cayuga ducklings

I ordered some Cayuga duck hatching eggs about 2 months ago from Nate Vanwey of Shamrock Farm WI. They are 100% Dempsey pure Cayuga ducklings. All the pictures of his birds online are absolutely gorgeous. Got 18 eggs, 5 hatched. All from his C3 breeding pen. The eggs from the other pens never...

Hey all, As someone new to Cayuga owning, can they come in any color other than black? Or if the ducklings are not black does that mean they’re not pure Cayuga??

Hi- we are currently incubating Cayuga Duck eggs- going in day 26 and one has made an external pip AT THE WRONG END!!!! I let it sit for 12 hours took it out and the membrane looked completely dry and brown. So I carefully chipped off some of the egg surrounding it ( as it also looked like the...

Hi, I just hatched my first flock of ducks 4 weeks ago. I have 6 happy and healthy ducklings. Today I noticed that the bills of 3 of my ducklings are turning a more green/blue rather than the black they were before. I know it’s not uncommon for pekin bills to get freckles or for cayugas to turn...

Hey there, everyone! So, here's a bit of background... I've always wanted ducks... For as long as I can remember. After a few failed incubations, I decided I'd just get some ducklings and raise em' rather than hatch my own. We bought three straight run Cayuga ducklings on June 27th! I finally...

I just introduced myself in the newbie section with my pretty ducks. I’d like to show them off in the Duck section as wel ofcourse but I also want to share the sad story of my third duckling with you. First 24hrs went great but after not so much. Didn’t eat well and did not drink from the cup...

Hello community, I’d like to introduce my two Cayuga ducklings here... previously I had two white Dutch call ducks. Unfortunately the drake died because of a car accident and until we found her another partner she is at a reputable breeder of white call ducks to refresh the family tree there...

One of my Cayuga ducklings is jet black and much skinner than the other (April), while the other (Andy) has some white/light tan around his chest and beak and is a bit bulkier with thicker legs, which makes me think they are two different sexes. I read somewhere a long time ago that the lighter...

Hello! I'm a first time duck and chicken owner and I have a question. I have 2 Anconas, 1 Cayuga, and 1 Rouen ducks and recently I've been hearing a deeper kinda quack-like noise coming from one of my ducks, I believe it's Patty the Ancona, however I read that ducklings don't get their voice...

Hi! We have a male year old Cayuga and a female Pekin. They just had some babies! Yay! I was wondering has anyone had these babies before, from these breeds? Will they be the size of a Pekin? There are 3 black and white/yellow ones, the other 6 are the yellow/white like a baby Pekin. Will these...

My daughter who’s almost 9 aspires to be a vet. We already have 2 dogs and a green cheek-conure. We thought Cayuga ducklings would make a good hardy pet! This is all new for us and I’m looking forward to learning all about proper care for them!

Hi There, Looking for advice please. I had 6 cayuga duck eggs incubating and upon the process only 2 proceeded to develop. I had silkie chickens years ago but this is first time for ducks. The eggs were due to hatch 1-2 days ago but still nothing. Upon candling I can see movement as if the...

This is the first time we have let our girls hatch their eggs so we had no idea what to expect. But we let them hatch them and then took the ducklings in the house to raise. The mom ducks that hatched the eggswere cayugas but we do have 2 other magpie feamales and we have 1 Male cayuga and 1...

Hey, I’m trying to get into the business of raising and selling cayugas and have a lot of questions. What is the market really like for ducks and how much should I sell them for? What age can they be sold and how to I go about advertising? I am really excited about my cayuga and love the idea...

My wife and I are looking to get 1 or 2 Cayuga ducklings. Having looked all over the net getting one isn't hard, but getting them without crazy minimums or shipping fees from the west coast is proving difficult. So if like the title says you happen to breed these little beauties and have some...

Has anyone else used this Purina Premium Duck Feed Pellets on their days-old ducklings? I’m just curious if it’s “good enough” or if I should get something else? It says it has 27.27mg/lb of Niacin and is 19% protein. (We smash it up into crumbles so they can eat it right now.) Does this seem...

Hello, I'm about to move on to my very own farm. While thinking of all of the possibilities I began thinking of all of the different animals I had growing up and all the ones I always wanted. I knew first thing I wanted ducks! As a kid we would raise ducks and sooner or later they would love...

Hello from snowy Montana! While I have lived and helped on various farms with chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys and guinea hens... I am a few weeks into my very first run of raising ducklings. They are so messy, growing so fast, and by far the most entertaining addition to my family. I love them...

Just saw a picture of a Cayuga duck and I am smitten! Curious to see if anyone in the tri-state area sells them!!! Help a girl out! Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, South Carolina, Kentucky!