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I'm looking at getting 3 or 4 pekin and 3 or 4 black Swedish. They have black swedish when I want, but not pekin

Hey does anyone know another great place to order ducklings from besides Metzer? They don't have the breed of duckling available the date that I want.

So adorable! They must of played hard haha

That's the problem, I live in Colorado and I dont know anyone who would take them. I'm also afraid I would get too attachted! But I think I might just incubate half the eggs and buy female ducklings for the other half. I know that might seem crazy, but I really want the experience of Incubating...

Awesome thanks! So you let them out in their run for most of the day then? What about when they are young and in the brooder?

Haha that's alright. I'm just a little worried about time commitment. How much care would you say they need a day?

Haha maybe for you! So what if I ordered and incubated 4 eggs, two from each breed I want (pekin and black Swedish) and then when they were close to hatching I ordered three female ducklings from each breed. I would potentionally end up with 10 ducks

That's true, but that would end up being a lot of ducks to take care of haha.

I know and I'm worried about that. What about if I ordered two eggs of the two breeds I wanted and then when I knew they were a couple days from hatching, I ordered one or two female ducklings so I knew I would more likely than not have more females than males?

Hey all, I just have a quick, but very important question. So I want to get ducklings, but I'm not sure if I want to order hatching eggs or the ducklings themselves. I like the idea of incubatung them, an I have done it before with one egg, and a makeshift incubator, but I'm worried because then...

Hey guys, i just have a question about Metzer's hatching eggs. Ok so I want to order them around May 16 so that the will hatch in the Summer when i have more time to take care of them, anyways, can i pre-order duck eggs? Or do i order them like May 13 or right around there? Thanks!

Hello everyone! So i'm planning on raising ducklings this spring/summer, and just had a few questions for anyone willing to answer: Ok so i'm still debating whether i should order hatching eggs, or simply the ducklings themselves. I'm keeping them as pets, so i want to have a strong bond...

I agree, and i know that if i fight with instinct, instinct will win, so i know i never will trust my dog alone with the ducks. However, i'm just hoping to get to the point where he leaves the coop alone and understands that the ducks are staying and are friends, not food. Luckily he has never...

Wait, so you believe that they might not get along? Also what is the recommended number for each? like if i got 3 peking and 3 black Swedish, would that be bad because they wouldn't exactly have paris of their own breed?

Great! Also do pekin and Black swedish get along? I was thinking of getting Rouen, but i don't want ones that might be able to fly. How high should my fences be would you suggest, though i might have it all covered for predators.