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The Duck Thread
Okay thank you! Don't worry I've had a bowl of grit in the brooder since day one -
The Duck Thread
Does any body know what age i can give my ducklings feeder fish? They are two weeks old on Tuesday and they LOVE to dive in their bathtub for peas and small cut up pieces of carrot lol I have 1 welsh and 2 pekins and their beaks are certainly big enough to eat a feeder fish -
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Welsh Harlequin
I got my first welsh!!! I noticed her color was darker than pics I've seen of them...could this mean anything? Is she just going to be a darker shade than other welshes? -
Pekin Duck Club!
I'm officially part of the pekin duck club! My two Pekins (and my welsh) came Wednesday:) -
Need help getting my ducklings to trust me!
So yesterday I let my ducklings swim again and they were so friendly and ate right out of my hand! They LOVE PEAS. But as soon as they went back in the brooder they wouldn't come near me:/ why is that? -
Need help getting my ducklings to trust me!
Thank you all so much!!!!! I just let them swim for the first time and they LOVED it and they were very social with me :) I will keep you all updated! -
Need help getting my ducklings to trust me!
A few days ago my three baby ducklings came! (2 pekins, 1 welsh) they're 3 days old today. The first day they were super friendly but yesterday and today they have been really scared of me!! :( I have been offering them treats(romaine lettuce and banana) whenever I go out to see them and try and... -
The Duck Thread
If I get 2 Pekins and a welsh harlequin, all females as chicks will the Perkins pick on the welsh? -
The Duck Thread
Okay thank you...I'll probably just stick to ducks:) -
The Duck Thread
Hey so I'm going to get 2 pekin hens and a drake but I don't know what breed my drake should be:/ I like the look of a rouen drake but I was wondering, do certain breeds of drake mate less aggressively than others? -
Pekin Duck Club!
Getting Pekins in march !! I have to get 6 because that is nys law I guess :/ but I'm only keeping 2 and selling the other 4. I'm planning on getting females and their coop is going to be 6x4 and their run is 20x20 they're going to be so spoiled lol got any tips for me? This will be my first... -
The Duck Thread
My only concern with getting rouens is that I guess it is common for people to sell them as rouens when they're actually mallards? I can't have them flying !! What other friendly breeds are closest to the same size as a pekin :/ -
The Duck Thread
Thank you for the replies! I don't really like the look of muscovies :// Cayugas do interest me tho. Are they the same size as Pekins? Does anybody have any experience with rouens? -
The Duck Thread
Hello! I am thinking of getting my first flock of 4 ducks :) I definitely want to get 2 Pekins but I need suggestions on what to get for the other 2?!? They will be for pets and eggs are a plus. I also prefer them to be around the same size as the Pekins. I live in nys so the winters can get... -
Rouen Duck thread
Hello! I am thinking of getting a flock of 4 and I definitely want two Pekins and now maybe two rouens? I was wondering, do rouens fly? -
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Need advice on a small flock of 4...
Thank you both so much! I'm also having trouble deciding what ducks to get for a flock of 4 do u have any suggestions for a combination that will look good together? I was thinking maybe 2 Pekins, a buff and a Cayuga. Idk I need more ideas!!! I prefer for them all to be around the same size and... -
Need advice on a small flock of 4...
Hello! It's been a while since I've been on here. I got chickens a few years ago after I did months of research on here. They were great! But we sold them because they started to fly out into the neighbors yard and destroy their landscaping Anyways I am interested in getting ducks!! Only 4. And...