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Looking for some advice for my ducklings
Hello! I recently got two cayuga ducklings, and they are about 2 weeks old now. They are living in my bathtub homemade brooder, and we do not have their mother. I live on a cattle ranch essentially out in the middle of no where, and the predators out here are insane. i only feel comfortable...- April and Andy
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Males bullying Young Female
Hi! I have two males, Herc and Des (Pekin and Cayuga) who are very kind. I thought. They are super nice to Pato and Sera the other females. However, Sasha is a Cayuga/Pekin mix and extremely small. She is the smallest duck. She has bald spots under her wings due to the males. I watch them grab... -
Chickens and geese or chickens and ducks?
I absolutely love waterfowl and would like to add some into my flock of chickens. I love Cayugas and I love black East Indies as well, but I also love American buff geese, pilgrim geese and Sebastopols. I’m looking for something that will be friendly and cute but also get along very well with my...- Frosty_2503
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Cayuga Duck and Drake for Re-homing -- Cary, NC
We have one male and one female Cayauga that need re-homing. They were dumped in the retention pond behind our home. The female just started laying in February, so they are about 11 months old. They are beautiful and healthy. We can't keep them because Town of Cary only allows 5 backyard...- vivlund
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- adult cayuga drake duck pair
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Aggressive hatchling - need help
My family and I have recently started raising ducks, and while we were planning on 4, an unplanned male was shipped to us and we're now up to 10 to allow for 4 females per drake. Our most recent shipment arrived today, all females consisting of a Blue Swedish, a Welsh Harlequin, a Buff, and a...- Quackageddon
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Cayuga duck with labored breathing
The link above is a 30 second video of the ducks at rest. The Cayuga is closest to camera. Changes in behavior were first noted yesterday morning. She is eating, drinking and still laying almost daily. However, she appears to be slightly gasping for breath and more lethargic than usual...- Timornes
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- cayuga duck
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Duck breed and gender!!
I'm new to backyard chickens as I am in the midst of determining the breeds and genders of my two ducks. When I first got them, I was told (by a person who was unsure) that they were Muscovies... they're definitely not. At the moment both ducks are 10 weeks old. Cielo is the slightly larger duck... -
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Tell me about your Cayuga ducks!
I've read they are seasonal layers like muscovy and their eggs look so neat! Tell me more about their temperament and egg production, pros and cons compared to other duckies, etc.- Mamahen2104
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What is this duck breed?
So i was told this duck is cayuga but the guy was given her and really didn't seem sure.. I kinda thought she was mixed with something. She has brownish spots on her back. Her bill and feet are orange. Shes much smaller than my cayuga and not as iridescent. But then tonight i got looking and... -
Cayuga/khaki cross egg?
So i got my first duck egg a few days ago. I assumed i wouldn't see anything until spring so there was a little pile of them. I am so curious to know who layed these. I was really hoping my cayuga would give me a black egg, she will be 2 this year but i just got her in the fall. i also have a... -
8 Chickens, 2 Ducks. 3 1/2 years old. Bozeman, Montana Area
Location: Bozeman, Montana area. We will drop them off or meet you in town. My schedule is a bit unpredictable so we'll have to discuss a date and time. General info: Been trying to hold on to my flock for as long as I can, but time is up and I can only keep a few. I have 8 hens and 2 ducks...- vanillachai
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Drake to hen ratios
Hey all! I'm a new duck momma of 2 Pekin drakes ( almost positive both are drakes ) they are I believe 10 weeks old. I'm ordering 10 Ducklings tomorrow to add to my flock! Breeds include Cayuga, Rouen, Welsh Harlequin, buff & black swedish..should all 10 be hens? That would make for a 1:5 Drake...- duck lover 27
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My duck has been limping for a while now....
So my female duck is about 7 months old now, and for the last 3 months she has had a massive limp. She would go back and forth to favoring both legs and we went through multiple stages of wrapping them, soaking them in Epsom, keeping her isolated, all of it except the vet. I think both her legs... -
Cayuga and Pekin mix?
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... -
Ducks For Sale Dallas, Tx Several Breeds
Hello, I have several pure breed ducks for sale if anyone is interested. I have so many along with dogs, geese, my own 5 young children, my husband, and Ive just got myself spread so thin at the moment. Ill keep them unless someone wants them, Ive had them all since they were born and theyre...- taushajbrown
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7 week old ducks near Kansas City
I have 8 healthy 7 week old ducks that need a new home. They are my first ducks and as much as I love them, they're a little too much work for us at the moment. 4 Ancona (2 sexed females, 2 unsexed hatchery extras) 1 female Cayuga 1 female Blue Swedish 2 female Silver Appleyards I would...- lutherpug
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How do you tell how many eggs a bird will lay a year?
If a duck is a cross and you know what the two breeds it's parent are, can you estimate how many eggs it will be able to lay a year? The parents are a male swedish blue and a female cayuga. Cayuga can lay between 100-150 eggs a year and swedish blues can lay between 100-180. Based off of this...- NineChickens
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Help! Anxious Cayuga ducks!
Hi there! I am a first time duck owner, and I have two, 2 month old cayuga ducks. I got them from a fairly shady breeder when they were a day old (chicks not handled and kept in small brooder boxes with dozens of other ducklings, very crowded). These two have always been quite skittish...- WaterTurkey
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Do Swedish Drakes ever sit on eggs?
I have 2 Cayugas and 2 Swedish ducks. One Cayuga has gone broody. One of the Swedish ducks we are 90% sure is a male. It's larger than the other 3, specifically its head, and has a green sheen to its plumage on its head like they say the males do. It doesn't have a sex feather but I've heard...- veetown707
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