Support Group for Abused Duck Keepers

[Miss Lydia]

@DuneDucks I am very sorry you had to say goodbye to your dog today, never an easy thing to do. All the memories they leave behind for us though are priceless.

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

So i tried building a filteration system for the ducks pool. That didn't last long they were running in and out of the water and bringing in sand.... i may be removing the sand. They just raised the water prices again in town.

Just lay a fake grass carpet around the pond over the sand
I have had this one down for 2 years
Sprays off or of poo dries I can shop vac on it
Been a life saver. I never get mud in my big ponds

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

Well last school is hatching some pretty cute dictators
This has been a busy year as I had 4 schools hatch
We have 5 hatched and 3 to go
Also my broody duck chest is still going strong with her 6 eggs. Day 23 today ( eeekkk) I just hope she is a good mom
Baby 5 had just hatched last night so I don’t have a dried off pic of her yet
Here are the other 4

 

[BelovedBirds]

Just lay a fake grass carpet around the pond over the sand
I have had this one down for 2 years
Sprays off or of poo dries I can shop vac on it
Been a life saver. I never get mud in my big ponds

You would if you had a Dougie!
She'd go in search of it, just to carry clumps of dirt to put in the pool!

 

[BelovedBirds]

Well last school is hatching some pretty cute dictators
This has been a busy year as I had 4 schools hatch
We have 5 hatched and 3 to go
Also my broody duck chest is still going strong with her 6 eggs. Day 23 today ( eeekkk) I just hope she is a good mom
Baby 5 had just hatched last night so I don’t have a dried off pic of her yet
Here are the other 4

Adorable

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

Last nights dried off and 2 more surprises this morning
One egg left and has 3 hits to her egg so shouldn’t be to much longer

 

[Luv Ducks]

Last nights dried off and 2 more surprises this morning
One egg left and has 3 hits to her egg so shouldn’t be to much longer

Absolute beautiful babies!!! What type are they do you know?

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

Absolute beautiful babies!!! What type are they do you know?

I own the parents
I have
Females
Pekin
Pekin x khaki.
Blue Swedish cross with we don’t know parents were purebred she was told but mom has chocolate colour as well
Silver Swedish and buff Swedish
Dads are Khaki , pekin x khaki , silver / blue Swedish and blue Swedish

 

[Lor]

Question...
When introducing pullets to laying hens things seem to calm down once the pullets become layers. Is it the same for ducks intro with ducklings?

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

Question...
When introducing pullets to laying hens things seem to calm down once the pullets become layers. Is it the same for ducks intro with ducklings?

It all depends on your ducks
Mine are so use to me hatching abc adding more they don’t pay attention anymore
Last summer my friend brought me 2 that were 2 months old
She opened the crate and let them out
Everyone was fine never an issue
I do keep a few feed stations out and lots of water areas
I do have 5 little ones 4-5 weeks that I have been letting out of their pen area with the big ducks and they don’t attack them just give a head nod here and there but st night I do have them sectioned off in the duvk house to make sure they are not picked on