Duckling hatched and can’t figure out who’s the mama - I have a Cayuga , blue Swedish , or buff orpington - my drakes are Pekins. - Anyone have any guesses ? im sure it will be easier to tell once older and feathers out Meet combs ❤️❤️
First time letting my girls try and hatch a clutch - 3 out of my 6 girls were broody so were doing a great job sharing the egg sitting responsibility ! Once they started hatching they killed one- I think cause they couldn’t share very well. I took the second one and its sitting in the...
I guess I’m annoying and talk about ducks too much. I always tell them stories I read on this forum and tell them about my ducks adventures. So today I showed up with my son and I in matching outfits 😂😂. Knew you guys would enjoy them better than they did
Hey guys ! Long time duck mom - brand new chicken mom - part of my yard gets super flooded and nasty this time of year - my ducks love it, spend all day foraging and swimming . My 3 hens seem pretty confused and won’t go to the less flooded part of the yard. They seem to want to hang out...
Hey ! My drake is almost a year old and is getting these crazy pin feathers all over his wings - my other two males (separated ) are the same exact age and don’t have any of this going on- is it because of his deformed beak he’s not able to preen properly ? Anything I should be doing to help...
I’ve driven to 4 vets this morning Any advice on how to help my girl ? Everyone is closed or doesn’t take ducks 😭. I need to keep her comfortable until tommorow when the vets open back up
I have one very polite pekin drake(Frick). I believe he is about 3 years old - he always is very sweet to his mate (Frack) and my one disabled male and my 8 4 month old ducklings - (only Mates on water after she gives permission , protects from the dogs , stands guard while she lays her egg )...
So my ducklings just reached 8 weeks - they have been free ranging with my friendly drake and his partner and my special duck who has no interest in breeding /. I have two huge brother Pekins that have been separated from the flock for the last month and they are starting to fight with...
So my ducklings just reached 8 weeks - they have been free ranging with my friendly drake and his partner and my special duck who has no interest in breeding /. I have two huge brother Pekins that have been separated from the flock for the last month and they are starting to fight with...
So right now I have one female laying duck. She’s about 3 years old. Lays an egg everyday - about 3 weeks ago I switched the food from a laying food to an all flock - she hasn’t laid an egg in the last 6 days and she is just full of energy. Running up and down the whole yard instead of...
Hey everyone ! I have a special duck that needs extra help grooming and eating .I can never seem to get him as clean as his friends outside can - anyone have any recommendations ? We already do weekly indoor bath soaks to get off extra poop