The Duck Thread

[Sarkchick]

Thank you for the quick reply. I never thought about being water logged. They do get nutritional yeast daily alternating with niacin in the water. Thanks again
Linda

 

[NathanZee]

Does anyone know what the beginning stages of angel wing looks like?? My Pekins and Pekin/Sweedish look like their wings are starting to sag. I thought they were starting to molt but maybe not. They were hatched on February 9th.


Sorry, pictures are not real clear. It's raining here, has been for days.
Thanks. Linda

Are their wing feathers grown in fully? I can't really see anything in the whiteness of the pekins, but I think your swedish looks fine. And I think your ducks are a little to old to get angel wing, it usually happens while the primary flight feathers are growing in.

What breed is my duck?

Something wonderful happened today! As some of you may know, my flock has been very stand offish and leary of people ever since my beloved pekin girl, Waffles, died this last winter. She was bold and brazen, and would come up and eat from my hand right away, which would give the others the courage to come and eat from my hand as well. After Waffles passed, the flock hasn't been the same. They seem constantly scared and nervous.

Fast forward a few months to February when my husband came home from the feed store with 11 baby chickens and two ducklings. I spent tons of time holding the baby birds and hand feeding them, hoping that I might be able to have at least a couple ducks that I could hand feed. The results are amazing; both new ducks climb and crawl all over my lap to get treats. They don't like to be touched or grabbed, but they have no problem clambered up my lap to get their treats.

Back to today. Today was monumental. The flighty adults saw the young ones eagerly eating from my hand, and wouldn't you know it, they finally felt comfortable enough to come up to me again. It was like old times. Check it out

It started out just the two newbies, Eggos the pekin and the little runner girl I haven't named yet.


Then one by one, the others came to eat! Biff the buff, being the top girl, got her share first. Michelle the Cayuga came secon, which surprised me. She hasn't eat out of my hand since she was a duckling a year ago.


Then came Duckasaurus the runner, Tater the WH and Jeepers the WH. I was thrilled!

That's great they are warming up again! You have a beautiful flock! I was gone for two weeks a couple of months ago and during that time Stacy my other buff hen died. The flock was nervous and acted a little funny when we got back, but after few days they were fine.

 

[Sarkchick]

Are their wing feathers grown in fully? I can't really see anything in the whiteness of the pekins, but I think your swedish looks fine. And I think your ducks are a little to old to get angel wing, it usually happens while the primary flight feathers are growing in.

Thank you for reply. I think I panicked. One of the younger has a left wing affected. Hatched Mar 12. And noticed these looked different today. But it was suggested that it may just be all the rain we have been getting.
Linda

I'm sorry for your loss
Linda

 

[jtn42248]

What breed is my duck?

Just as a really wild guess here...and boy do I mean guess...but the black bill with orange legs ... it could be a mix with a Black Billed Cuban Duck. Again, just a wild guess. Did you buy or breed it yourself?

 

[Julie Birb]

Something wonderful happened today! As some of you may know, my flock has been very stand offish and leary of people ever since my beloved pekin girl, Waffles, died this last winter. She was bold and brazen, and would come up and eat from my hand right away, which would give the others the courage to come and eat from my hand as well. After Waffles passed, the flock hasn't been the same. They seem constantly scared and nervous.

Fast forward a few months to February when my husband came home from the feed store with 11 baby chickens and two ducklings. I spent tons of time holding the baby birds and hand feeding them, hoping that I might be able to have at least a couple ducks that I could hand feed. The results are amazing; both new ducks climb and crawl all over my lap to get treats. They don't like to be touched or grabbed, but they have no problem clambered up my lap to get their treats.

Back to today. Today was monumental. The flighty adults saw the young ones eagerly eating from my hand, and wouldn't you know it, they finally felt comfortable enough to come up to me again. It was like old times. Check it out

It started out just the two newbies, Eggos the pekin and the little runner girl I haven't named yet.

Then one by one, the others came to eat! Biff the buff, being the top girl, got her share first. Michelle the Cayuga came secon, which surprised me. She hasn't eat out of my hand since she was a duckling a year ago.

Then came Duckasaurus the runner, Tater the WH and Jeepers the WH. I was thrilled!

Oh, so precious. I am happy for you. And I LOVE the names. I really love ducks.

 

[tracyjg]

Very cute ducks all of you

 

[Hayden W]

Does anyone know what the beginning stages of angel wing looks like?? My Pekins and Pekin/Sweedish look like their wings are starting to sag. I thought they were starting to molt but maybe not. They were hatched on February 9th.

Sorry, pictures are not real clear. It's raining here, has been for days.
Thanks. Linda

My blue Swedish has angel wing, if it looks like the wing is kinda folding out then it'll most likely have angel wing. If that helps any.

 

[Ihaveducks]

Been looking after this little one and I just thought it was going to be completely white BUT I had a good look while they were having a little bath, it's got a few black feathers coming... any idea on what kind of "mallard" is white and black? I've never seen one!!!

 

[Lamaremybabies]

Been looking after this little one and I just thought it was going to be completely white BUT I had a good look while they were having a little bath, it's got a few black feathers coming... any idea on what kind of "mallard" is white and black? I've never seen one!!!

Pekin mix?

 

[PotatoWaffles]

Some more flock pics. I'm sure you're all just sick of them by now lol.

Biff thinks she's sneaky but she's not!

Some of my Metzer baddies (except Potato) looking like they're about to drop the most bomb album of the year.Tater, Michelle, Potato, Duckasaurus and Jeepers

The mallard sisters, Nachos and Lloyd

Duckasaurus applied her beauty mud mask

Jeepers and Tate lookin so pretty

The lovely and ever-plump Snowflake

The duck equivalent to hanging out at the water cooler

New kids on the block