Waddlein
In the Brooder
I got 17 assorted fertile duck eggs online. From your pictures I can tell Pekin ducks are beautiful, and I hope a few of the ducks hatch into Pekin ducklings.
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I got 17 assorted fertile duck eggs online. From your pictures I can tell Pekin ducks are beautiful, and I hope a few of the ducks hatch into Pekin ducklings.
X2Hope you get a great hatch.and welcome to BYC!! @Waddlein
Unfortunately, I lost 2 of my ducks to turtles. My little flock of 4 won't go near our pond. Don't watch the video, the process is gruesome to watch! When the turtle got one of my mallards, she was too far out in the pond for me to do anything BUT watch. So sad!!!@EmilyP this time of year we see sad posts of ducks with feet bit off duckling being eaten goslings too, so you might want to research you tube on how to rid your pond of snapping turtles. There is even a you tube vid on a snapping turtle attacking a duck, I couldn't watch it but it's there if you want to see what one can do to our birds.
I think your plan would work. Cull the aggressive drake and get your lone drake at least 2-4 females. Try craigslist, feed stores check for poultry swaps in your area.Hello All! I'm new to BYC, so I'm having a little trouble finding my way around!
We have two Peking Ducks, both turned out to be males (surprise surprise).. And they've been fine and happy all winter, however, now that it's Spring they have started trying to "assert dominance" CONSTANTLY.
They have both lost a lot of feathers and look pretty pathetic... They have plenty of room to run and forage.. Does anyone have any ideas what I should do?? The dominant one who starts 99% of the "fighting" recently started limping, and I can't help but think that it's at least partially because of all of the asserting/chasing/pinning down/fighting he's been doing lately... My thought has been to try to get some hens for the none dominant drake, and cull the aggressive drake... I REALLY don't want the non dominant drake to be alone, but I also hate watching him get picked on constantly!![]()
I've been wanting to get a few khaki Campbells for egg production, but I'm not certain where to look for adult hens... Thank you all for reading!
She has to sit 24/7 to hatch them so If you want her to hatch ducklings wait till she doesn't come out of a morning or 2 then put in your order. lol Some Pekins will brood all the way through some don't but we have a few members who have dedicated Pekins that have.I have a Pekin duck (hen) that wants to sit on eggs. I have no drake therefore the eggs aren't fertile. She will only sit on the nest at night while they are locked up in the enclosure. When I go to let everyone out to free range, she hops off the nest and doesn't return until around 6 pm when I lock them up again. When she leaves the nest, she covers the eggs up with hay, as I have seen other people's pictures of their broody hens nests. Our nights are in the 60's, 70's and sometimes 50's, if this helps.
My question is, if I give her fertile eggs, is she sitting on the eggs long enough to hatch them? Or am I just wasting money by buying eggs?
Thanks!
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Hello All! I'm new to BYC, so I'm having a little trouble finding my way around!
We have two Peking Ducks, both turned out to be males (surprise surprise :/ ).. And they've been fine and happy all winter, however, now that it's Spring they have started trying to "assert dominance" CONSTANTLY.They have both lost a lot of feathers and look pretty pathetic... They have plenty of room to run and forage.. Does anyone have any ideas what I should do?? The dominant one who starts 99% of the "fighting" recently started limping, and I can't help but think that it's at least partially because of all of the asserting/chasing/pinning down/fighting he's been doing lately... My thought has been to try to get some hens for the none dominant drake, and cull the aggressive drake... I REALLY don't want the non dominant drake to be alone, but I also hate watching him get picked on constantly!
I've been wanting to get a few khaki Campbells for egg production, but I'm not certain where to look for adult hens... Thank you all for reading!