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    Ducklings- Drake or Hen

    Thanks pattyhen, yeah I think we'll have to wait a few more weeks to find out. One of them makes a quick whistle sound, like it's trying to get your attention, but can't catch who's making it.
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    Ducklings- Drake or Hen

    Hello everyone, I have a question for you all. We have three Bantam Appleyard Ducklings and we are debating on their sex. My wife is thinking we have two Hens and a Drake, I'm thinking just the Opposite, two Drakes and a Hen. Any other opinions would be helpful. I know we could just wait a few...
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    Post your Ducklings!

    Here are a couple Pictures of our two day old Bantam Australian Spotted and a picture of their parents. These other pictures our of three Bantam Appleyard ducklings, they are three weeks old. I'm not sure but I think we have two Drakes and a Hen. We were thing the dark one is the Hen...If...
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    Ducks laying eggs in their water.?

    Update: Well I removed their little pond from their house the other night, not only did they refuse to enter their house, she stopped laying for two days. I was afraid to allow them to stay outside at night without protection from predators (we've lost two ducks from Owls) I decided to give...
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    Ducks laying eggs in their water.?

    Thanks... That's exactly what I'm trying to do tonight with one egg, she has only laid two eggs that I know about and one broke when I plucked it from their pool. I'll post more info in the next few days when I see what happens.
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    Ducks laying eggs in their water.?

    Thanks for the info Debs Flock, I did remove their pool from their house and just placed a water pan for drinking. Guess we'll see how things work out. Maybe I shouldn't worry too much and just let them be. I placed the egg I found this morning in the pool into the nest she has already made...
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    Ducks laying eggs in their water.?

    Hello we have a mated pair Australian spotted Ducks that are almost a year old and just starting to breed and lay eggs. They have their own house with a laying box built into the side of the house. They also have a small 4 foot kiddy pool inside of their house, I believe they are sleeping in the...
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    New Member to this site...

    Thanks to everyone for the info in your replies. I've been going outside every night for a few weeks, so far the owl decoys seem to be working, I move them around to different locations every few days. We had an incident during the middle of the day with a hawk that was caught inside the chicken...
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    Heritage Turkey growth question?

    Hello Birdmaster8, with only about five months of growing according to you dates, you might get 15-16 lb. birds depending on sex of bird and quality of feed. Mine were born February last year and weigh well over 20lbs. Now Im not saying you're going to butcher but, there is a you might check...
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    New Member to this site...

    Hello all.!!! I am a new member but have been using this website for about a year. This place is PACKED with excellent information on raising and caring for your backyard buddies and some of the most informative members I have found anywhere on the internet. So...I just wanted to say thanks to...
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