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Lonely female duck that misses mean male ducks
Hello! My flock has 3 adult female ducks, 2 adult male ducks, and a juvenile female and male duck (7 ducks). Recently, we decided to give away the 2 adult male ducks to a friend. Although they were nice to humans and let us pick them up, they would bully the other ducks (they would rip off the...- Duckhugger
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Rehoming a male Cayuga duck in Alabama
Hi everyone! Unfortunately a coyote or other prey has gotten to my male cayuga’s mate, and now he is alone. I don’t want to get any more ducks or chickens as I have tried my best to keep them safe, but they keep getting picked off despite my attempts. If anyone is interested in him, I would let...- hallew02
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2 pet male ducks- one won’t stop trying to mate the other
I have 2 pet male ducks. Got them as ducklings and both turned out to be males. I used to have 3 but the one died before I knew the gender. I have one bigger male and one smaller male who is not all there in the head. The bigger one is now constantly grabbing on the small one’s neck and tries... -
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Two call duck males in small flock
I have two call ducks who I got as ducklings this fall. They’ve turned out to both be male. They’re super adorable though! But, I have a female khaki Campbell and a male buff orptington. I know the ratio of three males to one female is not good. But would having two male call ducks be ok? Or... -
Bright green poop from 7y/o pekin duck
Hello, My 7 year old pekin has been unwell for nearly 6months now. We've had bloods and a CT scan, and he's currently on a long course of antifungal treatment. Three weeks ago we started antibiotics for possible respiratory infection 2 days ago which ended two days ago. Yesterday he started to...- Sutekimalik
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Drake Rehoming
Hi there, I’m new to owning ducks and am now learning the consequences of having too many drakes. I am in desperate need of rehoming one or two of my pekin drakes and am struggling to find someone to take them. I’m located in southern arkansas but am willing to drive. Any advice would be... -
Male duck making strange noise (from his bottom?)
Hello all, I’m not sure the last time I’ve posted but I now have 7 ducks. The 4 new members are over 4 months old, 3 boys and 1 girl. My biggest of the babies is Eggnog, and recently he started lifting himself in the water (like bicycle kicks) and making a strange noise. He mostly does this... -
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Drake feather
Hello, I am wondering if these tail curls are most definitely drake feathers? Thank you! (The ducks are 5 months old)- LazzVintage
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Male duck rejected
Hi everyone, I have 11 female and 4 male ducks all of whom have been together for over two years with only minor incidents. The lowest male in the pecking order is my pekin who is just a gentle giant. This morning I go outside to let everyone oug of their coops and the poor guy is bleeding... -
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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Male Duck Wont Mate With Female Duck !!
Hello ! So about a year ago I got two Rhode Island Red hens and a Pekin duck. They grew up peacefully and it wasn’t until recently that he (Eli) tried mating with my hens ! So i rescued a little 1 year old female duck in hopes it would calm him down. The rescuer unfortunately didn’t know what... -
Tips on Introducing New Adult Female to the Flock ?
Hello! Tomorrow I'm going to pick up a 1-year-old female duck, and I was curious as to if there is any precautions I should take when I bring her home? I currently own one male Pekin and two Rhode Island Red hens. The male Pekin is also a year old. I was just wondering if there's anything I... -
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Why is my adult male duck honking??
I’ve not been able to find anything about this online, but my adult male Pekin who is healthy and normally sized and can make the normal male duck noise as well will sometimes make a weird noise that I can only describe as a “honk”. He opens his bill wider for the honk and it sounds almost like...- Ilovemyduckkids
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2 Drakes Fighting
I have one American peckin and Drake, and one Swedish blue Drake they grew up together from babyhood. They both turned out to be male, and I thought that they were going to live blissfully together because they always cuddle and never leave each other side, I went out to dump and refill the...- Dmeichelbaugh
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Pekin babies!
Anyone wanna take odds on who's the boy(s) and who's the girls? First was born starting July 24, and last on July 28th - at the front and center is Pipsqueak, in the Back is Hildebrand, the other two are Sugar and Sir Quacksalot. Just moved them into the garage in a 4x4' base, 2' sides and open...- chemwhizzz47
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Adult male duck harassing young female
I have four adult Ducks one male three females. We hatched two new ducks two and a half months ago. One is a male one is a female. My adult male is harassing my young female relentlessly, he keeps chasing her ripping her feathers out and won't let her around the pool or food most of the time...- HomesteadGirl1234
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One year old sexed female...that's a Drake
I got 2 female ducklings (sexed by the breeder, thank you very much!) to add to my chicken batch but one ended up being a boy. Having never experiencing or wanting to experience a "couple" I have enjoyed his personality tremendously but not the mating behavior. Since I had only planned on...- CityFarm98203
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Is it bad for a male duck not to have sex?
My boyfriend and I have a flock of 6 ducks: 1 male, 3 females, 1 older female who is a bit gender confused, and 1 male call duck. Our little call duck is much too small to mate with the ladies we currently have, and unfortunately we are just not in a position to get anymore ducks at this point... -
My Male Mallard Mated With My Other Male?
I have 3 mallards (2 drakes and hen) and since the summer both boys mate with the hen in the pool. The strangest thing happened today and this is the first time that we’ve seen it happen. One of our male mallards got on top of the other male in the pool and did exactly what he usually does to...- Tay's Ducks
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Found an injured wild duck... HELP!!
One of our egg buyers called us today. Apparently, there was a wild male duck hiding under a bush near the building he works in. He was frantic, so we came out and took a look at it. The duck was a bit dehydrated and has had an eye injury at some point. His left eye is hazy and he has been...- JavelinaFarms
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