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So I shouldn't be thinking they are never going to lay, it sounds like? Y'all are making me feel much better about the whole situation. It sounds like I don't need to assume they are laying up a storm while they're out free-ranging.... THANK YOU for your thoughts and reassurances!

Hello all, I'm at my wit's end. We bought 14 ducks in August from a local breeder: 8 Khaki Campbells, 4 Silver Appleyards, and a beautiful crossed pair (Welsh Harlequin x Rouen). The crossed duck is 2 years old and the breeder said she was a great layer. 6 of the Campbells are females--5...

2 rare heritage Silver Appleyard drakes for sale or trade. This breed is listed as critical by ALBC (http://www.albc-usa.org/cpl/waterfowl/silverappleyard.html). These guys came to me from a local breeder whose original stock came from Holderread's. $20 apiece or I will trade for Silver...

WTB: Young Black Australorp hens or pullets somewhere in Western North Carolina. Prefer vaccinated for Marek's. Also in search of pullets or hens of the following breeds: Ancona, Light Sussex, Salmon Faverolles, Ameraucana, Maran (Wheaten or Black Copper), Silver Laced Wyandotte. Thanks!

I am looking to buy hens of the following breeds: ~Marans (Black, Blue, Cuckoo) ~Silver Spangled Hamburg ~Lakenvelder ~Ancona ~Faverolles ~Araucana or Ameraucana ~Black Austrolorps ~Silver Laced Wyandotte Will consider pairs if you have roosters available. Also in search of Welsh Harlequin...

I am looking to buy hens of the following breeds: ~Marans (Black, Blue, Cuckoo) ~Silver Spangled Hamburg ~Lakenvelder ~Ancona ~Faverolles ~Araucana or Ameraucana ~Black Austrolorps ~Silver Laced Wyandotte Will consider pairs if you have roosters available. Also in search of Welsh Harlequin...

4 weeks ago, we brought home our Khaki Campbells and Silver Appleyards...and not a single egg yet. Some are juveniles, and so I assume haven't started laying yet, but several are mature and I was told are excellent layers (by the woman we bought them from). Any guesses on why no one is laying...

I may have video of snapper catching to post -- stay tuned! Miss Lydia, where in WNC do you live? I am in Swannanoa near WWCollege...

I have a friend who is coming over to fish out the biggest snappers and eat them, and another friend who is helping me set up traps to catch the smaller ones. The ducks are fenced out of the pond for the moment, with a basin of water in their pen, until we decide what to do about the snappers...

Thanks everybody - Little Reggie (the Appleyard) is standing and walking on the leg and foot that the snapper tore up. And everyone has been peacefully hanging out in the pen for a couple of days. They still haven't really warmed up to us (still try to run every time we come near) but I think...

I live in western North Carolina. Will check into regulations here. Also you can thin the population down but never catch them all. - so does this mean that we either just have to live with the threat (even if we reduce it by catching some) or not allow them in the pond? We have a smaller...

Has anyone had any luck with eradicating snapping turtles from a pond? Our pond is beautiful and perfect for ducks EXCEPT that it is full of snapping turtles. Any advice about trapping and relocating, whether it is possible to really catch them all, whether new snappers will show up, etc...

Thank you kind people, They are all locked in the duck house for the night and little Reggie (Appleyard who was attacked by the snapper) has his foot splinted and leg bandaged. They seem to be learning the routine of food in the evening and going into the house for the night. I'm going to...

Well after 3 days and 2 nights and lots of peas and lots of waking up to the sound of coyotes howling in the night, all 12 ducks finally came into the pen and spent the night in the duck house. In the meantime, one of the Silver Appleyards was attacked by a snapping turtle, who chewed up his...

Yeah, Bookworms, your kayak post made me laugh. We may have to find a friend with a boat we can borrow. For now, there is a trail of peas leading to their house and they've gotten lots of pea snacks today.

THANK YOU, everyone. TLWR, I will follow your advice and hope that they will gradually, gradually get used to me. Looks like my Saturday is going to involve lots of peas and lots of patience. I feel encouraged by all of you! All of this reminds me of a Ralph Waldo Emerson quote that's been...

Thanks everyone, I will try peas. We have had a sorely trying morning trying to herd them out of the pond, including me getting soaked with pond water. The 10 renegades are still on the loose, and the poor two captives (in a small pen attached to the duck house) are very upset about being...

Hello Duck People, We just brought our ducks home to the farm yesterday: 8 Khaki Campbells, 2 Silver Appleyards, and a pair that is a beautiful Welsh Harlequin x Rouen cross. We have a super-secure duck house near our 1/4 acre pond and plenty of forage around the pond. We are on 5 acres with...