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Nasty brooding ducks, part 2
Im ready to toss the two nasty aunts and daddy duck into the frigging stew pot. I gave away my ducklings, keeping the all white one. All was going well until yesterday when i noticed the drake chasing the bany (little over one month old). This what i found this morning: We have no vets... -
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Broody Nasty Ducks
I have read, but never thought that MY ducks could be such nasty little biddies until they went broody. I currently am the only person in the house that will eat duck eggs, so wasnt paying much attention. All three laid nests and because of personal issues I just let them sit. How many chicks... -
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Happy Ducks
First bath in WEEKS. Temps are in the mid 40s, snow is gone in sunny areas, she who feeds the ducks decided to treat them. Oh happy happy ducks. -
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Ductor Mallard and her nest of eggs
Mallard (domestic) nest Question here. Please note i am a wussy when it comes to upsetting my ducks. Tried. Can't do it. With that said: How upset do they get when the nest is messed with? I am tempted to go out this evening with a marker, put a mark on the existing eggs so i can collect... -
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Do layers have warm bills?
I posted a picture of my darling with bumble foot last night. When putting her to bed I noticed her bill was warm. I immediately thought oh no the infection. This morning when letting them out of their house I checked to see how warm each of the 5 ducks' bills were. 3 felt normal, but the... -
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Little Miss Bumblefoot
Little miss bumblefoot. Will see if the "bandage" lasts the night. Surely I will get better at wrapping it. The rest of the Starkey Hill Crew are NOT happy about losing the swingers club hot tub or the spa's mud bath. Mud bath is gone until the bumblefoot is healed. She will stay in the... -
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Ancona Drake needs new home,Elko NV
This is Beesby Whacker, Ancona drake, soon to be 5 months old. He needs a home with lots of female companionship, which I cannot provide because of subdivision rules. He is healthy, does not bite, and a Mr. Personality. If you live in the Elko Nevada area, can provide him with females...- JenInNev
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Jerk Duck Aprehended and Detained
News flash: Beesby Whacker apprehended while being a JERK to the other ducks. Jail time is 1 hour in the Starkey Hill detention facility. And he doesn't like it. Because of his jerk behavior he has been advertised on Facebook's Elko pets and livestock page. Hopefully we will find him a home... -
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Escavating a canal, busy ducks
Oh my little darlings. After spending the past month or so making my ex asparagus bed their mud hole, they have decided to create a canal along the garden bed. Must be something tasty along there. I'm guessing 🐜 Hill. Ant population has exploded this year. Beesby the drake has one spot he... -
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My First Duck Egg
Not sure which of the three laid the egg. Size is small but from what I have read the first egg is small. Correct? -
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Building their own pond LOL
I swear my little darlings are building their own pond. Each morning when I dump their container (after the Pekin as her belly full of moths) they head straight to the mud hole. It started as a small hole they created earlier this year when I was moving around a temp pen. Once the yard was... -
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Should i be concerned or just keep an eye on it
Greetings from rural Nevada. My Khaki drake has a slight problem after mating with a female. He is going on 4 months old, and somewhat active with his same aged flock mates who are hens. I only have 3 hens, 2 drakes, so watching closely that the two drakes are not bothering 2 of the hens... -
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Duck behavior - agression or just Hey
My Khaki 3 1/2 month old hen has a habit of greeting me (and one of my adult sons) with her neck bent and head down running towards us. Her beady little eyes don't help with the feeling of demonic possession. Friendly hello, or a get the hades out of my yard? -
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Good morning from the Starkey Crew
Out in the "duck yard" enjoying my first cup of Joe. Its meditative to sit here watching my little darlings right after letting them out of their house each morning. Going to be a hot one today in Northeast Nevada, 70+ degrees at 7 am. Dogs hollering from the backyard, chickadees wanting me... -
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Ducks breeding habits so early?
My little darlings are about 3 1/2 months old. The two drakes started last week.pestering the hens for ... good times .... in the pool. I watched the khaki hen lay down and accept. The Pekin just tries to avoid the situation, but has been the preferred female, and the Mallard, she's too... -
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Quacker, not a Rasper!!!
Much to my joy this morning I finally discovered which of my little darlings is the loud quacker (all going on 14 weeks). It's Chicken!!!! Gender guessing has been hard with this group. I had originally guessed on 2 drakes and 3 hens. Then molting happened. One I had guessed as a Khaki... -
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Omg they were in the pen waiting for me
Went out at 8 to do my nightly exercise chasing ducks to their pen. To my disbelief all five were already there!!! My little darlings scattered when I came down the stairs from the deck, but stayed near it. I just sat down and watched. Slowly all five wandered back in and stayed. Bedtime... -
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My little darlins are free
We finally got the temp house (hoping wood prices drop this fall), the pen, and now the yard duckafied for roaming. They are so happy!!! I learned so much over the past 12 weeks when it comes to ducks. Still have alot more to learn. Next step is the hardest. Beesby (Ancona) and Duck... -
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Moving the Starkey Crew outside.
I will be picking my mom up from a week visit with my sister. Crossing my fingers and toes the Starkey crew will have a house and half pen finished when I get home. Pictures when I do move them to their new forever home. Next week the other half will be completed (town is out of hardware... -
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Today is the Day for Duck Run
Today is the day we get the materials for the duck run. My biggest worry is the fill. I have been reading what most people have done, most are not an option ($). We will be putting the hardware cloth on the flooring as most predators here are ground dwellers or diggers (snakes, mice, coyotes...
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