In the spring, when I reinforce the duck coop, I'm looking to get a blue Swedish, but have not had luck finding anyone local who breeds them- the only blue swedish duck farm I can find is in California. I live in Portland, OR, and believe the less trauma they can go through while in transit...
I have a similar problem with one of my ducks, who also stopped laying eggs.....hopefully it's due to nutrition and not some sort of disease....Keep us posted and good luck!
Thanks for your replies so far! The new duck is slightly older- She's already 2 years old whereas our pair is about 6 months old....so far they have been more tolerant, but the male duck controls everything, from the food the new duck eats to the amount of water she drinks. I'll keep you posted!
Hello! We have 2 runner ducks (1 drake ad 1 duck) and have today just bought an ancona female. Our runner girl seems scared of the newcomer and our make runner (as you can imagine) will.not.leave. her. alone. He keeps pecking at her neck and trying to mount her, and I'm afraid that leaving all...
Hi, everyone! We're the proud parents of one duck and one drake. They are a sort of Indian Runner mix, and when babies, would follow us around and actually let us touch them. Now that they are adults, they still get excited when we approach their enclosure, but will not come near us- not even...
Thanks, everyone, for your replies. It doesn't get too cold here, but it definitely dips to below 32 sometimes (we never know if we will have snow or not come winter). I think I'll wait until my ducklings are fully feathered. Thanks!
We're the new proud owners of two rescued ducks (I think they're Indian Runners). They hatched in late October. We were wondering how long they should be raised indoors- will we be able to put them outside in a duck coop say, in January? Earlier?
Thanks in advance!