➡I accidentally bought Balut eggs: 2 live ducks! Now a Chat Thread!

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sdm111 said:
the males yes at about 5 mo they need to be separated if not sooner.
Females if kept together since hatch, usually you can keep them together until one goes broody
Pairs or trios usually if kept together since hatch they are ok
Once they are broke up even for a day or so the females won't co exist again if you try to put them back together it's like they never saw one another.
Pairing stags and pullets up that have not been kept together since hatch usually does not work. The stag is not sexually mature so he will kill her cause he don't know any better. After 1.5-2yrs you should be able to pair but gotta watch them They may be fine for days or weeks then one does something to piss off the other and it's on. The females fight just like the males.
I don't own alot of birds most come from people (the male from one person and female from another) I breed them like so:
Person a brings a cock he wants bred
Person b brings a hen they would like bred to a's cock.
I keep both in their own pen. Let's say Monday I'll put the cock in with the hen (not the hen with the cock cause the main reason they fight is territory and cocks are very territorial) watch him mate 2 or 3 times (maybe one minute) take the cock out. Throw the hens eggs tues and wed start leaving or collecting Thursday depending on if ima let her set or if ima use a broody. The next Sunday I'll mate them again then the male goes home and the hen is let to lay a clutch. When she goes broody either I let her and her and her kids go home at a day old or she goes home and I hatch with broodies. That's how I do it. I can keep a few if I want when they hatch most times I dont. You just gotta really know how to take care of them and it comes with time. I myself only own about 25 or so.
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Wow, that is a labor of love! Beautiful birds though.
 
RUNuts said:
Yes, but be careful. You can leave psychological scarring. To this day, my kids question me in a respectful way. I encouraged them to think for themselves and answer their own questions. Solve the problems and not be scared of anything. Parenting is hard! We treated them like adults and expected them to behave like that. Got many complements. Was also told we intimidated a lot of people. Got a couple of notes from teachers that were intimidated too. Really struck home when a parent started to talk to me and asked if kid was mine. I confirmed and asked how they knew. The attitude. LOL what can I say? The nut doesn't fall far from the tree.

I'm proud of my kids. Be proud of yours!

I told Dad I was afraid of the dark. He gave me a .45.
You know what is in the dark.
Yes, but I was 12!

Still cracks me up.
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Nah. I don't have kids. My parents were, and continue to be, amazing people.
I think I'll go with the scarring though, for the nephews and nieces. It's just so much more fun!
 
The Beeps Mama said:
It’s nice for the first couple days, but it gets old really quick! I think having the chickens inside was easier than the ducks though. The ducklings were soaking their bedding constantly! :sick
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Aren't ducklings just the cutest and nastiest things, at the same time??? Never brooding ducklings (or anything) in the house EVER again!
 

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