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Pekin Duck Club!
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LadyIsadora
Songster
You should not try to vent sex them after the first few days from hatching. Too easy to rupture the vent and hurt them while trying after that.
I heard my little Pekin lady's quack at about 3.5-4 weeks. Her Pekin boyfriend has never quacked. They are both about 8 weeks now. He will be off to freezer camp this week or next. I hope she will warm up to the new ducklings after her beau is no longer a distraction.
My real question is this:
I have a group of 12 ducklings that are coming up on 4 weeks old. 4 of them are Pekin. One of them has a VERY pale bill. It looks like the colour of his faded down. (I dont know if its a he yet.....but for conversational reasons lets call him a "he") He is slower to get up off his cute little down butt to come for treats and the first to leave if the competition is too fierce (ie: a really good treat like peas or mealworms)
This lil guy will go lay in the dog house away from the group when they are locked in the pen. He lays down a lot, even outside---but in my very limited experience---Pekin lay down a lot as a rule. He just seems to lay down even more than the others.
He is of a good weight, not the largest nor the smallest. eyes look fine. butt looks fine, feet look fine.
The very pale bill and the excessive laying (mostly the bill colour) have me worried. I know as they get older and get to laying age it is not uncommon for their bills to get freckles or change colour. This is not that. He is only 3.5 weeks and it seems to have gotten progressively paler by the day.
They are in a small area of the pen at night and when it snows but are allowed to go out into the yard to forage & play in the various pools set up for them, most of the day when it is over 60. I give them 1/2 unmedicated purina starter sprinkled with nutritional yeast and 1/2 fermented starter with some grains thrown in there. Free choice grit and if they cant get outside to forage, i give them a huge trough full of various greens (dandelion, romaine, beet greens, comfrey, lovage a bit of sorrel and whatever else I can find in the garden this time of year) They get warm peas every morning and mealworms for snack around noon & bedtime. ----
WOW reading this I realize my ducklings are a bit spoiled----
They have food & water 24/7, about 6 inches of straw that gets a new layer every day.
I cant figure out what im doing wrong-----is he sick at all? what else can I do?
I heard my little Pekin lady's quack at about 3.5-4 weeks. Her Pekin boyfriend has never quacked. They are both about 8 weeks now. He will be off to freezer camp this week or next. I hope she will warm up to the new ducklings after her beau is no longer a distraction.
My real question is this:
I have a group of 12 ducklings that are coming up on 4 weeks old. 4 of them are Pekin. One of them has a VERY pale bill. It looks like the colour of his faded down. (I dont know if its a he yet.....but for conversational reasons lets call him a "he") He is slower to get up off his cute little down butt to come for treats and the first to leave if the competition is too fierce (ie: a really good treat like peas or mealworms)
This lil guy will go lay in the dog house away from the group when they are locked in the pen. He lays down a lot, even outside---but in my very limited experience---Pekin lay down a lot as a rule. He just seems to lay down even more than the others.
He is of a good weight, not the largest nor the smallest. eyes look fine. butt looks fine, feet look fine.
The very pale bill and the excessive laying (mostly the bill colour) have me worried. I know as they get older and get to laying age it is not uncommon for their bills to get freckles or change colour. This is not that. He is only 3.5 weeks and it seems to have gotten progressively paler by the day.
They are in a small area of the pen at night and when it snows but are allowed to go out into the yard to forage & play in the various pools set up for them, most of the day when it is over 60. I give them 1/2 unmedicated purina starter sprinkled with nutritional yeast and 1/2 fermented starter with some grains thrown in there. Free choice grit and if they cant get outside to forage, i give them a huge trough full of various greens (dandelion, romaine, beet greens, comfrey, lovage a bit of sorrel and whatever else I can find in the garden this time of year) They get warm peas every morning and mealworms for snack around noon & bedtime. ----
WOW reading this I realize my ducklings are a bit spoiled----
They have food & water 24/7, about 6 inches of straw that gets a new layer every day.
I cant figure out what im doing wrong-----is he sick at all? what else can I do?
LadyIsadora
Songster
LOL funny thing is I did a search in the forum before I posted that rambling about the pasty bill, I got one or two very unhelpful results. I then googled for info and google brought up 5 different BYC threads for answers ;-)
I find that highly amusing. digging in now to do some research.
I find that highly amusing. digging in now to do some research.
How can I get my ducks to not be afraid to swim?
I have 4 Pekin Ducklings.. one month old.
They love to splash about in their bowl... they are waterproof now.. with the water rolling off them in drops.
But they won't go into our pond... I tried to herd them in.. but they stop at the edge and then run away. I did get them to go in yesterday.. but they just rushed at full speed to the other side and get straight out.
Will they get over this fear of the deeper water?
I have 4 Pekin Ducklings.. one month old.
They love to splash about in their bowl... they are waterproof now.. with the water rolling off them in drops.
But they won't go into our pond... I tried to herd them in.. but they stop at the edge and then run away. I did get them to go in yesterday.. but they just rushed at full speed to the other side and get straight out.
Will they get over this fear of the deeper water?
crazyducklady2
Hatching
- Mar 30, 2015
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Can we talk about PENS?? It is son that my baby go outside. What are best ideas for outside enclosures. ????
They'll get over it for sure!
I've actually read that ducklings don't produce the real water-proofing oil until they are 6-8 weeks old. I've noticed that the ducks that I've raised don't have that "ducky" odor before then. So they don't really need to bathe up to this point. They can actually chill really easily also and if they get in the water you may need to have a lamp read for them if it's later in the day.
I've actually read that ducklings don't produce the real water-proofing oil until they are 6-8 weeks old. I've noticed that the ducks that I've raised don't have that "ducky" odor before then. So they don't really need to bathe up to this point. They can actually chill really easily also and if they get in the water you may need to have a lamp read for them if it's later in the day.
fancychick1
Songster
This is the only pic I have of mine together they are all very active so its hard to get them standing still for a pic together.
EEEEeeeeee. Everybody's so round and soft. Love the picture. Bunch of cute sweetie birds.
This is the only pic I have of mine together they are all very active so its hard to get them standing still for a pic together.
I am so happy I found this thread! I became an accidental Pekin lover last year when my sister gave me two ducklings for my birthday. We had no idea what kind they were until they started feathering out. I know they may not be the fanciest but they have such neat personalities and they make me laugh every day!
Now I have taken my mild obsession with them to the next level and just completed my first hatch from eggs from my pair.
Meet Ruger and Winchester,
and their ducklings just hatched yesterday, Booger, Armstrong and Curtis!
Now I have taken my mild obsession with them to the next level and just completed my first hatch from eggs from my pair.
Meet Ruger and Winchester,
and their ducklings just hatched yesterday, Booger, Armstrong and Curtis!
Hey guys! I have two baby pekin ducks and I want to know if anybody knows if an adult female pekin will nurture babies that are not her own? Anybody have any experience with this? She has been seperated due to a severe injury from mating and I have the babies I have to separate also. I was kind of hoping that they would be good for each other. Thanks!
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