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Hi! I have three, 7(ish) week old Pekin ducks, and three 2 week old Pekin ducklings. They’ve been meeting through a repurposed dog kennel on really nice day, like today! I have one hen that’s particularly interested with the babies, and won’t leave their “side” when they’re outside. I won’t...

Hi friends! I recently got three more ducklings to add to my flock of three. One of the ducklings has a very pale beak compared to the other two/my big ducks. I’m still new to this, so I’m wondering if this means that I have a white layer in my mix? They’re all supposed to be Pekins, but it...

Hi all! So my three ducks that made me a duck mama are feathered and out in the coop. Logically, I got 4 more ducklings to appease my “empty nest” syndrome. The first batch of ducks I got, I got four, and lost one within an hour of having them home (it was weak when we picked them up from the...

Hi everyone! a while back I posted a thread because I had some duckling bulling going on and my ducklings were bleeding from their wings. Those healed up pretty well, except one wing on one duckling. This duckling has continuously knocked the clot/scab off his or her wing, which makes it bleed...

Hi all! My ducklings are ~5 and a half weeks old, and their voices are starting to change (which is super funny to listen to.. 😂). Just wondering if anyone has a clear video to listen to of a female’s quack Vs. drake noises? I’ve scoured YouTube but haven’t found any that are super clear/don’t...

Hi all! I posted a thread a few days ago about an injured ducking (it had the tip of one of it’s blood feathers taken off somehow) I brushed it off as a space issue, cleaned the wound, and moved the three ducklings out into their coop. Well, now, two days later, my two bigger ducklings (all are...

Hi all! I’ve been reading a lot of these threads on the duck forum, and though I don’t know the gender of my ducklings quite yet, their voices are starting to change I have a sneaking suspicion that I have two drakes and one female. My question is: if I have to separate the two drakes from the...

Hello! I came home from running errands and one of my ducklings is bleeding. I’m not sure how (s)he hurt themselves, but there’s not a ton of blood (picture attached), so I’m not super concerned, but what should I use to clean it?

So ... A power outage due to a Nor’Easter wasn’t something I was too worried about when I got ducklings in late March. But apparently Maine still had one good storm up her sleeve. My ducklings are around 4 weeks old, and are left with no heat lamp because we don’t have power, or access to a...

Hi! I’m not overly concerned about this, but I’ve attached a picture of the temporary “dry off” pen I have set up for my ducklings for after a bath. They have some bald spots on their wings, which I’ve read is normal? This just seemed like a lot of feathers to lose all at once, but I could be...

Hi all! I’m wondering if it’s too early to transition my ducklings outside? They’ll be about four weeks (give it take) old next week, and are starting to feather out, and are rapidly out growing my brooder. I am getting a coop this week, and was thinking about setting it up, and putting their...

Hi! So.I’m curious. I bought these ducklings, under the impression that they were a week old or younger. Which, by that logic, would make them about two weeks old now. But they are definitely losing their baby down (anytime we pick them up or pet them, their fuzz goes everywhere), and I swear...

What does everyone use for brewers yeast/nutritional yeast for ducklings? I’m new to this, so I’m unsure of which brands are best and things like that. My babes are currently eating Purina Flock Raiser Crumble, and are getting liquid vitamin B in their water, but their legs haven’t fully...

Hi! So let me preface this by saying, I know ducklings/ducks are messy, and it’s just in their nature. BUT. I’m here to see if anyone has any tips or tricks on how to keep their bedding less soaked? I attached a picture here that is an hour after I had completely dumped and cleaned the...

Are you all sick of me and my questions yet? 😉 I’m getting four more ducklings on April 29th (that was the soonest my feed store could get them in, as I don’t buy my ducklings from TSC), and they’ll be a week old, potentially younger. I have three ducklings right now that will be around 5-ish...

Hi all! I have had my ducklings since Wednesday (it is now Saturday night), and have noticed in the last two days, my ducklings are stumbling occasionally when they walk, and are stepping on their own feet because their feet are starting to cross over each other. One is worse than the other...

Hi all! Let me get this right out of the way: I don’t know what I’m doing, this is my first time being a duck mama, please help me! 😂 I did all the research I could on ducks and duck breeds, and settled on Pekin ducklings for my first ducks! I currently have three, and plan to get a few more...

Hi! my name is Shyanne, I’m from a small town in Maine, and I just recently became a mama to three Pekin ducklings, and have plans to expand my flock in coming weeks. I lost a duckling my first night with them home (he/she was weak when I got them), and now I have so many questions! This...