I'm having a problem Integrating flocks

[fifenashia]

Thanks you all! I did look on Craigslist, we are in (Eastern Kentucky) and I found some half grown pekin ducks I may call about (6$ a piece). We have decided to go ahead and keep her in the house another week or two and build a separate duck house out of scrap lumber (hubs started today). So I have 2 weeks to find something as he does not want any more ducks IN the house with us. My concern with more ducks is that they would need to be quarantined and I dont have the resources to house 2 ducks separate or in house and by the time quarantine is over... I can just imagine that would cause more headache than not. And I have a hard time getting half grown birds and NOT quarantining them!

The plan right now is to put my newest hen which is a white mutt looking girl in with the duckling in the duck house at night (unless I get some more pekins). The reason I chose her is because she is on the bottom of the pecking order so she wasn't involved with the almost shanking that went down earlier and last night she was the only one to come up and drink from the same water source as the duck at the same time. She also was the one that hung around my mallard a lot since they were both pseudo outsiders so I think she will respond the most favorably. Especially if pulled from the main flock like I plan to.

Thanks again and if anyone has any leads on Pekins in Eastern Kentucky, please let me know!!!!

 

[nickie]

How far east? I have some pekin/cayuga cross I'm looking to rehome. They are 4 weeks old.

 

[fifenashia]

Morehead which is about an hour east of Lexington and an hour west of Ashland, they would be about the right size and age as my Pekin is probably 6 weeks or so.

 

[nickie]

Ha, just checked my pm. We are closer to morehead than Lexington. A shave over an hour away.

 

[fifenashia]

That's awesome, we are excited for this!

 

[fifenashia]

Just an update!

Hubs started building the duck house yesterday and once he saw the pictures of the pekin X Cayuga ducklings even he said "awe" (he will deny if you ever question it haha). So we are making arrangements to bring home two ducklings that are just a week or two younger than our Pekin and the three of them will have FANCY new digs AWAY from the witches of the East.

In addition; since she is growing like a weed, today is temporary moving day and she will move from the Boston Terrier crate we currently have her in to the Boxers Crate which has significantly more room.

Thanks so much for all your help!

 

[nickie]

This pic is very outdated, but super cute. They were about 2 weeks old here.

 

[fifenashia]

They are absolutely adorable!! I HATE the waiting game haha!

 

[PetesMom]

Congrats on getting the new ducklings! They sure are adorable! and heyyy I have a boxer too

 

[fifenashia]

Thanks! I'm pretty pumped