Any idea what we have?

[sunnie7]

My son has been begging for a duck....My husband went and bought 10 chicks today but they didn’t have any ducks. Later I went to TSC to get feed and I of course had to check out what they had; zero chickens and 3 lonely ducklings! I have 3 kids sooooooo I brought them home. I know to brood this separate than the chicks but around what age can I put them together? I have the chicks in the house and the ducks are in the garage in a kiddie pool with a heat lamp on one end and cardboard around it (I didn’t realize hope jumpy they are when they are so small! Anyways, any idea what kind of ducks we have?

 

[Knighstar679]

if they have a laverder bill they might be buffs, organge bill pekins, a pink bill white layer hybrid. IF memory serves.

 

[Isaac 0]

Pekin\White Layer !

 

[Texag87]

To answer your question, you have cute poop machines

 

[crazy4ChickensNducks]

Pekin, the older they get, the messier they get. I would not combine them with your chicks.

 

[sunnie7]

Pekin, the older they get, the messier they get. I would not combine them with your chicks.

I have my 10x10 coop along with my goat shed (which is where my 11 great pyrneese hangs out too) in a large fenced in area. I plan on free ranging all my chickens and the ducks but I’m also prepared to have to fence off in between the coop and shed if my great pyrneese doesn’t do well with the chickens and ducks. She was raised with guineas and she sometimes chases them around. I am having a hard time with her and chasing goats and pinning them down by the neck though So I’d be best to just make the ducks their own little house?

 

[crazy4ChickensNducks]

I have my 10x10 coop along with my goat shed (which is where my 11 great pyrneese hangs out too) in a large fenced in area. I plan on free ranging all my chickens and the ducks but I’m also prepared to have to fence off in between the coop and shed if my great pyrneese doesn’t do well with the chickens and ducks. She was raised with guineas and she sometimes chases them around. I am having a hard time with her and chasing goats and pinning them down by the neck though So I’d be best to just make the ducks their own little house?
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The ducks can live with the chickens, but most times they will not go in the coop, they will choose time sleep outside. As babies, ducks and chicks shouldn’t be combined because ducks are just so wet and messy and chicks like it dry and clean. If the dog is already pining down goats, I would be worried. i would make it it’s own little house with a fenced in area separate from the chickens, ducks, and goats.

 

[sunnie7]

The ducks can live with the chickens, but most times they will not go in the coop, they will choose time sleep outside. As babies, ducks and chicks shouldn’t be combined because ducks are just so wet and messy and chicks like it dry and clean. If the dog is already pining down goats, I would be worried. i would make it it’s own little house with a fenced in area separate from the chickens, ducks, and goats.

We’ve been working with her a lot she’s just still very much a puppy and we didn’t get the goat until she was almost 6 months old. so hopefully in a about year she will be used to being close,but not accesss to all the animals she’s supposed to protect and we can let them all out together.

 

[HeatherKellyB]

The 2 that look similar, look like Pekins and the one with the darker tones looks like my Buff Orpington Duck (aka Buff Duck). I also got 4 ducks that looked just like yours do now, with the additional Pekin in the mix, last August. My Buff Duck is my tiniest of all and she is gorgeous! She, TomTom, isn't a huge fan of humans, except for anytime she's hungry. My Pekins are sweet and will accept whatever comes their way.
*** I would like to share with you what I had to learn the hard way. Ducks (some, of course not all) will sometimes go through what I believe is referred to as a "teenage" phase and they act like their humans are the worst ever. All of the spoiling you've done does not seem to matter. Please be patient with them. It is just a phase and it will pass with time. I could not figure out what the problem was because my ducks had received nothing but love. It wasn't anything personal because they finally came around. Everything I read about this phase was true. You've got a while before this might come up, but I just wanted to hopefully prepare you and your kids just in case.
Wishing you all the best with your flock!

 

[sunnie7]

Updated pictures....I still can’t really tell them apart?! Are they likely 3 Pekins? It’s crazy how fast they are growing compared to chicks!