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Ducks Wandering the Yard - Advice Please!
Well, Ernie turned out to be a female Mallard, and she moved to a giant farm with ponds and tanks and lots of others ducks, geese, and what-have-you. Bert turned out to be a VERY big male Rouen drake, with an even bigger attitude. I just took the top picture with my phone, so it is very grainy... -
Oops! I think I made a bad move!
Hmmm... My friend's place is a large farm. She has both domestic and wild ducks at her place. They do not hurt ducks there. -
Oops! I think I made a bad move!
I have a Mallard I want to release. She is trying to fly inside the pen, and is bent on getting out. A friend gave me three ducks they did not want anymore, and it's not a happy scene at my house! I will be moving at least two of the new ones out this week, and releasing the Mallard at a... -
Ducks Wandering the Yard - Advice Please!
Veronica's Mom, I will take them to the vet. We have the world's most wonderful vets right here in Silver City, NM. We do all we can to support them. These vets responded to a local online community posting by a young man whose pit bull puppy had a severe, life threatening abscess on her face... -
Ducks Wandering the Yard - Advice Please!
Serenity Rachel, I like your advice. An animal rescue place here in the Grant County area threatened me, saying I should have a license to have a wild Mallard. The fact is, until it got old enough to figure it out through its feathering, and posting pictures in here, I really had no idea what... -
Ducks Wandering the Yard - Advice Please!
NEW QUESTION!!! My Mallard is a female, and was rescued on June 28 this year. She was only a day or two old when she came running into our yard. QUESTION: She is desperately trying to get out of the pen and has been trying to fly inside the pen, and even dig her way out. I am not a cruel... -
Ducks Wandering the Yard - Advice Please!
More questions for you guys: 1. How much food should these guys get? I have been feeding them every time Bert (the big guy) calls out to me. 2. How often should water be changed? I change it every day, but it never seems often enough! 3. I am building a coop for them, how well should it... -
Pictures Of Your Little Ducklings!!
My two guys love that I feed them, but don't like to be touched or picked up, especially the Mallard. I wish they were friendlier, but they honor me by just being here. -
Ducks Wandering the Yard - Advice Please!
What is it about peas? My two LOVE them! I throw them into their little kids paddle pool and they go nuts for them! They also love spinach and dandelions. But when I get the mealworms out, they go insane with delight. Ducks are an endless fascination to me -
Ducks Wandering the Yard - Advice Please!
My two rather crazy ducks are wanting to wander about the yard. The problem is that I have Chihuahuas, and one rather large black rescue dog. I worry that letting them roam could be a problem. Secondly: how the heck do you corral them back into their enclosure???? One is a Rouen and the... -
Rouen Duck thread
These ducks grow so fast!!! Need help on a good identification of Bert (the big one). The little one is either a Call duck, or a female Mallard. -
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Pictures Of Your Little Ducklings!!
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My two ducks are doing super well. They are growing exponentially, and are the best of buddies. I cannot believe how messy they are! I am having to change their "pond" water every day. As soon as new water goes in, they go in - and POOP immediately!!!! Unbelievable...- Quackpot
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Pictures Of Your Little Ducklings!!
A Rouen? Can you tell me anything about them? Actually, the one with two stripes is the one I thought was a Muscovy and we call Bert. The people who gave it to us showed us its parents. What about the smaller one then? Is that a Mallard? It is wayyyyyy smaller the Bert -
Pictures Of Your Little Ducklings!!
These are our two babies, Bert and Ernie. We know Bert is a Muscovy, and we think Ernie might be a Mallard. -
How many Ducks does everyone have.
We have: 2 very young ducks. One Muscovy/Regular duck One mystery duck - we think it might be a Mallard, but still too young to know for sure. Oops! Total: 1896 -
Just established the Nation of Quackistan
Thank you guys.. And Michael, Quackopolis would work nicely. they have established favored spots for different times of the day, so I guess those might count as being suburbs of sorts. Interestingly, the little pool they have has pictures of fish all the way around the inside of it. Bert (the...- Quackpot
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Just established the Nation of Quackistan
Hi all! I do NOT have chickens... Well, not yet anyway... The story...A few - a very few - short weeks ago, as my wife and I, along with family members, were enjoying a cookout, we found ourselves the unwitting parents to a new family member. As we were sitting around telling stories, and...- Quackpot
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