My ducks were asleep in the corner of their pen/yard when I left for the store. I was gone maybe 20 minutes and when I came back they were in the opposite corner and I never thought anything of it. I went out to feed them and they wouldn't come into the coop, so I went and got them in. I...
Thank You! Sorry for such a late reply, when I joined I was dealing with a bad case of bumble foot with Waddles. They sure keep a person busy don't they!
Thank You everybody who helped with this oddity. I appreciate everyone taking the time to help me. I'm thinking Dawdles doesn't lay consistently because I have found 3 eggs at times and I have seen Waddles lay 2 eggs. Hormones playing a part as they are just 8 or 9 months old. Thank You!
I just looked and no thankfully! Wow things got way easier now. I'll tell you though Dawdles is very aggressive with sex for a female Waddles sometimes does it sideways and never for long that's why I thought Dawdles was male.
What is best way to tell? Waddles bill used to be green then when she started laying it went slate color. I'm going to take them to the vet in January as Waddles needs blood work to make sure infection is gone and Dawdles to find out what sex he/she really is!! lol
I agree and have discussed with vet. Vet said keep an eye on her to see if she starts showing signs of being exhausted. They are both only 8 months old so hormones are playing a roll.
Hi all this is my first post, I have a couple of Black Swedish Ducks. I thought I had 2 males then about 2 months ago I found an egg! So it turned out Waddles was female and Dawdles was male. Waddles has laid 2 eggs per day for 6 weeks even through her bumble foot infection. I saw them having...