mallard
-
L
Female Mallard bill color change
Hello. I know that mallard ducklings have a black bill that changes to orange w/ some black when they get their feathers in. I am wondering if the bill continues to change after adulthood. Does some of the black fill back in sometimes? I took a picture of a female mallard at 4 months old (left)...- lkanadaycreed
- Thread
- adult bill duck duckling female mallard
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Ducks
-
duckling assisted hatch advice UPDATE: she is happily hatched and seems healthy!
Hi I have a mallard duck egg that internally pipped on match 2nd (3 days ago) I started the incubation on February 2nd (so it was on day 24). I was worried because the air sac was smaller then normal, I think from too high of humidity during the whole incubation, between 55-65, other then the...- auzzvacha
- Thread
- assist a hatch assisted hatch duck help duck incubating duckling duckling advice hatching a duck incubabtion mallard yolk absorbing
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures
-
Duck egg pipped around 36 hours ago
Hey all, hatching my first ducks, and egg pipped yesterday morning, and not much progress has happened. Using nurture right 360, I'm on day 27, temp has been dropped to 98.5 at lockdown, and humidity is at 78 percent. I'm attaching some pics from first pip to now. Sorry if this has been asked 5...- Underrated_buzzard
- Thread
- duck duck hatching mallard pipped egg
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Ducks
-
Hatching ducks
I have a white male call duck and a mallard girl was wondering if theres anyway to predict the coloration they will be as they get older ? One is aweek older then the other but same parents- RuralBetty
- Article
- 1 min read
- call ducks ducklings mallard
- Comments: 1
- Category: Member Pages
-
Gender and breed?
Can you help me identify the gender and breed for some of these ducks please? I am mostly concerned about the gender of the big 4 ducks. I hope they are not all males or I would have to separate them from my mallard and blue Swedish. Also if you can tell the gender of the black blue Swedish. I...- Littlefrenchyinbigtexas
- Thread
- blue swedish breed ducks gender male and female mallard
- Replies: 16
- Forum: Ducks
-
Campbells picking on Mallards
I just got three new white campbell (drake and two ducks) and put them together with my two mallards (drake and duck). They were doing fine together outside, but I noticed that the campbells, especially the drake, is picking on the mallards. Nipping and biting them They are together for 2 days... -
Why is my mallard drake's bill still green?
My drake looks normal in pretty much every other way besides the bill colour, are they not all bright yellow? -
Q
Muscovy breeding
Couple questions because my internet search is leaving me confused. 1. I think my Cayuga hen mated with my Muscovy by the looks of the foliage. I thought she had mated with the mallard. Will these babies be mules if the Muscovy is the dad? 2. Can Muscovy ducks or any domestic ducks do second...- Quackwacker
- Thread
- breeding ducks cayuga hatchlings interbreeding mallard muscovy
- Replies: 10
- Forum: Ducks
-
11 week Mallard female changing colour?
We got some ducks that are all supposed to be female, however this one is confusing me. She has a brown beak but she doesn't really have a quack. Recently she's been changing colour, but she hasn't molted her first time yet. What could this be, and could it be a male? Also should I be worried if... -
Blue Swedish Vs. Mallard - fight!
Okay here’s the short of it: I ordered and paid for two Mallards in April with my two Pekins. I have my Pekins but my Hatcher has been struggling to successfully hatch my two mallards. He keeps offering swap outs, which I’m holding out on for the mallards, but today he says he has some Swedish...- Maddog_photog
- Thread
- duck breeds mallard pekin swedish
- Replies: 13
- Forum: Ducks
-
To be or not to be?
Hello all! Got some welsh harlequin, Cayuga, and mallard ducks. They went all broody and I let them. The male welsh and mallard were schtuping everythingwth a feather and a welsh and Cayuga female each were sitting. I was just going natural with the hatching until I found a dead duckling. So I...- luv geese
- Thread
- duck hatch mallard problem
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
-
Ducklings still haven't quacked in 9 weeks, they were supposed to be female, are they?
We paid for 4 female duckling and our two anconas have been quacking for a while while our mallard and cayuga are making a weird noise. They're 9 weeks old now. Could they be late to the quack game or are they Drakes? We got a rooster from a group that was supposed to be all pullets so I...- Celeeste
- Thread
- cayuga duck duck gender mallard quack
- Replies: 2
- Forum: What Breed Or Gender is This?
-
-
Q
What do you think?
So my Muscovy went broody on a clutch. I had some fertile eggs from my Cayuga hen who is mated with my mallard drake. My Cayuga just won’t go broody but I wanted some of her babies. So I timed it right and slipped two of her eggs under the broody Muscovy when she 28 days left to sit. On hatch...- Quackwacker
- Thread
- breed cayuga ducklings mallard muscovy
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Ducks
-
A
Ducks Attacked By Raccoon
Hi! I have been raising three mallard ducklings the last month or so. This morning awoke to find that a raccoon had managed to get into their cage area and killed two of my ducklings. I’ve had them since May 10th, so they are about 6 weeks old. I know that ducks are very social animals and do... -
S
Raising Ducks and Chickens
Hello All! My husband and I started with a small flock of chickens several years back. We decided we wanted to have our own free range eggs and got about 7 young chickens and 2 adult “auntie” chickens. We were very new to the backyard chicken raising and didn’t know how many predators were...- SWilly
- Thread
- cayuga chickens ducks janoel 24 khaki campbell mallard muscovy pekin
- Replies: 12
- Forum: New Member Introductions
-
C
Will mallards come back home after winter?
Um so I just got a new mallard duckling which was a runt and the mother tried to drown it so we took it in and now I guess we have a mallard. I was wondering if they come home after the winter migration or if they even migrate at all if hand raised I wouldn’t want it to leave me after one... -
R
Larger duck attacking mallards
Hello! First time posting on here :) I have a garden with a pond and for several months there have been a couple of mallards (male and female) spending the majority of their time here. They're very sweet and we have no problem with them being here, I even bought some duck food to occasionally...- rebeccavasey
- Thread
- aggresion aggresive chasing and attacking mallard mating mating ducks
- Replies: 10
- Forum: Ducks
-
Moving a Nest
Hey duck people, I’ve got a wild mallard nesting in my garden. She’s very comfortable with human interaction as she and her flock live at the marina across the way and are regularly fed by people, and she will walk right over my feet if I’m in her way. Problem is I’ve lost two hens (some of my...- TehLizardKing
- Thread
- broody duck mallard moving nests
- Replies: 17
- Forum: Ducks
-
Duck Coop
I know this isn’t technically about chickens, but I’d assume a lot of you are familiar with ducks. I’ve got 3 very small adult mallards, and thinking of getting a fourth. They’re free roam but I’d like to make a closed shelter to keep them in at night as I have seen just about every predator...