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There are duck ponds and then there are PONDS!
My 2 ducks Wendi and Bob live in the backyard free ranging with the chickens. They only have a small pond, bathtub sized. But every day they come up the ramp to the deck at the front of the house and stare out over the bay we overlook. A duck can dream I suppose. Not sure they'd like the salty... -
Chicken brooding duck eggs!
thanks - I was surprised the mama duck let the hen do it actually as she had been brooding them herself for a week or so. I wonder how she will react to the ducklings? I'm guess she won't recognise them as her own. -
Chicken brooding duck eggs!
Last year my pekin Wendi had three broods over (southern) summer. The first she laid in the chicken egg box and the next 2 in her own duck house. The first brood this year failed and she has laid a second, again in the chicken coop nest box. The chickens kept laying there as well. All good but... -
What's happening to our ducklings?
Sorry to hear about your ducklings. Nothing sadder than to see the one who didn't make it and dies in the shell. :( But I wonder if your ducks have proper ventilation. My duck has had three broods, one in the chicken box and two in the duck house I made for them. She throws straw in and out as I... -
Spring down south and ducklings hatching soon.
It is Spring in Australia. Last year my ducks (Wendi and Bob) had their first batch in late October but this year looks like they are going early with Wendi sitting on 4 eggs in early spring due next week I guess. Her first batch (5) I took inside and raised in the downstairs bathtub but she... -
Duckponics system with a grow bed aka Aquackulture
That is one helluva duckponics system you are planning there! Way out of my league - I have a 100 gallon pond about the size of a bathtub and (currently) 2 ducks. I'd love to see some pics when you get it up and going. The only thing I'd point out is that even with the pump and filter a lot of... -
2016 BYC Calendar - Your Pictures Needed!
BYC has ducks too you know!- StBob
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- Forum: Pictures & Stories of My Flock
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Tips for raising a single duckling?
By 7 weeks it might be clear if it's a he or a she. Does Peeps quack loudly? That's often a sign of a girl. Ducks start quacking at 5 or 6 weeks. Males quack but not as loudly. Is the tail feather curled over which is a sign of a boy though not sure if that happens later. My ducks didn't reach... -
Tips for raising a single duckling?
I have to say I was skeptical about the OPs ability to look after her lone duck but she seems to have done an excellent job and very responsible finding Peeps a good home when she goes to college. So congratulations. It will be interesting if you go back and visit the petting zoo if she... -
Tips for raising a single duckling?
By the time they left I had 11 quacking, eating, pooping almost grown ducks in my backyard (it backs onto a farm so it feels bigger than it is). I would have kept Singlet with her parents Wendi (Pekin) and Bob (Cayuga) but her little siblings followed her everywhere so I figured when they went... -
Duckponics
Hi - I've previously posted here about duckponics and got some great advice. I started a FB page called "Aquackulture" which is a community page though mostly me posting. A number of people have come to it interested in setting up their own duckponics system. From previous discussions there is... -
Tips for raising a single duckling?
My momma duck's second brood last summer only one duckling hatched (I suspect the dog but anyway). Unlike previous broods Singlet (it's a quantum mechanics joke) hung around momma duck all the time. Whereas a group of duckling were happy to separate from momma and hang out or sleep together she... -
Goshawk after ducklings
I woke up the other morning to an almighty kerfuffle from the fowl yard. When I looked out there was a beautiful all white goshawk perched on the fence checking out the 8 duckling buffet. She flew off when she saw me but came back later. Normally if something disturbs the ducks (like me) they... -
Cayuga drakes
Hi, I have a Cayuga male Bob who lives with my Pekin female Wendi. They seem pretty happy together and when they do mate there is a fair bit of mutual head bobbing going on first. If Wendi is not interested she stays off the pond and I've only seen him jump on her once or twice off the pond. I... -
Duckling Choir
Mama duck Wendi (Pekin) and papa Bob (Cayuga) have just had their third (and hopefully last) brood of this Australian summer. The first had 5, the second had 1, called Singlet who now lives with us, and the third had 8!. Here is a picture of took of 7 of 8 at 1 week old standing next to the pond...