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Pink feathers on Pekin
Hi all, Just wondering what is going on. One of our pekins seems to have missing barbs from the tips of her wings, and we're not sure why. Its affecting both wing tips. The same is also happening on the tail, which you can see in the background of the 1st picture - except the shaft seems to to... -
Are these eggs ok to eat?
I have two Pekins (about 6-7 months old). Apple, the female, has recently started laying eggs. A few issues: 1) its winter here in Canberra, and most nights its below zero degrees. I didn't think she'd lay during winter, although they seem warm enough as they still sleep in their ponds... -
Is Canberra too cold?
We have two Pekins, now about 9 weeks old. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/622377/ducklings-and-building-a-duck-house/10 We live in Canberra where it drops below 0 (celcius) degrees (32F). With the wind, apparent temp can be up to -5 degrees (23F). The ducks have a medium sized dog... -
Ducklings and building a duck house
Firstly, thankyou to all the advice that has been given to others on forums - my wife and I have found the information priceless (like feeding niacin and how to stop angel wing). We have two Pekin duckings - "Apple" and "Mac" - hatched around 17/12/2011. We finally bought our first home 2...