Can we add a stray duckling?

[TracyLovesDucks]

Aww, they are so precious. Good for you for taking them in.

It's great that you're thinking about male to female ratio right now, but I would just roll with it. You have some time before they become sexually mature.

Is there anything you would do now if there did end up being two males? Like were you considering getting more females as soon as possible? Or are just trying to plan for long term (keeping them separated during mating season, etc.)?

 

[lina500]

I'm just trying to figure out at what point we need to worry about this. I think if he turns out to be a boy we will probably try to get a couple more girls or find a good home for him. We haven't built a permanent home for them yet, so if we are considering getting more I'm going to look at some bigger options. I'm still learning about ducks so I don't really know what the ramifications of having two males are (other than what I've learned today!)

 

[Chans Farm]

Lina,

We had a chance to buy a number of ducks at 1,500r (.375c US) each, some time back (March 30). We did buy all of the chicks caged in the photo below. There were 41 of them in all. (I couldn't leave any of them in the cage. I just didn't have the heart to.)

I just did not feel like we had the room, or the time, to devote to ducks at the moment. (Now, I look back and realize that was a good decision on my part.) I want to get established with chickens first. In fact, we should have our first incubator delivered tomorrow (hopefully!), so we can start incubating our own fertilized eggs.

 

[Stealth Stealer]

Here's the other picture

  I'd say the one outside the water is a drake looking at size of legs and body shape. can't tell with the other one, can you get a better pic also a view from front looking straight at them. Drakes legs are set farther apart under their bodies. legs are thick, over all body longer, ducks legs set closer together almost step on their own toes when walking and they are shaped like an American football body wise. 

 

[Stealth Stealer]

Hi, I have 2 Muscovy ducklings in our back yard along with red jungle fowls and chickens here in the Philippines. Can you sex them?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Chans Farm and lina500 do you 2 know each other?

 

[Stealth Stealer]

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[lina500]

Chans Farm and lina500 do you 2 know each other?

No, just "met" here.


Miss Lydia: The new duckling was crying all night last night (I still have him inside, so he's not near the others). He seems to have imprinted on the guy who found him and has transferred it to me. I put a mirror in his cage but it didn't make a difference. Any suggestions? I'm hoping to avoid having to keep a duck in my bedroom.

Chans Farm: I got my first ducklings for 1000 riel each from the pong tea koan lady at the market. Good deal, I guess!

 

[Chans Farm]

Chans Farm: I got my first ducklings for 1000 riel each from the pong tea koan lady at the market. Good deal, I guess!

That's great! Definitely a better deal than was offered to us. <insert envious smiley here>

Chans Farm and lina500 do you 2 know each other?

Never met, but we do not live very far apart - about 3.5 hours by bus.

 

[Miss Lydia]

No, just "met" here.


Miss Lydia: The new duckling was crying all night last night (I still have him inside, so he's not near the others). He seems to have imprinted on the guy who found him and has transferred it to me. I put a mirror in his cage but it didn't make a difference. Any suggestions? I'm hoping to avoid having to keep a duck in my bedroom.

Chans Farm: I got my first ducklings for 1000 riel each from the pong tea koan lady at the market. Good deal, I guess!

Can you give the little a stuffed animal or even a towel wrapped up to kind of resemble one, something it can snuggle with. and the mirror, was it in total darkness during the night?