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  1. DaSouthernYankee

    Ayam cemani jackpot??

    I bought 4 straight runs from a dominque/austrolop bin. One was yellow and marked like a deleware that I suspect is just a mystery chick. Two are black and gray like a Dominique or austrolop with orange feet. The fourth I’m starting to question she’s all black with black legs and feet and tinier...
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    Mystery chick I bought today, think might be a deleware??

    Grabbed a few dominque/Austrolops and saw this little yellow sweetheart so I took her too (always refer to them as pullets yo speak hens into existence!!) I’m guessing deleware but have only ever had reds so I’m clueless. What y’all think?
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    Has anyone actually had a fertile mule/mulard?

    So my original three ducks (the quack pack) are my Pekin hen, blue Swedish hen, and Muscovy drake. I hatched 7 ducklings between them last season. I have since moved and rehomed 6 of those now grown ducks. I got left with a drake because I he flew away while I was duck catching for the move...
  4. DaSouthernYankee

    2 separate duck questions I need some help

    Okay forgive me in advance this is a long one. First I recently bought and Indian runner who’s was about 3 weeks old, 2 created pekins roughly made it to 2 weeks old and four chickens (not sure they’re reddish in color and I asked for meat producers) from TSC. I have a flock of ten already who...
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    HATCHLING HELP!!

    Hey guys! So after my first duckling hatched and drowned I became very disheartened and decided to try the incubator. Today I woke up to a duckling! And then watched another hatch! My incubator is not very large and I’m going to let them rest a bit since they aren’t very dry. But how soon can I...
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    And then there was more..

    Okay guys I’ve never had chickens however I’ve successfully raised three ducks alongside baby goats on our homestead. We went to tractor supply for dog food and ended up with 4 female (pullets?) chicks. What can I say I’m a sucker? So they’re inside in the brooder with lamp, bedding, crumble...
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    Duck eggs normal?

    So I’ve already read duck eggs (especially Pekins) are known to be smelly even when not rotten. My hen is super broody and dirty and in then prettt much 24/7. She has even rolled a few rotten ones out. I took my chance to get a look when she got up today. They feel like they should be due any...
  8. DaSouthernYankee

    LOTS OF QUESTIONS DUCK HATCHING

    Okay I’ll try to be as to the point as possible but this is my first clutch of eggs and I’m pretty clueless. My Pekin (hen) has laid about 17 eggs. I am to assume my Muscovy is the dad because he’s our only drake. I first discovered these eggs around January 30th. I heard Muscovy ducks may...
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    EGG HELP!

    Okay so I have two hens a Pekin and Swedish. We weren’t sure about our Muscovy but my Pekin is laying eggs! She’s up to 7 and keeping her nest neat and turning them... so I’d like to hatch them, what do I need to know? Ideally if she’ll stay broody it should be warm enough soon for them to hatch...
  10. DaSouthernYankee

    Ducks and goats?

    Okay y’all my baby Nigerian dwarf goats I’ve been waiting on have been born and ready for pickup tomorrow! Any tips for introductions? The goats are only three days old and will be inside for evenings for the first week, they also are about to have a fenced area as of Sunday but till then do...
  11. DaSouthernYankee

    Been a while since I shared...

    I’ve been so swept up in school and work... and getting the yard ready for our baby goat additions coming in December. So thought I’d update on the flock! They’ve turned out to be the sweetest, and greedy little ducks. My Cheese and Quackers are 99% hens and have become quite vocal. Little...
  12. DaSouthernYankee

    Duck house and pond questions!

    So I figure rather than makin two threads for my separate concerns bear with me here! 1. Ducks are messy little sweet things. Im trying to create a better way to clean their house. I’ll try to include pictures but right now they sleep in something like a chicken coop. It has a wooden enclosed...
  13. DaSouthernYankee

    7 weeks old and I’m so confused!

    Okay so Quackers and Cheese are about to be 7 weeks old, they’ve been quacking since 4 but I’m still so confused about sex. Somedays they are so loud! Then it’s like when I try to make them quack they want to get shy and give me low almost nothing quacks! I’m gonna try and get some candid quacks...
  14. DaSouthernYankee

    Questioning breed... what do you guys think?

    Okay y’all so I’ve been under the assumption one of my ducks who I got at two weeks and is now about 6 weeks is a khaki Campbell.. the feed store was unsure. I’m starting to wonder if I am incorrect because she seems so gray and not brown/tan/khaki at all. Is this normal for this age, or do you...
  15. DaSouthernYankee

    Single duckling questions..

    Okay so you guys may know I have almost 4 week old ducks. A Pekin and a KC. They’re growing fast and I’ve finally got their house and pond built outside. I’m in Louisiana so it’s warm and I feel confident about transitioning them outside this weekend. (They have spent supervised days exploring...
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    Mixing breeds?

    So I currently have a Pekin and khaki Campbell. They are coming up on 4 weeks and I’m unsure of their sexes... however I’m concerned I may have a male and female (today I heard the first quack which sounded male) and am considering ordering more eggs to even out the flock and avoid any...
  17. DaSouthernYankee

    How deep?

    So my ducklings are now about 24 days old and I take them out daily to play outside of the brooder. Usually let them splash in a Tupperware but today we went in the tub... they started darting around and going under so I assumed they wanted a little more depth? I’m going to include a video just...
  18. DaSouthernYankee

    Duckling milestone!!!

    II was starting to get discouraged since I got my ducklings at two weeks and they are so skittish that they would never love me or become friendly... but today for the first time they came to take treats from me!!! I’m so estatic and in love!! Hooray! I can’t figure Out how to add a video so...
  19. DaSouthernYankee

    Is the duck house big enough?

    My 2 ducklings are about 3 weeks old and the last few days I’ve been building them a house to start transitioning outside. I live in Louisiana and even our winters are bearable so I really just wanted to make a space to keep them safe until they are grown and can free roam the yard which is...
  20. DaSouthernYankee

    When can my ducklings go for a swim?

    I just got my 2 babies from a feed and supply store.. they told me they were 2 weeks old. Is there a way to know their age more accurately? Anyhow I’m in southern Louisana and it’s hot and sunny so I’m not worried about them catching any chills but are they ready to swim? I planned on...
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