Hi, I am on a tight deadline and I am looking for a good duck breed for 4-H. I am looking mainly for a duck that is good for showmanship. It would also be nice for a good breed for meat. We know about some but I would like to know your guys' opinion.
I would kinda like to have a duck that is...
I used to have to then one male died then I had one more. About a week ago I had 2 and now I only have one a male. The female died from a weasel. She was hurt from being over bred by a magpie male and then got better with her new buddy a mixed breed baby. The baby is fine but lonely with out...
My male is breeds with all the females but the least with the other magpie female. He does breed with this one pekin female a lot and eventually she hurt her leg and we kept her alone till we got a baby mixed breed from incubation. A while ago we put her and the baby with the other ducks and...
I have a male and a female both great pets. they are quiet, small, and the female (Carol) lays eggs a lot.
the female is on the right, a Saxony female in the middle, and the male magpie on the far left.
I'm trying to find some to but I find that calls are easy to handle. Magpies are really calm and are really quiet. My female is a grey magpie and she is nice and small, kinda slow, and always lays a egg if the right conditions.
When we got new ducks they sometimes ended like that. My mother bought a grain that helps with calcium. The company is called Layena you should check it out. We also feed them crushed egg shells and a feed that is oyster shells. Hope this helped!
So I am a young girl who has 6 ducks, 4 cats, 1 sheep, 9 horses, and 2 dogs. I live on a ranch and have been in 4-H as long as I can remember. I am taking duck and horse this year. We have 4 female ducks and of those 4 three have been laying and one is younger. We then have 2 males.
The ducks...
For 4-H last year I used a male call duck for showmanship. I am young and just an intermediate in 4-H so the call duck was super easy to control. I could hold him in one hand and pull out his wings with the other. He drooped his head for a while but then picked it up. If you know how to hold a...