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Your Dandelion is so pretty! I got them as goslings from a local backyard breeder, not a hatchery. They are only about 8 months old. It’s okay with me if they are crosses. I was just curious. Do they both look like males to you? They both get their (longish) necks to the ground to hiss at my...

I am not sure, but from their behavior, I think they are both male. That’s very interesting! Is the eye color one way to determine the sex of these geese? That would make things much easier!

Is there such a thing as blue-eyed American Buff geese? I read recently that Buffs are suppose to have brown eyes. My two Buffs have blue eyes. Are they a mix of Buff and something else?

Thank you Debbie292d. They must not have eaten much. They all seem perfectly fine today. I will keep your advice in mind for future reference.

There is a wide swath of Four O’Clock flower plant in my yard. The seeds are ripening and falling on the ground. Some of my chickens were eating them this morning. I am reading that the entire plant, including the seeds are toxic to people and animals. They all seem to be fine at the moment, but...

My geese are 4 1/2 months old. Two are American Buff and two are Brown Chinese geese. One of the Chinese has had wry neck since a few days after hatch but seems to be doing okay so far. Can you tell their gender from the pictures at this age? From their aggressive behavior, I think I may have...

It looks (and sounds) like I have a male and female! Yay! The duck makes very definite quacking sounds and the drake is raspy. And his male coloring is starting to come in. No tail curl yet though. They have two kiddie pools but she prefers to sit in the smaller water containers.

My two saxony ducks are about 6 weeks old. Can you tell their gender at this age and how? I am hoping for a mating pair. Their voices have not changed into distinct quacks or raspy sounds yet. Thank you.

Thought it would be fun to follow up with the result of one of my Wellbar hens going broody. She hatched 5 chicks and I incubated the sixth egg that she abandoned after the others had hatched. The ducklings have adopted that one since momma and the other chickens peck at her. The Sapphire Blue...

Thank you for replying. I put some boards against the wall for the hens to hide under in case it is bullying. Unfortunately, I think it is most likely bullying now that I have read some other posts. Our new geese have been venturing close to the peafowl pen and the peacock frantically paces...

My white peahen has a very bloody neck today. Is this what happens during mating ? Or is she having a fight with the other peahen? She shares a pen with a white peacock and an Indian Blue peahen. They are all about a couple of weeks short of being 1 year old. I have never kept peafowl before...

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Two of the three remaining made it to hatch. One gave up late. But I love my two Saxony ducklings. They seem more energetic than the Magpie ducklings I brooded last year. They get the zoomies around the brooder a lot. They have also been very welcoming and gracious to a lone chick who momma hen...

Does anyone know where I can get pure Saxony duck hatching eggs or ducklings in East Texas? I ordered some eggs online and not only is the shipping g charges high (for good reason), but on day 15 of incubation, it looks like only 3 are still viable out of the 13 eggs I received. The shipping...

Thanks you. I will try to find things to keep them occupied. I have seen them chewing at each other’s backs but thought they were only helping each other groom or scratch the itchy area for their friend.

The skin of my two American Buff goslings’ backs looks strange and unhealthy. I also have two Chinese goslings. One has wry neck so I keep it separate so that it can rest and get special care without being trampled on. The other Chinese is in the same brooder as the American Buffs and does have...

I just came back from looking in on the birds and to my surprise, I found a second duck egg today in the leaves next to the pond! I can tell it is a first egg because it is small, narrow, and pointy. Also, my third female duck is not acting like herself and is waddling with her behind low to the...

Ok, I will just leave the dominant drake with the 3 female ducks. Thank you for your input! Thanks for that advice, Miss Lydia. I am hoping the rooster will not have to be in there with the drakes too long.

Thank you for your replies. At least one of the ducks is giving me a delicious egg daily. :) I will wait patiently for the other two. I have a small isolation pen that currently houses a bullied rooster. I am thinking of moving 4 of the drakes into that pen with the rooster until I can figure...