Late to posting here ^_^ I have had my Pekins for a year, and just got some more females for my male.
Make Pekins can live about 7 - 9 years, while females can average about 6 - 8.
Some females can go egg-bound, which results in death, if you follow Dusty and Otter duck, they are prone to...
I'm on my second generation of Pekin ducks. I have two older ones outside, and my four new girls are currently being raised inside the house in a Pack-N-Play with a heat lamp.
Ducks are extremely social animals, and thrive best when they have at least one other. If one of your ducks is a boy...