Pekin Duck Club!

[tiedyemommy]

X2  Happy to hear you found them a good home.

Thank you...me too!

- TieDyeMommy

 

[pekinplease]

This is going to sound crazy, but here goes. I am very new to this so I thought I would ask. My pekins are only 4 weeks old and I got 2 rouins that are now a week old. There is quite a difference in size so they're in separate brooding boxes (I was also keeping them apart for the first 72 hrs.). When I introduced or tried to introduce them, the pekins were very aggressive. They were pecking at the eyes and necks of the rouens. Is this normal and will it ever get better? Is there a better way too introduce them? They are all in the same room and the pekins have bonded with us already. We are still working with the rouens. Thank you!

 

[nate1the1great1]

ya im happy

 

[lizp]

looking for some advice on a female pekin duck. she is a year old and has been sitting on her eggs quite a bit . She lays 2 eggs a day! How much time does a duck have to sit on them? Her male duck friend sits on them too . Should I remove them and start fresh as I dont know what eggs are older. am I really possibly going to have baby ducks if she sits on them often enough?

 

[Amiga]

This is going to sound crazy, but here goes. I am very new to this so I thought I would ask. My pekins are only 4 weeks old and I got 2 rouins that are now a week old. There is quite a difference in size so they're in separate brooding boxes (I was also keeping them apart for the first 72 hrs.). When I introduced or tried to introduce them, the pekins were very aggressive. They were pecking at the eyes and necks of the rouens. Is this normal and will it ever get better? Is there a better way too introduce them? They are all in the same room and the pekins have bonded with us already. We are still working with the rouens. Thank you!

Yes, as cute as they are, dealing with new ducks can be ugly.

Keep the rouens separate till they are about the same size as the pekins. Introduce slowly, with supervision. Setting up an area where they can be side by side but separated by fence is a good approach.

 

[Amiga]

looking for some advice on a female pekin duck. she is a year old and has been sitting on her eggs quite a bit . She lays 2 eggs a day! How much time does a duck have to sit on them? Her male duck friend sits on them too . Should I remove them and start fresh as I dont know what eggs are older. am I really possibly going to have baby ducks if she sits on them often enough?

It is possible she could hatch some.

See if something in here helps. You might find someone who has experience that you can PM. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/850706/the-broody-duck-thread-for-2014

 

[ladyarabella]

rosy

 

[Amiga]

 

[ladyarabella]

Wen do Perkins normally start laying?

 

[Ren2014]

rosy

She's pretty! Welcome to BYC

Wen do Perkins normally start laying?

I read where some started at 4 mos but I think closer to 6 is the norm. Mine are 19 weeks old and they have not started laying