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  1. Bryanccfshr

    3 Pekins 2 ducks + 1 drake just started laying ALL for

    I am in Farmington. This trio of 5-6 month old Pekins are Hillarious and productive but with my work and continuing education I need to thin the flock. THe girls are currently laying every day to two. and their eggs are quite substantial. THe Drake breeds them but seems to have all he can...
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    First egg!

    one of my Pekin ducks gave me a first egg They were hatched in March. The egg is perfect in shape with a good solid shell I will eat it when I get a couple more. I am hoping my April and May runners start soon too.
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    got two laying females today(pics added)

    A local gentleman farmer is having to transfer to California and his flock of Chickens and water fowl(and goats and turkeys) is up for sale. I only have room for two more at this time and picked a black runner and what I believe is a Buff, their vents indicate they are already laying so I am...
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    My Ducks like to eat.....

    I thought this would be fun. So farm my spring ducks(pekin) like the followwing. (about 13 weeks old) Broccolli Plants Radishes Peas and pea pods THey love To nibble on the Alfalfa hay bales beofre bed time Green leafys from the fridge! Chopped bell peppers and Cores and seeds. Cucumber...
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    Purina Turkey Grower W/O

    THis is a 20% feed that I got at the local feedstore, can't find much info on it but it seems to be complete and there was a pallet of it at the IFA for 9.99 a 50# bag. They were out of flockraiser and this seemed pretty similar. Can't find much info on this feed but the price was right and...
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    How effiecient can they be at foraging flying insects?

    Last week I noticed that my 4 pekins when fom 8-12 cups of feed a day to 4-5 cups. Today I noticed them snatching flies and other flying insect out of the air. I am suprised that they are catching wnough to put off their appettite. Until I observed them snbatching flying insectgs I was...
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    My 14 week old pekins are afraid of my 2 week old runners(pics)

    I have an exercise pen within the main pen area where I have been keeing my two runner ducklings this week to get them socialized with my 4 pekins. Today I let the runners out in the main pen as I cleaned their hover brooder area. I got quite a treat. The runners wanted to be with the...
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    My Duck Digs Pekin house and Runner Brooder. Pics

    My Compost bin Tumbler Brooder house. (the little runners can jump out of their brooder in the garage now(12" walls) So this brooder with a infared lamp inside an exercise inside the double fenced duck pen to get them and the pekins aquanted. The two little Runner, The closest one is a...
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    Help me identify these two- a few pics

    I got weak in the feedstore and scored these two. the Owner could only offer that they were either runners Khaki cambells or cayuga(I don't think so on the last one but I am new to this. Anybody know? PS I am going to be in trouble when my wife gets back from out of town in a week. OK Here...
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    Sunk the Pool for the Pekings. Pics!

    I plan on using a mechanical siphon system and putting large round stonesaround the pond. THey have had access to it but they had to step up over a few squares of hay to get into it. They like the ground level entry much better. Refilling and they cant wait to dive in! all 4 play...
  11. Bryanccfshr

    7week Pekins are outdoors and coop trained. Proud Daddy

    My first ducks are doing great I moved them outside in their big pen last night(about 1000 sq feet under juniper trees) Today I started them on IFA pellet feed that they prefer over the starter crumble and they made me proud tonight. Let me explain, last Saturday I completed there little...
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    New pekins, new duck owner

    Knowing I should wait and order some dedicated layers such as Khaki cambells I fell for some pekins at Big R and brought four of them home home a little 3 -4 weeks ago. I was planning on starting with chickens but the cold hardiness of ducks as well as their general hardiness swayed me. I...
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