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Bought a box of "CUTE" today!!!
I have several different breeds but no runners. After unsuccessfully trying to order runners in from the local feed store, I found a nice lady with runner ducklings for sale...talk about cute...and alert. The mothers were fawn and white, and blue. The father was fawn and white. Three of them... -
TSC ducklings...any ideas on breed?
I am familiar with ducks but can not I'd the light ones with the eye stripes. Bought them at TSC in a tub labeled swedish ducks. The black ones obviously look like black swedes but the light ones have me stumped. They are a bluish tan...eye stripes...sun spots like a baby mallard or rouen just a... -
Swedes? Rouens? Golden 300 Hybrids? Duckling ID
Hi all, made the mistake of going to tractor supply today...and ended up with six more ducklings...they had all ducklings in one tub...labeled khaki campbells and blue swedes, these were two seperate weekly shipments from the hatchery. I guess they were not selling they had them marked down to... -
Tips for the new duck owner!!!!!!!
Just some tidbits of info for a newer duck owner, I will add when I have time! 1. Build a bigger coop first, seems like everyone with ducks builds a small coop for a few ducks, then because of duck math(addicted to ducks and adding more), ends up building bigger housing within a year. 2. In... -
New Ducks! Caused need for Bigger Housing!
I solved my dilemma of needing new layers to keep up with ever increasing demand. With my current hens I was getting nine eggs a day out of ten hens, and seeing as one is a mallard, thats pretty good, but i need more eggs. I was going to order nine additional welsh hens and a drake, but... -
Flock addition... recommendations please
Started raising ducks last year and have enjoyed it immensly...I currently have 7 pekins(3 hens and 4 drakes), 1 female mallard, and 7 khaki/khaki x welsh(1 drake and 6 hens). I have the space...run space...housing...pond( self cleaning by being spring fed). I do not plan on freezer camping... -
Should I Catch Them? ***update*** rescued one pekin!
Ok...in a local park near me...there are now all of a sudden three ducks...one male pekin...two brown hens...they have no owners...wont last thru a hard NW Pennsylvania winter...no house or protection from cats...eagles...etc(right along allegheny riverl). Should i catch them and give them a... -
Duck house and run progress
Well, the duckhouse is finished and setup with a temporary small run. I am making a pvc run 10' x 15' for daytime. It will be hardware cloth for three feet up and plastic hardware cloth for the rest. It is light enough to drag around the yard. I will add wheels to the duckhouse which... -
mallard or rouens
Mallards or rouens...assorted from feed store...no back toes clipped What say everyone? -
Am i nuts?
Well...I just started with the duck thing and got six pekin ducklings a.month ago...my wife thought I was nuts but has since grown to love them...I built a nice run and house...well I did a bad thing...TSC had six khaki campbells left and I was planning on adding khakis or welsh harlequins to my... -
Pekin ducks...black feathers
I have six three week old pekin ducklings...and they are obviously pekins....but the biggest boldest little bugger has about a dozen black pinfeathers in his tail...when he's dry and fluffed they aren't noticable...but when he's swimming they are really black looking. I thought pekins were... -
Duck housing---need opinions on my plan
Hi everyone, Proud owner of six pekin ducklings...three weeks old and healthy...wow are they growing fast...they need a house. I started a 4'x4' framed house for them...and my wife announced she wants to add four khakis to the flock...well now the house I started is already too small...so here... -
Mallard vs Rouen ducklings
Hi everyone, New to the board as the proud owner of six three week old pekin ducklings...wow they grow fast! My other half wants to add some color to our flock...and my suggestions were adding four more either campbells or rouens...the local TSC has "mallards" but doing alot of reading here I...