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Breed ID? White Mystery Duck mixed breed?
I adopted my little girls as ducklings from someone who wasn't planning on keeping them long term, & of course she got them from a store and couldn't remember the label or tag. After research, my two females seemed like Pekins, but there are a few confusing differences. They're both almost 7...- gabwhitman
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8-Week Old Khaki Campbells - What behaviour to expect?
Hi, After the sad loss of her sister, to keep the existing 2.5 year-old khaki campbell duck (Queequeg) company, I've picked up another pair (Leeloo and Multipass) who are only 8 weeks old. As the original pair were picked up at point of lay, I wondered about what behaviours to expect? So far... -
Pekin Ducks Chasing each other, pulling out neck feathers - normal?
Hello! So I have a total of 12 pekin ducks, 5 of them are males. One of the males named Angel (named Angel because he unfortunately developed a mild case of angel wing & we did try wrapping but the other ducks always found a way to remove it for him, little stinkers). Angel chases the other...- tayjamieson
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My drake chases me everywhere?
hello! My 6 month old Pekin Drake has recently started chasing me everywhere! We have introduced a new female to the flock recently, now there are 3 ducks and him. Suddenly, he follows me closely everywhere, nips my toes and heels and is surprisingly less afraid of the hose :/ I treat it... -
1 month old ducklings attached to owner but needs to move to bigger pen
Hi there, So I'm in a tricky situation. I have these two ducklings that were born on January 17 and 19 so they are a little over a month old now and my boyfriend and I are very well bonded with these two. They LOVE to be held, cuddled, they will sit in our laps while we watch tv, etc. but...- tayjamieson
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No more eggs...& a couple of duck questions?
Hello BYCM, I have four Plymouth Barred Rock hens approximately 10 months old, the days are short now and they seem to have all stopped laying. I believe I have a egg eating problem as well, my numbers were all over the place, 4,3,2,1,3,0...then one every other day...now nothing. If they did...- Bettyboop7499
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Pine Tree limbs safe?
In the recent TS Florence, we had some down limbs from our tall pine trees. We are new to duck raising... but I'm hoping it's ok to let the ducks hide in and chew on them? They seem to love it, but I wanted to check. I can't really find a thread answering this particular question. TIA- CarolinaQuackers
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My ducks only want me for food
hey y’all! I’m new here. I figured it was best for me to join because I have a ton of questions. So my ducks run to me when they see or hear me but that’s because they are expecting a treat (can of peas or corn). But they won’t let me pet them, and they get scared with any sudden movements...- Duckmom239
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Muscovy drake hissing and bobbing head
I got my Muscovy drake when he was only a couple weeks old and he is now about a year old and for the last few months he has started making a hissing sound at me and bobbing his head up and down and kinda of front to back. We do have ducklings now but he started this before. He hasn’t tried to...- Breemae123
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Can't find my babies...
Hi all really new at the whole baby ducks hatching on her own thing so I'm here for some much-needed advice. I have three chickens and three ducks, one drake and 2 females-all Pekins who had a clutch of 11 eggs and one of the females has been sitting on them for about a month. Two days ago I... -
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Duck question.. will they ever be friends
I am taking care of a Peking duck for my daughter because her Drake was mounting her every day and has sores no feathers on her neck. Anyway you get the picture, she needed to heal. Here's my question. I have 2 grown ducks both hens, small compared to her, the Peking follows them around and they...- Katie Rossi
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Odd Ducks Or Normal Behavior?
I was wondering if it's normal for your duckling to be afraid of the dark. The other two don't seem that bothered, but my Pekin baby will start screaming out for me the moment it gets dark. I always leave a light on for them because once he gets started they all start screaming. They don't have...- HappyGoDuckie
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Sick Indian Runner Duck?
We have two ducks, a Black Cayuga and an Indiana Runner. They just turned 3 years old and today I noticed the Indian Runner, Maisy, acting stranger than usual. He started acting like he was chasing his tail, like a dog runs in circles chasing his.. They usually spin in circles while playing in...- Smokybarbaloot
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Aggressive male duck
I have a 2yr old rouen male duck has just started being aggressive to anyone I don't know why he was sweet and loving until now he is only one now we just recently moved and now have a swimming pool first he would get in the pool with the kids and swim with them but he will attack the kids no...- Boyington2917
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Aggressive male Pekin- *need advice!*
I NEED ADVICE! My flock consists of 6 ducks: 1 male pekin, 2 female pekins, 2 female Welsh Harlequins, and 1 female Buff Orpington. They were all raised together since they were 3 days old and then around 6 months of age, my male Pekin, Donald, decided he doesn't like the two Welsh Harlequin... -
Ducks and fishies???
So.... Being new to raising ducks, and following @New2DuckyDoodles and her thread "what the ducky is this" raised some questions.... How the duck do I train my ducklings to eat fish? How often can they have them? How old do they need to be before giving them the little watery critters? And if I...- MatthewsHomestead
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Help? Depressed duck
I had two ducks that grew up together along with all my chickens, and I accidentally left the coop door open one night. That night one of the ducks went missing, and the one left has gotten depressed. I don’t know if he eats or drinks because I leave before I get to see, but he’s very distant...- |Aphrodite|
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Female ducks nipping eachothers necks?
i have 2 female ducks, same age, and when I fill up their kiddy pool, they both get so excited and really hyper...one of the things they do in there is stand on eachothers backs and one will latch onto the neck feathers of the other one. The weirdest part is, the one being stood on and nipped...- Vegan Mountain Mama
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abrasive male duck with specific female duck
hello all this will be my first post :) so i have 7 ducks and 55 chickens, and yes they all have names and i can tell 95% of them apart ;) .... anyway i’ve had to separate some of the ducks due to one of the male ducks being extreamly aggressive with one of the females ... everyone else gets...- Joanna Ryder
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Muscovy ducks aren’t laying, ideas?
Hi guys, I have 5 Muscovy ducks. Four of them hatched on st Patrick’s day this year 2 boys and 2 girls and they have not started laying. They’re fully mature and have keen “mating” for more than a month but I haven’t seen eggs ANYWHERE! They have their coop and a large run attached with a dog...