Pekin Duck Club!

[Miss Lydia]

 

[dan26552]

They're getting really big.

 

[Miss Lydia]

They're getting really big.

How old are they now? they are just so cute.. Makes me want ducklings again

 

[blueeyescry]

My new little pekin baby has dried and wanted to post picture. Its doing great.

 

[blueeyescry]

This is a picture when it was still in the egg and it's nose was showing, just adorable.

 

[Miss Lydia]

This is a picture when it was still in the egg and it's nose was showing, just adorable.

Awww

 

[dan26552]

How old are they now? they are just so cute.. Makes me want ducklings again   

They hatched the 18th through the 20th of last month so they're almost one month.

Lol

 

[CyndiD]

Thanks, I am kind of bummed that the Pekins don't normally go broody. I really would prefer to go the mother nature route, but I want a chance for ducklings. I have a Buff Orphington that goes broody once a year, but she just quit being broody before the ducks started laying this year. Bad timing.

Hi, i just read ur post. My buff O ducks went broody 2 x's this yr. Maybe if you leave the eggs in the nest & let them build up the ducks will usually sit on them. Just make sure you date the eggs ea day, so u know when they were laid. Just an idea, my ducks dont start sitting until they have a few in the nest.
Hope this helps someone!

 

[cfgroen]

Hi, i just read ur post. My buff O ducks went broody 2 x's this yr. Maybe if you leave the eggs in the nest & let them build up the ducks will usually sit on them. Just make sure you date the eggs ea day, so u know when they were laid. Just an idea, my ducks dont start sitting until they have a few in the nest.
Hope this helps someone!

Sorry, I wasn't clear. I have a Buff Orphington chicken, not a duck. I have even tried to leave a pile of eggs to see if she or one of her two sisters would go broody and sit on the duck eggs, but no luck.
I fear I am locked into getting an incubator. Oh well. I have a restaurant interested in duck eggs so I will have to increase my flock size and in a year or two will have to start to hatch my own replacement ducks for laying so I think it will be a wise investment for me.

 

[goosiemama]

Hi, I've not had luck with Pekins sitting long enough to hatch eggs, but last year my girl did try. She even got a couple boys to sit on eggs while she took a break. Pretty cute! Then everyone lost interest. So...we ended up with eggs in the incubator.