late layers

[1goose2ducks]

hi my pekin females are five months old and they are not laying eggs. they have nest boxes and a lot of hay piles. are they to young? One more thing i think they are pekins but they can fly all the way across our lake about five feet in the air. I need some duck expertise. Thanks

 

[CarleeAnn]

Pictures?

One of my ducks didn’t start laying till 6 months.

 

[1goose2ducks]

ok thanks they are just taking their time. do you know if my flying pekins could be duclair ducks?

 

[1goose2ducks]

i don't have any pics now but ill try to get some

 

[1goose2ducks]

i cant get a picture, but they are a little smaller than my male pekin and they have yellow beaks instead of orange

 

[CarleeAnn]

I’m not too familiar with that, I’m sorry.

 

[1goose2ducks]

thats ok

 

[Miss Lydia]

Please post some pics. That will help I have never heard of a Pekin being able to fly especially flying 5' in the air across a lake. lol Where did you get your ducks?

 

[1goose2ducks]

i got them from the tremendous tree nursery in sarasota florida the man said they were pekings and he had like 30 of them. I'll try to get some pics. I got them just to please my peking drake who just lost his original mate at least he likes them. one more thing the peking drake is in charge of every one, i want my runners to mate with my pekings (maybe) so i can have a mix should i keep the peking drake locked up so the peking females and the runner males can be alone. sorry a lot of information

 

[1goose2ducks]

i didn't know pekings could even get off the ground with their chubby little bodies until i got the two females. thats why i think they might be duclairs?!?!