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Dominant Mallard bantam hen won't let Call drake breed her and attacks him when he breeds other hens.
My nearly three year old Mallard bantam still won't allow the blue fawn drake I introduce to them two weeks ago to breed any of the female ducks. He breeds the mallard hen he came with, and attempts to force the rouen hen to copulate (this rouen is the absolute best friend of my dominant mallard...- AvianBrain
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Male Hinnies and Sex Drive
Do male hinnies (Male Pekin mated to female Muscovy) have the same sex drive as non-sterile drakes?- Duck_Duck_Goose
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Introducing new females when there is a Drake
I have two female runners and one Pekin and one male runner. We just bought two new runners (4 months old) and the Drake is chasing them around and doing it's thing over and over. Is this normal? Will he eventually stop? I feel like they are being terrorized by the Drake. -
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Drakes in Dallas Texas
I have too many drakes and need to find a new home for 2 or 3 drakes, one of each: Pekin, Khaki Campbell, Rouen. Located near Dallas, TX.- Jduxk
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Good layer feed?
Hello everyone! Currently I have a few sets of duck eggs incubating but I was wondering if y’all could help me pick out a good quality layer feed for top notch eggs. I plan to sell eggs once my ducks can lay! Also, what would be a good food for drakes? Can they eat what the ducks eat, or do they...- Crazy Duck Lover
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Duck being attacked
I have 11 ducks. Only two of these ducks are drakes (runners). I have one Ancona duck that the drakes constantly pick on. Today was the second time I found her hurt and secluded. Ever since she was a duckling she has had a little hobble in her walk. I have checked the bottoms of her feet many...- dustin1025
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Lot of magpie ducks Kansas City Mo, 64117
Hi I am looking to sell 8 of my magpie ducks (4 drakes and 4 females) as a lot -$160 The silver/lavender colored one is a drake. (They are free ranged I just penned them to get the pics)- Yonny
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Drake being aggressive to my other drake...
I have four pekin 2 male 2 female. Everyone gets along just fine and were raised together. Yesterday one of my my drakes was chasing the other drake around almost constant. Grabbing the back of his neck etc. I figured he was showing dominance and he would stop and it seemed towards the end of...- Rachaels Zoo
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why are my ducks fighting with each other?
Hi, 2 of my female ducks keep fighting with each other as well as a drake and female and also my 2 drakes. Does anyone know why they are all fighting? what should I do? Thank you- Quacking ducks
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Is it ok to give my drakes layer feed?
Hi, I have read some things that said that giving drake ducks layer pellets can give them kidney problems. Is that true? Do I need to get different feed for my 2 drakes? What should I get?- Quacking ducks
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New flock member- mating/separation question
I just acquired a new female Duck who is about 2 months younger than my existing flock. She hasn't reached mating age yet, my existing flock has been mating for quite a while now. My question is, do I need to keep her separated from my drakes, or is this something that I don't need to worry...- HappyPhantOhm
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Which drake to keep?
Hi there! We have two generations of khaki ducks, now all at mating age. In the flock, there are three females and three drakes so it’s time to cull and pick one to keep for future incubation. We have one drake who we got from a farm along with two other females, all of which are just over one...- designbyaleks
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6 ducks- mixed breeds, weights and sex
Help! A bit of back story - We tried to hatch six Minature Silver Appleyards, we unfortunately only hatched one little duck which meant a quick panic trip to a local farm to buy some more ducklings to keep the little one company (who was only happy when being played youtube videos of other... -
Duckling Suddenly Scared of Us
Hey everyone! Our duckling is nearing the 15 week mark and for the past couple of days his behavior has changed. He’s been abnormally skittish when we take him out of his cage making it very difficult for us to put him back in when we’re done cleaning and letting him stretch. It seems to all be...- ForestAlice
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Golden 300s
So I've had my eye on one of our 4 golden 300s and one of our 4 white layers for a while. I suspected the golden was a male but once his first set of feathers came in I thought I must have been wrong because he looked like the ladies. Well..he has been getting his adult feathers in and tonight I...- Twinstates
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4 Magpie drakes for sale Kansas City, MO
Hi, I ended up with way too many boys this season and was wondering if there were any other Magpie enthusiasts near me looking for decently marked (probably not show quality, but not quite pet quality) boys to join their flocks. 2 blue and 2 black. I’m thinking $20 ea. As you can see in the pics... -
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Hens and roosters
I have 2 bantam roosters (which are very very small and were suppose to be hens) and I was wondering how many hens is the best amount for them. We already have 4 hens and want the smallest amount possible. Also we wanted 2 girl ducks but i think we have 1 drake. What is the smallest amount of...- Brianna1985
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Drakes?
Hi all! Newbie here! So, I've recently rehomed two drakes, they came as a pair so get on really well together and have been together since ducklings as far as i know. I'd like to add to the two of them. I'm not sure I have the space for girls as probably looking at having to get 10+ so they...- SuffolkGirl
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Do I need to separate my drake from my ducks?
We have one Muscovy drake and two Muscovy hens who have gone broody at the same time which dwindles the choices. 1 Cayuga hen, a mallard drake, they have been raised together since hatchlings and are definitely a pair. We added two straight run ducklings about 12 weeks ago. I'm pretty sure they...- Quackwacker
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Drakes for rehoming in Connecticut !! Urgent !!
I have 3 drakes in desperate need of rehoming (I am located in CT). It’s not that I don’t have the time or resources to care for them, I just have WAY too many drakes and they are tearing one of my females apart. I don’t know why they single out my welshy, but they do and she now has an...- house.of.ducks
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