HELP! I assisted a duckling before internal pipping!

[Miss Lydia]

They’ll sleep when they need too! You get some sleep

 

[Hamudazahabi]

They’ll sleep when they need too! You get some sleep

Today I contacted some sellers that sells ducklings and asked about what breeds they have, they said again "egg duck" and "meat duck" in Malay. After that I asked him what are they, he said:
"Meat duck is Pekin and egg duck is Khaki Campbell." I am still asking him for the price but I like Khaki Campbell ducks. I also found a seller that claims to have mallard duck, so I also contacted him and I am waiting for his response. I might add more ducklings to them by next month. Can these types live with muscovies together while they are baby ducklings? Will they fight?

Also, I couldn't find how many eggs do mallards lay even though I found for muscovy, Khaki Campbell, and for pekin

 

[Hamudazahabi]

Today I contacted some sellers that sells ducklings and asked about what breeds they have, they said again "egg duck" and "meat duck" in Malay. After that I asked him what are they, he said:
"Meat duck is Pekin and egg duck is Khaki Campbell." I am still asking him for the price but I like Khaki Campbell ducks. I also found a seller that claims to have mallard duck, so I also contacted him and I am waiting for his response. I might add more ducklings to them by next month. Can these types live with muscovies together while they are baby ducklings? Will they fight?

Also, I couldn't find how many eggs do mallards lay even though I found for muscovy, Khaki Campbell, and for pekin

By the way, when I put my ducklings in water, they seem to really hate and react just like a cat would if I put it in water. I obviously don't let them swim alone, but I thought I could let them swim while watching them. When putting them in water, they leave quickly and get out and dry themselves. Is that normal?

 

[Hamudazahabi]

By the way, when I put my ducklings in water, they seem to really hate and react just like a cat would if I put it in water. I obviously don't let them swim alone, but I thought I could let them swim while watching them. When putting them in water, they leave quickly and get out and dry themselves. Is that normal?

I just tried again and noticed that all the ducklings left the water except for one duckling who kept swimming and then started flapping its wings and wagging its tail and kept putting its head inside the water and then raising it for a minute, then it left the water. The rest were uninterested in that

 

[Miss Lydia]

I just tried again and noticed that all the ducklings left the water except for one duckling who kept swimming and then started flapping its wings and wagging its tail and kept putting its head inside the water and then raising it for a minute, then it left the water. The rest were uninterested in that

Muscovy aren't as addicted to water as other breeds but they will learn especially if one acts like it is enjoying it. Give them time.

 

[Miss Lydia]

By the way, when I put my ducklings in water, they seem to really hate and react just like a cat would if I put it in water. I obviously don't let them swim alone, but I thought I could let them swim while watching them. When putting them in water, they leave quickly and get out and dry themselves. Is that normal?

Don't put them into cold water they can chill make it warmish.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Today I contacted some sellers that sells ducklings and asked about what breeds they have, they said again "egg duck" and "meat duck" in Malay. After that I asked him what are they, he said:
"Meat duck is Pekin and egg duck is Khaki Campbell." I am still asking him for the price but I like Khaki Campbell ducks. I also found a seller that claims to have mallard duck, so I also contacted him and I am waiting for his response. I might add more ducklings to them by next month. Can these types live with muscovies together while they are baby ducklings? Will they fight?

Also, I couldn't find how many eggs do mallards lay even though I found for muscovy, Khaki Campbell, and for pekin

Mallards and Muscovy are seasonal layers they don't lay year round like other domestic ducks but will begin to lay in spring and lay through summer ending in fall with their molt. Both are excellent mothers. Muscovy and Mallard are good flyers so once they grow in their adult flight feathers you might need to clip a wing to keep them from flying off. Unless you live out on land where they would be safe if they landed. Many here in the US have neighbors with dogs and have to be careful our birds don't land in someone's backyard. So we opt to clip. As for putting very young ducklings in with older ducklings it is best to let them get to know each other through some type of fencing first older ducklings could trample or injure tiny ones.

 

[Hamudazahabi]

Mallards and Muscovy are seasonal layers they don't lay year round like other domestic ducks but will begin to lay in spring and lay through summer ending in fall with their molt. Both are excellent mothers. Muscvovy and Mallard are good flyers so once they grow in their adult flight feathers you might need to clip a wing to keep them from flying off. Unless you live out in land where they would be safe if they landed. Many here in ther US have neighbors with dogs and have to be careful our birds don't land in someone's backyard. So we opt to clip. As for putting very young ducklings in with older ducklings it is best to let them get to know each other through some type of fencing first older ducklings could trample or injure tiny ones.

What if all ducklings were same age but different breed and they never saw each other before?

 

[Hamudazahabi]

Mallards and Muscovy are seasonal layers they don't lay year round like other domestic ducks but will begin to lay in spring and lay through summer ending in fall with their molt. Both are excellent mothers. Muscvovy and Mallard are good flyers so once they grow in their adult flight feathers you might need to clip a wing to keep them from flying off. Unless you live out in land where they would be safe if they landed. Many here in ther US have neighbors with dogs and have to be careful our birds don't land in someone's backyard. So we opt to clip. As for putting very young ducklings in with older ducklings it is best to let them get to know each other through some type of fencing first older ducklings could trample or injure tiny ones.

What about khaki Campbell ducks and Pekin ducks?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Khaki Campbell are awesome layers I don't think they are very good at brooding and hatching becasue they were made for laying eggs. But if you have Muscovy and Mallards there you have your incubators. My Muscovy have hatched Runners and Buff Orpington ducks. So you'd have you ducks that lay a lot of eggs and your Muscovy that lay but also will hatch other ducklings for you.
Pekins are wonderful ducks too but they were produced as a meat ducks and grow super fast which means they can have leg problems which means you would just have to make sure they got all the niacin they needed to start off and maybe have to take all their lives if you plan on keeping them and not processing them. Of course all waterfowl need extra niacin when first starting out at least till 10-12 weeks of age. Even with adequate niacin in a feed some can still end up with niacin deficiency. Make sure your little duckling get exercise daily when the weather permits getting them outside with supervision is a good way to exercise their legs swimming is another. I have also seen members post their KC fly too. Pekins nope too heavy