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What age did your drake start getting his colours, mine are about 6/7 weeks old now and beginning to get their adult feathers but they look like they are all females?. Also at what age to they start to fly?

Thanks for everyone’s help, but i have some sad news unfortunately it didn’t make it though the night.. but looking forward i still have 3 healthy ones to look after and they are growing nicely..

I also have sad news my little one has taken a turn for the worst he/she is not drinking or eating. I have seprated it from the rest as they were trampling all over it.... I keep putting small drops of water on my fingers and dropping its down its throat but if its going down i dont know.... I...

Thanks for your honesty, i know in my heart that it should not make it, but part of me so wants it to... its a little fighter and pushes its way in between the others to get to food and water i just hope it has enough in it to make it to adulthood. My daughter will be devastated if it does die...

Finally got round to taking some pictures. As you can see one is a lot smaller than the others, do you think he/she will be ok?? eating well and drinking loads.. My other half wants to move them into the shed at the weekend but i am not sure if he/she will be ready, what do people think?? i have...

Hi everyone I am new to this, and to keeping ducks. We rescued 5 tiny ducklings on Friday (i am guessing theywould have been about a week old) and i would love some of your knowledge on how to raise them. Unfortunately last night we lost the smallest one. I am now worried that we might lose...