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Telling Silkie genders
We have two silkies around about ten to twelve weeks old; one white and one brown. Are there any good ways of telling what gender they both are. Neither are crowing which is really the only way to tell. If it's something clear I can check. If it's a finer point I can upload a photo or two...- gdhp
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- Forum: What Breed Or Gender is This?
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What breed to get next?
This dream is a little while off. Currently sourcing more land for my little duck kingdom. We currently have 5 ducks (all of crazy non descript breed), we're looking into adopting a local cayuga as well. However hopefully we might soon have some land. The dream is to reach the ten duck mark and... -
Duck Breed - Any guesses?
We have four ducks. Two drakes two girls. Two girls I have no idea of the breed. They were given to us by a local farmer. No idea what they are. Any ideas? Spencer on the left and Sharon on the right for those that like names. The two drakes we bought as eggs off ebay. I would guess they... -
Food stealing sparrows
I'm aware that in comparison to stories of bears and snakes my predicament seems a little minor, but this did seem like the most logical forum to put this in. Where we live we have more sparrows/thrushes/other small birds than anywhere else in the UK. It's like a bird paradise. Lovely and...- gdhp
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- Forum: Predators and Pests
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Ducks Mating Seasons
Second general inquiry question based on general observations. I was wondering if ducks have a particular time of year when the males are sexually active / aggressive. I have two (believed to be) Saxony males. Both matured and developed distinct black facial markings. They then went through a... -
Introducing ducks to each other
We previously had 4 ducks, two male, two female. The two females were the original but were introduced to the duckling males when the boys were a few weeks old. They get on fine. We incubated one of the subsequent produced eggs and now have a fifth duck - gender unknown. For the first... -
Hello from Scilly
I've been looking for an excuse to join this site for ages, finally have one, expect a pertinent duck based question on those threads soon. Meanwhile an hello... Name's George, 23 year old poultry keeping graduate living on the Isles of Scilly. A group of islands off the south west coast of...- gdhp
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- Forum: New Member Introductions