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  1. SoggyForks

    Am I mean for not socializing with my meat ducklings?

    I regularly bring 14/18 of my current babies to sit around with me and cuddle on a towel, but choose not to bring my Jumbo Pekins. This is mostly for my own sake, as their breed doesn't live very long before prime killing time and I don't want to get attached. They're still hanging around with...
  2. J

    Duck losing waterproofing

    Hello. I have a 1 year old Pekin duck and I've noticed that these last few days she gets wet really east and her feathers look weird. I think she is losing her waterproofing and I've read that her oil gland could be clogged but I have fear of check her gland and hurt her. What I can do? She has...
    • JosePLM677
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    • duck feathers lose losing pekin pekin duck waterprof wet
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    • Forum: Ducks
  3. B

    Pekin Duck Egg - Saddled? (Help!)

    Hi everyone, (Sorry, I'm a newbie - I hope this has been posted in the right place) I need some advice regarding a Pekin duck egg. It's currently on day 5 of incubation, and has has been automatically turned in my RCom Mini Pro incubator. I’ve avoided candling as the eggs were purchased via...
  4. K

    Pekin eggs

    Duck eggs. When do you intervene? Half of them have chipped huge holes when they piped. Picture of one of the eggs in question. They piped yesterday and the membrane where the hole is appears to be drying it's turned white and now yellow and sunken a bit even though the tray is filled with water...
  5. M

    Pekin Ducks - Rehome

    I have 4 beautiful Pekin ducks in my backyard, I’ve been feeding them duck food and fresh water daily. I love them they have a sweet personality and follow me around. I’m 76 years old and schedule to have Open Heart Surgery, I cannot continue to take care of them. We have several alligators in...
    • mhern213
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    • ducks pekin breeder pekin duck rehome duck
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Ducks
  6. sillyduckz

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  7. M

    Bumblefoot or callouses? *URGENT*

    Hi everyone! I am the owner to a beautiful 4 year old Grimaud hybrid Pekin and 6 year old Jumbo Pekin. They are usually roaming the backyard during the day, and at night they go into their coop I built for them when I first got them. I noticed these bumps on the bottom of the Grimaud's feet a...
  8. Horou

    About Egg Laying (Boba’s First Year?)

    Hi Backyard Chickens, earlier yesterday, we woke up to Boba’s first egg that she rolled to the front of the pen door and waited for us to pick up the “foreign object”. I’ve dubbed her eggs as “foreign object” only because when she was younger, I tried giving her plastic colour eggs, and she...
    • Horou
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    • egg advice laying pekin duck
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Ducks
  9. K

    help! my duck is hatching infertile eggs

    hello! i have a female duck that has been laying an egg per day for almost 2 years but on May 8th she began making a nest and laying all of her eggs there… none of them are fertile since i don’t have a drake, but it’s been over a month and the last few days she’s been refusing to move so now i...
    • kln
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    • duck duck eggs duck nest duckling advice hatching hatching advice laying eggs pekin duck
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    • Forum: Ducks
  10. Flutterbudget

    Fox attack, duck hasn’t pooped in over an hour?

    Hi all, This morning unfortunately we had a fox visit the garden but due to hearing it and my partner darting out, the fox dropped my precious poppet and scarpered. (5am). She has a puncture wound above her right wing and to her tummy. She’s had a bath, I’ve cleaned the wounds with vetericyn...
  11. HorseDad

    Duck hatching eggs for sale

    We have Pekins and Campbells here, and we have both pure Pekin hatching eggs and Pekin/Campbell cross hatching eggs (we know the difference due to the sizes). I've collected six of the pure Pekin fertile eggs so far, and we have hatched three crossbreed ducklings so far. We have a Pekin drake...
  12. P

    Code compliance help

    Hello I received a code compliance violation from the city of Jacksonville fl Duval county claiming. Unpermitted land use animals other than household pets as defined in 656.305(cy8) Which is talking about my Pekin Duck in my backyard that I have had for almost 2 years now. To my knowledge the...
  13. Flutterbudget

    Anyone able to help? Second opinion on Clyndamicin dosage!

    Hi all, I’ve just taken my male Pekin to the vets to get some antibiotics as he has bumblefoot (again😭). He was weighed at 2.7kg and the vet has prescribed him clindamycin 88mg. She’s put it down for him to have a tablet and a half twice a day, morning and night. Does this seem an excessive...
  14. Flutterbudget

    Is this water belly or is my Pekin just fat?

    Hi all! This is Missy and she’s around 2 years old. She seems to have almost gotten as big as her male! I’ve held her up and palpated her stomach it doesn’t feel tight or overly bloated at all it’s just nice and soft, I cannot feel an egg. I was just wondering if anyone thinks it’s just a fat...
    • Flutterbudget
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    • advice advice appreciated ayelsbury ducks pekin pekin duck unknown water belly
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Ducks
  15. A

    New Member/Questions about a struggling duck

    Hi everyone, new member here from Pennsylvania. 1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? My girlfriend and I have two ducks. We got them in April 2023. Her family had chickens before, but we wanted to get ducks instead. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? We...
  16. S

    Pekin Duck Hurt Wing - Help

    We have a 1 year old Pekin Drake - we have no other birds. He sleeps in a chicken coop - two levels good size. We have noticed he will flap his wings in the coop while we are letting him out - but he never seemed injured. The last 5 days have been the same. He looks normal - no drooping wing...
  17. R

    Brown scab spots?

    I’ve been having issues with my pekin. She/he has a niacin deficiency that I have been treating with nutritional yeast and 1ml liquid b orally. It seems like her legs are getting really bad. Tonight while I was giving her the liquid b I found these two spots near her legs. I am fearful her legs...
    • ranchergirl
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    • emercency niacin deficiency pekin duck
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Ducks
  18. BubbaBubbles

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  19. R

    Overlapping duck feet!

    Hello! I’m new to this website, but i’ve been reading on it a lot since i’ve gotten ducks and i’m looking for some help. I have a pekin duck (i think) named pablo from tractor supply. i got him in march along with 5 other ducks and some chickens. this is mine and my families first time with...
    • raychelharper
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    • duck duck footed help pekin duck
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Ducks
  20. Flutterbudget

    Sudden Pekin Death, Heartbroken

    My partner went to let the ducks out this morning and found my 4 year old female Pekin dead. Her neck is definitely not straight and she’s died with her legs flat out underneath her stomach. Nothing that I can see, one eye is closed the other is open, pupil seems to be dilated. Absolutely...
    • Flutterbudget
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    • disease help help ! mystery pekin pekin duck pekin duck died sudden death
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    • Forum: Ducks
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