Pekin Duck Club!

[Deleted member 94844]

Actually, the rocks aid in their digestion.  The gizzard grinds the rocks together to break down whole grains.  The rocks slowly wear down until they are small enough to pass into the intestines.  Then the birds pick up more rocks.  It's something they do naturally.  They would have a difficult time digesting whole grains without them.

Well that contradicts the opinion of our avian vet, who said it was abnormal for her to be eating rocks that large...

 

[bonnylass79]

Large rocks may be a different story. I'm talking about the size of my pinkie nail and smaller. I've never had one swallow large rocks.

 

[Deleted member 94844]

Large rocks may be a different story. I'm talking about the size of my pinkie nail and smaller. I've never had one swallow large rocks.

Well, we're talking about ROCKS!!

 

[scrappygirl]

Hi everyone!

My Pekins are three weeks old now and getting so big!!! I am looking for some advice....I THINK i may have a male and a female...one is kind of quacking and has been for over a week. The second one just keeps peeping. I know I can vent sex them, but since I am TOTALLY brand new to birds of ANY KIND, I am a little afraid of doing it. My husband at first wanted to keep them, but now is having second thoughts because we are going to be overrun with ducks here! They still live INSIDE my house in a penned off area (believe me, I keep my house clean, but they are making it near impossible to do so!) and I guess we are kind of waiting to see what to do next...build an enclosure with a little pond or rehome them. We LOVE them, but would rather have them go to a home that our babies would love more and be more comfortable in. I was thinking of only keeping the female, but I know they would both be heartbroken. They absolutely LOVE each other. What would you do in my position? Any and all advice is welcome. We want to keep them, but we think we may have bitten off more than we can chew having a possible male and female.

I mean, seriously, how cute are they???


they snuggle up on the couch with us



They can't be apart from each other...constantly touching



comfy, no?



and they will TOTALLY fall asleep on our laps this way, too...boy, they sure are trusting!!!!



OMG...I just love them...



couch potatoes...



The enclosure I have for them in my living room...I clean everything 1-2x a day.



When I tell you, these duckies are just so sweet. This is the one I think is a male and he completely SNUGGLES with my husband. The one I think is female is even more of a mush!!!

 

[Deleted member 94844]

Hi everyone!

My Pekins are three weeks old now and getting so big!!! I am looking for some advice....I THINK i may have a male and a female...one is kind of quacking and has been for over a week. The second one just keeps peeping. I know I can vent sex them, but since I am TOTALLY brand new to birds of ANY KIND, I am a little afraid of doing it. My husband at first wanted to keep them, but now is having second thoughts because we are going to be overrun with ducks here! They still live INSIDE my house in a penned off area (believe me, I keep my house clean, but they are making it near impossible to do so!) and I guess we are kind of waiting to see what to do next...build an enclosure with a little pond or rehome them. We LOVE them, but would rather have them go to a home that our babies would love more and be more comfortable in. I was thinking of only keeping the female, but I know they would both be heartbroken. They absolutely LOVE each other. What would you do in my position? Any and all advice is welcome. We want to keep them, but we think we may have bitten off more than we can chew having a possible male and female.

I mean, seriously, how cute are they???


they snuggle up on the couch with us



They can't be apart from each other...constantly touching



comfy, no?



and they will TOTALLY fall asleep on our laps this way, too...boy, they sure are trusting!!!!



OMG...I just love them...



couch potatoes...



The enclosure I have for them in my living room...I clean everything 1-2x a day.



When I tell you, these duckies are just so sweet. This is the one I think is a male and he completely SNUGGLES with my husband. The one I think is female is even more of a mush!!!

You need to send those pics to Cute Overload.

CUUUTE!!!!!

 

[scrappygirl]

Awwww...thank you!!! I hatched them myself!

 

[Jharper]

Hi everyone! My Pekins are three weeks old now and getting so big!!! I am looking for some advice....I THINK i may have a male and a female...one is kind of quacking and has been for over a week. The second one just keeps peeping. I know I can vent sex them, but since I am TOTALLY brand new to birds of ANY KIND, I am a little afraid of doing it. My husband at first wanted to keep them, but now is having second thoughts because we are going to be overrun with ducks here! They still live INSIDE my house in a penned off area (believe me, I keep my house clean, but they are making it near impossible to do so!) and I guess we are kind of waiting to see what to do next...build an enclosure with a little pond or rehome them. We LOVE them, but would rather have them go to a home that our babies would love more and be more comfortable in. I was thinking of only keeping the female, but I know they would both be heartbroken. They absolutely LOVE each other. What would you do in my position? Any and all advice is welcome. We want to keep them, but we think we may have bitten off more than we can chew having a possible male and female. I mean, seriously, how cute are they??? they snuggle up on the couch with us They can't be apart from each other...constantly touching comfy, no? and they will TOTALLY fall asleep on our laps this way, too...boy, they sure are trusting!!!! OMG...I just love them... couch potatoes... The enclosure I have for them in my living room...I clean everything 1-2x a day. When I tell you, these duckies are just so sweet. This is the one I think is a male and he completely SNUGGLES with my husband. The one I think is female is even more of a mush!!!

Do yours poop a lot like mine did and still do??hahaha!!

 

[Deleted member 94844]

We have a nickname for the ducks... we call them "the poopers" or "poopies" for short.

Example: "Where are the poopers?" or "Did the poopies have a snack?"

 

[Jharper]

We have a nickname for the ducks... we call them "the poopers" or "poopies" for short.

Example: "Where are the poopers?" or "Did the poopies have a snack?"

Hahaha!!

 

[countrygirl74]

Hi everyone!

My Pekins are three weeks old now and getting so big!!! I am looking for some advice....I THINK i may have a male and a female...one is kind of quacking and has been for over a week. The second one just keeps peeping. I know I can vent sex them, but since I am TOTALLY brand new to birds of ANY KIND, I am a little afraid of doing it. My husband at first wanted to keep them, but now is having second thoughts because we are going to be overrun with ducks here! They still live INSIDE my house in a penned off area (believe me, I keep my house clean, but they are making it near impossible to do so!) and I guess we are kind of waiting to see what to do next...build an enclosure with a little pond or rehome them. We LOVE them, but would rather have them go to a home that our babies would love more and be more comfortable in. I was thinking of only keeping the female, but I know they would both be heartbroken. They absolutely LOVE each other. What would you do in my position? Any and all advice is welcome. We want to keep them, but we think we may have bitten off more than we can chew having a possible male and female.

I mean, seriously, how cute are they???

comfy, no?

OMG...I just love them...



couch potatoes...



The enclosure I have for them in my living room...I clean everything 1-2x a day.



When I tell you, these duckies are just so sweet. This is the one I think is a male and he completely SNUGGLES with my husband. The one I think is female is even more of a mush!!!

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!!! I think they have really bonded to you, especially since you hatched them - you should keep them! Let us know if you have any questions!