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My khaki campbell and runner drakes weren't fighting when I attempted to cull them all at 8 weeks, one of the runner drakes slipped through though. Now I have some pekins (mostly male) that I started free-ranging at about five weeks, thinking that they would be big enough to not be bothered by...

I am going to start hatching next spring and I want to be prepared. I also want to buy my incubators before the massive inflation hits. I am currently raising my third set of ducklings, but I have never hatched before. I'm planning a breeding program where I want to keep track of the pedigree...

I read about them in Storey's Guide to Raising Ducks. Is it really just a flap of skin that hangs down? If it drags on the ground, does it get dirty and increase the chance of disease/parasites? Does it reduce the agility of the duck, making it more vulnerable to predators? Does it affect...

I was looking for pekin ducks but the only thing that I could find in my area were these "assorted ducks" Three of them have crests, the other three don't, but look to be the same breed (yellow, with some faint brownish striping on their heads). I plan on eating them when they get to about 8...

Right now I have five runners and one campbell. They have a coop but no longer use it. I just let them wander around and sleep outside in my fenced yard. There is a very large hawk living in the neighbor's tree. It is much larger than my ducks and my neighbor saw it swoop down to get my...