Pekin Duck Club!

[pekinlover8301]

thanks hun! i appreciate that!

no prob gal!

 

[The Howards]

Will Muscovies and Pekins even hang around each other? I know they aren't related (Pekins descended from Mallards, Musky's don't). I wouldn't mind having the mixes because I could use/sell them for meat (when I get the courage to kill such a cute animal). I just don't want there to be chaos if I have a breeding pair of Muscovies and a few Pekins running around.

My scovies follow my pekin hen all over the place! So you shouldn't have chaos.

While ours don't mix, the Scovies keep to themselves. I'm sure it varies from flock to flock and bird to bird.

 

[misschickenlittle]

While ours don't mix, the Scovies keep to themselves. I'm sure it varies from flock to flock and bird to bird.

That is probably true. It is that way even with chickens. So, maybe maybe not. :/

 

[lauranickerson]

Sweet! Thanks everyone! I have a bit of room even if they don't like each other, so hopefully there wouldn't be a problem. Too bad my ducks now aren't smart enough to find the pond that's only about 50 feet away from them.

Is it about impossible to have duck eggs if you let them free range, or will they come back to nesting boxes to lay eggs?

Okay, last question that I kind of want opinions on. Someone on Craigslist is either selling Breeding pairs of Muscovies for $25 or the ducklings for $4ea. I'm a bit of a tight wad...what should I do? Ducklings are straight run so I might run the risk of getting all of one thing, of course.

 

[The Howards]

Sweet! Thanks everyone! I have a bit of room even if they don't like each other, so hopefully there wouldn't be a problem. Too bad my ducks now aren't smart enough to find the pond that's only about 50 feet away from them.

Is it about impossible to have duck eggs if you let them free range, or will they come back to nesting boxes to lay eggs?

Okay, last question that I kind of want opinions on. Someone on Craigslist is either selling Breeding pairs of Muscovies for $25 or the ducklings for $4ea. I'm a bit of a tight wad...what should I do? Ducklings are straight run so I might run the risk of getting all of one thing, of course.

Are we talking "free range" in an enclosure or "free range" as in they roam all over kingdom come? Ours have a 40x90 enclosure and they roam around. Four of them will go back to the nesting boxes, 1 wants to lay in holes she digs (she switches between 2 different holes) and 1 will drop it where ever she is...pool, nest box, ramp of the coop, yard, just where ever. So again it depends on the duck.

We got our Scovies when they were already feathered out so we knew we got girls, we didn't want any boys. They can be harder to get used to you when you get them older though. You are always taking a chance that you could get a large amount of boys, depends on if you want some or not. Check out a Muscovy thread under ducks so we don't hi-jack this one...hehehehe

 

[BabyDaisy]

The yellow tint in Perkins is usually cause by keeping them in the house when they start to get their feathers so mine would go out during the day and come in at night. I love her so much and I got her a couple of friends a few weeks ago and they're all wonderful.

this is my baby Daisy

this is the day after I brought them home

And this was taken a few days ago

 

[llmjdd]

My darling pekin has so kindly been hiding her eggs... She is so cheeky.

How long does everyone recommend they can sit for in the hutch before needing to come out and be refrigerated?

 

[chickensnewtome]

I got my 2 pekin ducklings yesterday. They are 5 days old today. 1 is wanting to swim in the water bowl and they are sleeping in the food bowl. Any ideas on how to stop this or is this normal?

Welcome to duck life! That is totally normal. You can use an old trick of cutting a hole in a milk jug for them to drink if you dont want them to swim. But all this is normal. Supervise swimming sessions tho. They dont have their protective feathers and can drown, or get tired and drown. Good luck with the little cuties!

 

[lauranickerson]

They are completely free range when I'm around the house. I keep them in the run while I'm at work or gone for the day.


Oh, right. Sorry about the hijack. Here's a picture to compensate.

My girl and her three boyfriends. Such a little harlot, and she loves it.

 

[chickensnewtome]

Wow!!!!

Ya'll were busy this weekend. I have finally caught up! LOL. Been a long weekend here. My mom has been told that the tumors in her leg are so bad she is no longer allowed to walk. She has been put in a wheel chair. But I believe God is going to do what is right. I trust in his decisions. Now on to my question. Laffy has a cough......

. And he has also made my little runt, hurt, female his favorite. She does not interact with them she stands to the side. Yang and Laffy are constantly hanging out and Yang just submits and lets him have his fun then she gets to swim. He has quit harrassing my chickens but poor Ying can't swim. She also refuses to submit to him. Her neck is bald now and she is such a loner. I feel really bad but then again I know alot of this is normal. I am going to put Niacin in the water for Laffy. I am picking some up today but what should I do about Ying? Laffy and Yang only have something to do with her when Laffy wants a particular moment. They only way I can explain it is that Yang is his wife and Ying is his concubine. LOL