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What causes this?
I fond this egg with a soft shell. I have seen soft shelled eggs before but not with that white twisted chord like thing. Anything to worry about? -
Would a drake help?
I started with five Welsh Harlequin (3 girls, 2 boys) and two buff girls. I have given my two drakes away because they would not leave my five girls alone. Things were good for two weeks now the girls are going broody and at least one of them is attempting to breed the other girls. The... -
broody duck
My Welsh Harlequin girl has decided to go broody. She has a nest under a shrub and I think the other girls are putting eggs there as well. The eggs we have collected from the five girls has gone down to one a day. As the number decreased I began to look for a nest by the time I found it there... -
broody duck
My Welsh Harlequin girl has decided to go broody. She has a nest under a shrub and I think the other girls are putting eggs there as well. The eggs we have collected from the five girls has gone down to one a day. As the number decreased I began to look for a nest by the time I found it there... -
drake problem
I have seven ducks. Two are buff girls, three are WH girls and then two WH drakes. The two buff girls are a year plus and the WH ducks are this years hatch. Now for the problem. The one drake has become so rough with the buff girls and the smallest WH girl that they wont get in the pond... -
Welsh harlequins diving
This probably sounds silly to many of you. I have had Rouens and Buffs before they loved my Koi pond which is about 14-16 feet long 3ft deep to 5ft deep. I now have Welsh Harlequins and they are CRAZY about the pond! They dive all the way down and go the length of the pond. Do most breeds... -
clumsy duck
I have five WH ducklings that are about 9 weeks old. All are doing fine except one that seems "clumsy". She stumbles over small stones or the garden edging as she follows the other ones. I think her feet cross over too much but I was wondering if anyone else has had this problem and if she... -
Help a duckling in my pool
I have two ducks in my koi pond. I went out in my backyard and suddenly my grandson said to look at the baby duck in the pool. Yes, there is a baby mallard in my pool. Looks newly hatched and it was all alone. It tried to get out but couldn't. I have looked all over my half acre for mom and... -
Bobcats
For those who have Bobcats threatening your ducks. How do you protect them? I have lost almost all my ducks this year. I have tried numerous enclosures and cages. We did catch one in a live trap but then found another at 8:20AM in the yard and it just hoped up on our six foot fence, looked... -
Suburban geese
I have looked at a number of pages regarding Sebastopol geese. Can anyone tell me if the are very noisy? I have one duck that is always noisy when she sees me at the door or when I come home from work. I wish she were more quiet. I don't want to get another bird that will make my neighbors...