i’m making an byc article about keeping drakes and all drake flocks
if you have drakes please post pictures of them here if i can use them - can be a single drake but preferable together
i have a heat lamp bulb hung about 2 feet above our feed bags. along with a heater it’s staying on 24/7 to keep this space warm for the ducks who are in it during the day
we have a heat lamp hung about 2 feet up above our bags of feed, will that cause a fire? should i move it tomorrow morning? it’s going 24/7 to keep the room warm for the ducks who are in it during day
this is my second winter with ducks, but they are my babies so just want to make sure i know everything possible to to keep them happy and healthy
1) they are indoors at night so will stay pretty warm, for their daytime playtime how long can they be in the snow?
2) please give me lots of...
i’m in a duck group that i think is spreading fake info about the care of ducks. here is a few of the things they said that i don’t understand please tell me what u think -
1) rescuing a DOMESTIC dumped ducks is illegal and once they are released they are considered wild and you can get...
i got costumes for all my ducks... the only thing i’m trying to figure out is should i have them pass out candy with me? or should we go trick or treating? they are human imprinted, used to dressing up, and love people!
i have two different groups of ducks. one that is an all drake flock, and the other is a mixed flock (two duck hens, and a drake)
so at night they will all be in the same coop and will be able to see each other, but will be separated from touching each other. so i was wondering how i can do...
i am writing another article to help people indentify their ducks breed! if possible, please post some photos of all your different breeds so i can add them in!
you will get picture credit of course!!
i was talking with someone who was questioning what breed their rescue duckling could be. they are fostering the duckling, and got them from a rescue that found them with a group of wild mallards. and initially everyone thought the “pekin” duckling was dumped. now realizing it’s a white mallard...
anybody have any cute pictures i can use for an article. you will of course get credit ❤️
pictures i am most looking for are
- your duck as a baby and then when it is 2-3 months older (full grown)
- muddy ducks, anything showing how messy they can be
if i use your picture (with permission of...
my drake follows around one of my girls all day, and not the other one? he doesn’t attack her. he is still nice to her and mates with her, just wondering if this is normal?
if i ever wanted to show my ducks, what’s the show standard for each breed? khaki, rouens, and pekin?
they are just pets so i love them anyways but i feel like shows could be fun
my ducks follow me around most of the day. but whenever i’m inside while they are outside they’ll usually go and play in the pool or forage (finally got them to stop crying when i leave lol)
but whenever i walk over to them my drake does this weird thing where he puts his head up as high as he...