Update: We've had Muffin in her own pen for a few days now. Today was their first supervised interaction in the yard. I could tell she really wanted to join the others, but Bacon chased her off every time she got within a few feet of them. Waffles chased her a bit as well, but it looked more...
Thanks so much for your advice! We just set up a second pen along one side of the duck pen and she already seems so much happier now that she's not getting beat up. She seems to be feeling a bit left out, but it's for her own protection. We'll take your suggestion and give it a few days to...
Hello, I'm quite new to raising ducks. I have two cayugas (one male, one female), a mallard (male), and a pekin (female). The cayugas and mallard (Pancake, Waffles, and Bacon) have grown up together and are about 18-19 weeks old. Since we knew that the male to female ratio was going to be...
Hi, my name is Kayla. I've been finding great information and advice on BYC for quite a while just through google searches, so I finally decided to join!
My family has raised small flocks of chickens for as long as I can remember. Currently, we have 10 chickens (a few different breeds, but I'm...