Pekin Duck Club!

[ChickCollector]

these are me younger ones playing with the rouen ladies

 

[wonkyflock14]

What are your Pekins favorite treats? Soleil likes swimmies (feeder fish), bananas, mealworms and peas!

Hi, new to this thread so sorry for quoting a post from page 1! I have 2 pekins, a male and female I believe (have not seen a drake feather yet, but there is a noticeable difference in size and sound). They have a 50 gallon agricultural watering tank for their "pond." I love watching them dive and zoom around! Does anyone have tips for keeping the water clean? Short of draining 50 gallons of water a week (what a waste!), I feel hopeless.

Anyways, I was wondering about whether feeder fish would be a good thing to add to their diet! Perhaps as a treat. But then, the water is so mucky that I don't know how long the fish would survive!

 

[wonkyflock14]

Here are a few snaps of my group. 2 Pekins and 5 chickens. The Pekins are always with the chickens, part of the flock.

A trip through the woods.

One of my Pekins and Red Robin shading under a tree.

Everyone snoozing under the propane tank. One of their favorite places.

My ducks are about 3 months old. They don't like to be held or touched, are actually more opposed to it than the chickens. I wonder if them being part of the flock of chickens affects their behavior? Their funny butt wiggles always make me laugh, though. I reckon they should have been handled more while they were ducklings, but I'm new to keeping birds (my fiancee had them as a child) and I will admit all the flapping of wings amongst the birds was a little intimidating.

 

[JustAChickenLittle&More]

Question I have 2 Peking and one Sebastopol. one I believe started laying eggs the other day. Do all ducks try to set and hatch their eggs? Anybod

 

[joduckmom]

I want to be added!

 

[PoultryQueen101]

Question I have 2 Peking and one Sebastopol. one I believe started laying eggs the other day. Do all ducks try to set and hatch their eggs? Anybod

yes and no... some ducks will rarely ever sit, while others may always want to sit. You are very lucky with a seb xD I really aant one

 

[farmgirl360]

How long till they lay

 

[PoultryQueen101]

How long till they lay

Ive heard quite a few times that pekins begin at 7 months or around. They grow so fast! But you wait forever for them to lay lol

 

[Tatianna]

Question I have 2 Peking and one Sebastopol. one I believe started laying eggs the other day. Do all ducks try to set and hatch their eggs? Anybod

I have two Pekins......One is very broody and wont' come off anyone's eggs , not even the chicken and my other Pekin wants nothing to do with hatching.

 

[Tatianna]

Yep, mine started laying at the same time as the chicks. I got everyone at the same time. My duck even goes up to roost at night in the coop! Cant keep her out!