breed in water? Trying to get two Pekins to breed and need to know exactly how to do it.

It's just a regular Pekin. I was reading up about the crested ones and saw it was a genetic defect. Very odd stuff.

I don't know. It was given to me today. From the looks of her maybe several months. She looks full grown. Looks about the size of our male pekin. So glad that it's probably a female! Is it still breeding season for ducks?

Here's a closer shot. Hoping for a female!

Just came across this crested duck. Was hoping to figure out the sex and was curious t see if it would breed with a Pekin?

Couldn't find them on the pond the other day. Hopefully they just moved to the other one. I'll have to go look a little harder next time I'm off work. Really hope nothing got them but I couldn't find any feathers or anything around the pond so I don't think a fox or a cat got them. They could...

What's a good hatchery to order eggs from?

That's a great idea. I might have to get some eggs now. I really need some females though. I think I lost my last two ganders. So I guess I need both now.

That makes sense. Or a duck hen would be more similar. I just want some goslings that are better suited to defend themselves and have more smarts that's only other birds can teach each other.

Back on the subject of a gander raising abandoned goslings, would a willing chicken hen ever take to raising goslings? Just curious to see if anyone has ever had any experience in this

So your adult goose has taken a liking to the goslings? That's good to hear. I've always wondered if they would get along just in case something ever happened to mine and I needed to mix younger geese with older ones. Keep us updated!

Awesome thanks guys! Just about to order some more here soon and I'm trying to figure out what I want on my pond for years to come.

This is a little off topic but how many different breeds of geese can actually breed with each other? I know white and brown can cross but could an Embden and a white chinese cross?

Not the goose expert as MissLydia is but I work with animals and anytime something dies or has a disease or anything of the likes, we always bleach out the cage, bowls, etc anything that could've come in contact with the chicken.