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Seeking Advice On Old Noisy Duck
My family started keeping ducks about 8.5 years ago. We had a lot of fun with it, enjoyed the eggs, and the kids learned a lot about taking care of animals. During this whole time it's been me (dad) doing most of the work, with the kids helping here and there. They never asked for ducks so I... -
Why are my ducks so restless and noisy?
Here is some background, we started with twelve straight run ducklings, culled all but one of the boys and lost a few females to unforeseen issues. We only ended up with three ducks and one drake. The breeds are one harlequin duck, one hookbill duck, one appleyard duck, and one appleyard drake... -
28 Days are up, one duckling still in its shell. Help now or wait it out?
Hello! Twenty-eight days ago I set seven duck eggs in a Brinsea Mini Advance Incubator. One hatched early in the morning on day twenty-seven, then two more later in the afternoon on day twenty-seven, and two more hatched late this morning on day twenty-eight. One died in the egg before any...- SFDucks
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Some eggs internally pipped, some not... Okay to go into lockdown mode early?
We've got about 3 or 3.5 days left on the 28 day countdown. A few of our Welsh Harlequin eggs are already pipped internally, but the larger Silver Appleyard eggs are not. Should we start in on lockdown mode earlier than planned or let those internally pipped guys hang out for another 1.5 days... -
SFDucks Pics - The first few weeks with our ducks - Appleyards, Harlequins & Hookbills
Here is a consolidated view of our duck experience up until now. We have 4 Silver Appleyards, 5 Welsh Harlequins, and 2 Dutch Hookbills, all TSQ from Holderread Farms. I will add some more of their duck house soon. My son excited about the ducklings' arrival. Getting settled in their new... -
Large Drake with Small Ducks
Hello All, This is my family's first year raising ducks. We ordered 10 straight run ducklings and ended up with a few too many boys. It's time to decide who stays and who goes. I have really fallen in love with our two giant Appleyard drakes. I'd like to keep one of them. My only real concern...