The Duck Thread

[betwixt]

Oh, Yeah. I've already covered the hole with a baby gate,and my husband is going to repair it properly as soon as he gets home.

 

[hennible]

I've eaten a chicken killed by my moms dog, same thing wasn't going to let her go to waste.... Very sorry about your duck.

 

[needlessjunk]

Hey, This will sound a bit morbid, but one of our welsh harlequins died today. She got out of the fence throughout a truly tiny hole that was covered by some brush. Anyway the neighbor's dog got ahold of her. She was alive when I got to her, but had a puncture to her chest. She died while I waited for my husband to get home so we could take her to the vet together, or so he could put her down. It depended on what he thought. I have a small child and couldn't juggle both him and a flappyish bird at the vets office so we needed two sets of hands , and I couldn't put her down on my own either.

My question though is she safe to eat? I hate for her to die without purpose. It's so sad. Any advice would be great.

So very sorry, but I don't see why she wouldn't be safe to eat. You know exactly why she died and I don't think it is bad at all to consume her.

 

[WVduckchick]

Hey, This will sound a bit morbid, but one of our welsh harlequins died today. She got out of the fence throughout a truly tiny hole that was covered by some brush. Anyway the neighbor's dog got ahold of her. She was alive when I got to her, but had a puncture to her chest. She died while I waited for my husband to get home so we could take her to the vet together, or so he could put her down. It depended on what he thought. I have a small child and couldn't juggle both him and a flappyish bird at the vets office so we needed two sets of hands , and I couldn't put her down on my own either.

My question though is she safe to eat? I hate for her to die without purpose. It's so sad. Any advice would be great.

So sorry for your loss and I agree with the others. I think it will be an honor to her memory.

 

[randerson846]

Has anybody heard of white chiltern ducks, because I'm getting 5 ducklings tomorrow and i don't know what they look like, other than being white lol!

 

[Kaessa]

Has anybody heard of white chiltern ducks, because I'm getting 5 ducklings tomorrow and i don't know what they look like, other than being white lol!

According to the Googles, they're a white hybrid bred for egg-laying. They look like Pekins.

http://www.freerangepoultry.ie/our-breeds-2/ducks-geese-and-guinea-fowl/43-chiltern-duck18

 

[randerson846]

According to the Googles, they're a white hybrid bred for egg-laying. They look like Pekins.

http://www.freerangepoultry.ie/our-breeds-2/ducks-geese-and-guinea-fowl/43-chiltern-duck18

Ok thank you

 

[randerson846]

Here they are, 4 chiltern whites, one mallard and one Rouen I think, I'm not sure. They were swimming in the paddling pool, they were 2 weeks old, not day olds.

 

[hennible]

Cute

I was wondering how reliable the "quack" sexing is... At just shy of 3 weeks I have only one duckling that isn't quacking.

 

[randerson846]

I can't really remember, but I don't think u can tell at 3 weeks, I think u have to wait till they're about 3-4 months old