Duckling Thread!

[Miss Lydia]

View attachment 1716216 I’m letting my littles go for a swim!

How precious! look at their personalties

My favorite broody and her babies.

That is adorable!!

 

[HuffleClaw]

My favorite broody and her babies.

How absolutely precious

 

[HuffleClaw]

 

[Kessel23]

Not saying that is the case Muscovy's just do not tolerate another Muscovy drake. I have never had any Muscovy drakes live peacefully with each other. They will fight till the death. But I don't believe other breeds will. Hopefully if you have plenty of room it may work having 2 drakes just like it's working for @HuffleClaw it's just something you'll have to deal with when the time comes. Mean time though enjoy then while they are little and don't worry about later. Did you get your two little one @FluffTheDuck

I have gotten Muscovy drakes to live with each other before. I have two in the same coop right now. They are definitely harder to house together than MD drakes though.

 

[FluffTheDuck]

Not saying that is the case Muscovy's just do not tolerate another Muscovy drake. I have never had any Muscovy drakes live peacefully with each other. They will fight till the death. But I don't believe other breeds will. Hopefully if you have plenty of room it may work having 2 drakes just like it's working for @HuffleClaw it's just something you'll have to deal with when the time comes. Mean time though enjoy then while they are little and don't worry about later. Did you get your two little one @FluffTheDuck

Getting them this afternoon

 

[casportpony]

Edit: My 2 newest babies are named Pecan and Almond.

 

[Miss Lydia]

That's good you can do it. I had 4 at one time and there was no way. they each had to have their own space with their own girls. One reason I waited so long to get my Runners I just knew if I hatched a drake it would never work and it has. I don't like it when they fight and constantly chase each other all over keeps the rest of the flock upset and me too. Now I have a Muscovy drake and an Embden gander that go at it

 

[Kessel23]

Last easter hatch along. Turned out to be 4 drakes and a hen

Here those ducklings are a few weeks later. The dark brown ones (Not the Muscovies)

Mulard ducks from last fall.

Easter ducks and Mulards swimming this winter.

The two mulards this winter

Two Pekins and a Runner duck. I took them from TSC this spring, like @HuffleClaw did
I could not just leave them there

 

[HuffleClaw]

Last easter hatch along. Turned out to me 4 drakes and a hen

Here those ducklings are a few weeks later. The dark brown ones (Not the Muscovies)

Mulard ducks from last fall.

Easter ducks and Mulards swimming this winter.

The two mulards this winter

Two Pekins and a Runner duck. I took them from TSC this spring, like @HuffleClaw did
I could not just leave them there

They’re so cute!

 

[rjohns39]

Last years hatch, don't mind the polts in there.
Fresh out of the bator

getting ready for their trip to the brooder

In the brooder