Thanks for all your suggestions, Think I'm going to keep the dog food away as well as the porridge for a couple of days till they eventually give in I took these four over from the people next door & I'm thinking they just fed them dog food I don't have this problem with any of my other duck...
I have a couple of duck & just recently I thought I had this duck thing figured out I got four more & these four won't eat the duck feed but will eat the dogs food out of his bowl. If I don't allow them to get to the dogs food they won't eat!!! Is this normal & more importantly is it healthy...
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Can anyone tell me when Mallards & Pekin's breed in South Africa I am in Rustenburg & can't find anything conclusive on the net, I have six mallard's & two pekin's all moulted together October November & December, They are in stunning condition eat all the right foods & free range...
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Can anyone tell me when Mallards & Pekin's breed in South Africa I am in Rustenburg & can't find anything conclusive on the net, I have six mallard's & two pekin's all moulted together October November & December, They are in stunning condition eat all the right foods & free range...
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Can anyone tell me when Mallards & Pekin's breed in South Africa I am in Rustenburg & can't find anything conclusive on the net, I have six mallard's & two pekin's all moulted together October November & December, They are in stunning condition eat all the right foods & free range...
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Can anyone tell me when Mallards & Pekin's breed in South Africa I am in Rustenburg & can't find anything conclusive on the net, I have six mallard's & two pekin's all moulted together October November & December, They are in stunning condition eat all the right foods & free range...
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I think my ducks may be moulting but all of them at the same time???? Is that normal?
I have two Pekin's & four Mallards there are a lot of feathers in their pen that's why I think they might be moulting but also they have stopped laying eggs its bee over a month now? How long does...
Will go into town tomorrow to the pet shop & see what they suggest
I have 2 females a Peken & a Mallard and 2 Drakes also a Peken & Mallard all in the same pen? Is that an ok ratio?
Thanks for all your advice.
Jo
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Five of the six little ones died @ day three "Mother wasn't feeding them + they got cold during the night" ended up letting the other doe foster the surviving one & he is doing well.
Thanks for all the advice x
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I have a pair of Peken ducks & a pair of Mallards that are mating like crazy but no eggs!!! A few weeks ago the female Pekin duck laid a egg a day for about a week ( six in total) and then just stopped this was her first time laying? I live in South Africa & it has been a bit hot...
I have a very large inclosure on our farm with beautiful shady peach treas & a sunny area towards the back, I built a duck pond & got four ducks later I got a few chickens then I got some rabbits which I kept separately after a few months I put the six does in with the ducks & chooks keeping my...
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My rabbit had six little ones yesterday, but she made her nest outside right in the open I live in South Africa & its a very hot time of the year for us plus its our rainy season so electrical storms @ night & heat you would not believe during the day not to mention the humidity...
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Thank you I candled as you suggested but no movement
later once the eggs had warmed up again I removed them from the egg box I had them in during incubation for lock down & placed them in a tray in the incubator ready for hatching half a hour later all 25 eggs started shaking &...
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Ok so today is day 18 for my chicken eggs in my homemade incubator but lat night we had a power failure & it was out for seven hours!!! I kept the eggs warm as best I could, do you think they might have a chance? Or are they dead?
Thanks Jo