pekin duck
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Maybe Bumble Foot?
It looked like bumble foot but it’s on top of his foot? Is it?- SenpaiChickens
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Not sure on gender of my ducks!
Hello! I'm sure this is probably a pretty common question, but I am unsure on the sex of my 2 pekin ducks! They are approx 24 weeks old now and I was fairly convinced I had two females until yesterday when I saw them mating (or at least attempting to, it was all very clumsy!). Will maturing... -
Need Help With Duck Vent (Mildly Grafic)
I’m not quite sure what’s going on, but our Pekin Duck (roughly 30 weeks) has a somewhat ‘swollen’ looking vent. I’m starting to think it’s prolapsed vent(I think that’s what it’s called). She’s still been able to push out an egg about once a week but she just recently started laying so I...- DuckWhisperer06
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Salmonella-am I being paranoid??
We just got Pekins yesterday at TSC and while I did research, I was honestly shocked at how much talk of salmonella being passed around with birds. We also have two dogs who we keep on a leash when we go out. I want to have the ducks as free range birds but now I’m afraid if the dogs come in... -
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looking for Female pekin ducks
Hello! I am desperately looking for 2-3 female pekin ducks to keep my lonely drake company. I am based out of the Houston area. If you know of any farms or surrounding areas that sell adults I would be forever grateful. I have tried many places but all I am able to source out are drakes or...- sanjaneth
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Males aggression towards me and the females
I have a male and a female pekin, and a male and a female indian runner (4 total) The little guy(indian runner) is just so pesky to my female pekin and has been pecking at her everytime she tries to eat or drink. He tries to mate with her but he’s so much smaller than her so he never achieves...- katiemichelle4
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Duck Biting
Daffy is our Pekin Duck we have had him since 2017 of easter and he was fine at first but than he started biting our Feet and Hands but only those parts, I've started to theorize that he thinks they are other animals or something idk I just need to get this fixed so he can be around children... -
Poop checks! (Poop pics included!)
The poop checkers I know will decide if their healthy: @casportpony (tag people that you know that are “poop checkers”!) So I have two pekin ducks that will be a year (estimated) March 7. I want to start a thread where every week I will post pics of their poop, and the poop checkers tell me if...- FluffTheDuck
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- healthy help help duck pekin pekin duck peking peking duck poop poop checkers sick
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- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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more duck information?
hi everyone! so i was just wondering if all pekin ducks are white or is there any other color like brown or black? i’ve tried googling but i couldnt get answers Also does TSC sell ducks around this time? If so, do they give you a specific breed for the pekin ducklings or are they all unsexed. I... -
i need advice!
hello everyone! so i am going to get 2 pekin ducklings in 4 days and i have absolutely nothing prepared! i don’t know what i need, i have no experience in raising ducklings and although i have done plenty of research on these ducks and the care they need, i still dont know what supplies i need... -
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Pekin vs. Rouen - Pros and Cons
Hello! I have owned ducks before but am currently interested in raising some ducklings again! I have a feed supply near me that sells pekin and rouen ducklings and I am doing some research on which breed is more affectionate. Please give me some advice for which breed is more suitable as a pet...- nightmarerouen
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Pekin Duckling Born with Pinkish Ball on lower abdomen
Hello, Hoping I can get answers regarding Pekin ducklings here - I apologize if I am not supposed to be posting this here, I'm new to BYC. Anyways - this morning around 2 am I had one of our Jumbo Pekin Ducklings hatch. The duckling incubated for almost 30 days and I could tell it was pretty...- tayjamieson
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- Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
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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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New duck update
Hi guys, It’s been soo long since I have posted on here. I just want to give y’all an update on Jack, the duck I got back in April after my poor Gus got taken by a fox. I had searched everywhere for a grown pekin duck for sale near Richmond Va, and finally found one farm a couple hours away... -
Pekin Duck Sexing
Our friend bought 5 pekin ducklings from tractor supply on August 18th. They were the largest of the ducklings there, but we dont know how old they are. He has had them for 8 weeks, so we know they are older than 8 weeks. One didn't make it (dang raccoon got it), but I am wondering if it is...- Jessi.Smith
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Will a bonded pair of ducks bond with a new duck they were just introduced to?
Hi there! A few months ago a raccoon got into my coop and got all but one of my ducks. I just got two female adult ducks the give me solo surviving duck friends. They seem to be getting along but since the two ducks I got are bonded to eachother, I’m worried the they won’t want to bond to my... -
Male Pekin Duck needs a new home (Northern Illinois area)
I have a male Pekin duck that I need to rehome. I do not have any other ducks, and he isnt lonely right now, my fear is he will become lonely later on or when winter comes freeze (he mounted a hen so he free ranges during the day, then is locked up safely at night). He is nice, but a bit shy. If...- Anasenes
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Raising Ducklings with Chicks & Niacin...
Hello BYC! I am raising four Pekin ducks with my 15 combination breed chicks. It has been going 'swimmingly', they all get along, groom, eat, drink, snuggle together. I've notice some bowing in one of the ducklings legs so I've just read they need ore niacin than chicks. I've been feeding them...- Bettyboop7499
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Laying Eggs..
My Pekin just started to lay eggs yesterday.. Do they normally lay in the Same spot??- AshleyNicole06
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Duck Birth Mark?
Several months ago I raised a Pekin duckling in my room. He's grown relatively normally (other than the fact that he is freakishly large,) but as soon as his feathers started coming in, I noticed a very strange group of feathers. On the top of his tail, there was a compact group of soft...- ANightPerson
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- birth defect birthmark pekin duck
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- Forum: Ducks