Pekin Duck Club!

[JLynnsDuckies]

My phone doesn't let me post more then one picture at a time. So here's another of Henry.

 

[saltandpepper2]

My (jumbo?) Pekin, Daisy

she's the leader of her little flock... Only two girls so far.

 

[Reese7383]

bad news all martha aka slow died today 

So sorry the hear. What happened? I lost one of our chicks a few months ago due to illness, we ended up culling. Was very hard, but we know he's in a better place and no longer in pain.

On a much lighter note.. my 2 pekins - the oldest of a mixed flock of 8, seem to have taken the role of Mama & Papa duck. Makes sense as they're the oldest and largest I guess.
Frank and Bean are quite protective over the others and its hard to get pics of just them. Unless it's morning bath and mudd time. F&B (not agressivly) hog the pool for the first 15 or so minutes.

Any suggestions on how to help the other 6 get more pool time?

Here's some pictures. Enjoy!

Thats not our only pool. Lol we have a larger one...but F&B take over both!

A rare one of the whole gang swimming together. Ik it's small, we've since upgraded. Thinking maybe we still need to go larger?

 

[caesargirl]

Beautiful flock! Pools, I'd do 3. My reasoning is that no matter how much f&b might want to hoard pools, they can only hoard 2 at one time at most!!!! Foiled!

 

[Reese7383]

Beautiful flock! Pools, I'd do 3. My reasoning is that no matter how much f&b might want to hoard pools, they can only hoard 2 at one time at most!!!! Foiled!

While this is true, sometimes Frank will get out of one pool and chase the others out before returning to bean. We have 2 pools, an in ground smaller tubberware thing (shown) and a pond (not shown) that needs a little TLC, but they still get in it.

Maybe it's just the behavior they display when we're around?

 

[duckandchicken]

thank you i was out of the yard for three mins getting them all food and martha drowned in the ducks pool. i was able to save jackie

 

[duckandchicken]

jackie was very cold when i got her out but i put her under a heat lamp and brought her inside and shes fine now a little water logged but fine. but poor martha she will be missed terribly i gave her a burial this morning and shes happy where she is now..... im gonna miss that funny chicken....

 

[OldMissionChick]

So sorry the hear. What happened? I lost one of our chicks a few months ago due to illness, we ended up culling. Was very hard, but we know he's in a better place and no longer in pain.

On a much lighter note.. my 2 pekins - the oldest of a mixed flock of 8, seem to have taken the role of Mama & Papa duck. Makes sense as they're the oldest and largest I guess.
Frank and Bean are quite protective over the others and its hard to get pics of just them. Unless it's morning bath and mudd time. F&B (not agressivly) hog the pool for the first 15 or so minutes.

Any suggestions on how to help the other 6 get more pool time?

Here's some pictures. Enjoy!

Thats not our only pool. Lol we have a larger one...but F&B take over both!

A rare one of the whole gang swimming together. Ik it's small, we've since upgraded. Thinking maybe we still need to go larger?

Same thing here, but only 1 is "left out". Once we get the coop finished & run set up we are going to build a pond big enough for everyone

 

[loveMYbirds13]

Hi there is there a site or a post on here that would help me discover what bread my ducks are i have 1 drake and 2 female thanks

 

[duckandchicken]

well im not quite sure how it happened i was in the front yard for 3 mins and came back to find one floating dead and one on the brink of drowning but i did save one and shes doing so much better.happy and playfull. what i was gonna do was add an addition to the coup to alow a pool in it but not after today.