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Duck Concerns
Hi all, just some quick concerns! We just had our house built in March so our yard isn’t fully grass. Our duck coop and run sit in an area where it’s currently just sand. I plan on laying grass in there run soon. My concern is fire ants since I live in Florida. While I was raking through the... -
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Ratio concerns/Questions
So I’m currently working on building my duck coop/run. I have 4 Pekin ducks. I know I have two boys for sure and 1 girl. I’m a little iffy on one. If it turns out that I have two girls and two boys is that ratio fine since they’ve grown up together? I’m getting another girl here in a few weeks... -
Voicing please help!!
Thank you so much! do you know how old they have to be before I have to separate them? Until I can get more females! -
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Voicing please help!!
I need help voicing my ducks! I know one sounds like a girl for sure but the others I’m not too sure! They’re 5 1/2 weeks old tomorrow! -
Heat Question
Hi all, so I live in Naples Florida! I have four Pekin ducklings that are almost 5 weeks old. They’re getting big and quick! Their outside duck coop isn’t finished yet. We still have them in their brooder which I kept on our back lanai. Since the ducklings are getting so big do they still need... -
My transition brooder... what am I doing wrong??!!
I had that same problem with my girls! They’d make a huge mess! I ended up making the brooder bigger and setting a tray under their waterter and also moving their food to the opposite side of the cage. Don’t get me wrong when I get home from work the tray under their water is completely full of... -
Female Peking Duck needs loving forever home - Sarasota, FL
My duck coop isn’t currently ready but will hopefully be done in a few weeks! I currently have 4 Pekin ducklings that are about 4 weeks old! I’d love to take her is she’s still available by then! -
Duckling food
Sorry I'm new to having ducks, I did a lot of reading up on them and caring for them before I decided to get them. So if I got with The Purina Duck Pellets they can eat that from now on, even as they grow? I'm currenty feeding them the meatbird crumble which I have to add a tablespoon of... -
New and improved!
That’s how it looked every morning and Everytime I would get home from work! It would never be dry! This was their first night in their new brooder and thankfully everything is dry! Just some small cleaning to do this morning! -
Is This The Start Of Niacin Deficiency?
They are 3 days away from being 3 weeks. -
Is This The Start Of Niacin Deficiency?
Thank you! I’ve start all four ducklings on the vitamin b complex tonight, 1ml over mealworms. I’ve also added nutritional yeast to their food. -
Is This The Start Of Niacin Deficiency?
could this be the start of a Niacin Deficiency? I’m currently feeding them meatbird crumble and I’m adding in nutritional yeast. I was only adding 1 tablespoon per pound but then realized I read it wrong and was told to do 1 tablespoon per cup so I have done that. I’ve also just started tonight... -
New and improved!
Finally upgraded their brooder thanks to some helpful advice! Let’s hope their brooder stays a little more dry! This was their first time in the new brooder after a fun swim! Before and after pictures attached! -
Duckling food
Thank you! No I didn’t buy only because I still have some of the meatbird crumble still and I wasn’t sure if that’s what I needed! I have Pekin ducklings that are almost 2 1/2 weeks old. They did have the kind for ducks in a small bag though! -
Duckling food
So I’m currently feeding my ducklings meatbird crumbles, that’s all my store had by the house. I made the drive to another TSC store today and found this Purina food. Would this be better for my ducklings? -
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Duckling concerns!
That’s okay, it’s just to the point where the whole brooder is soaking wet and they don’t really have anywhere to go to get dry!