The Duck Thread

[City farm]

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Number one duck a buff Orpington and two,possibly welsh Harlequin . They are beautiful

How long have you had them? If you just got them it could be difficult . Is she laying egg's? Are these the only two you have?

She's not laying eggs and we got her and him when they were just baby ducks at a swap meet in Albion and yes these are the only ones. we got them last year.

Duck's typically start laying around 7-9 months, give or take a few week's depending on the breed.. They are beautiful.. Our Muscovy's are not a sprinkle as our silver Swedish.. But also, was raising 6 for about 2 week's.. So I missed out on holding them for long periods of time..

On a different note, I was not sure if the 2 older duckling's were Muscovy, but have decided they are.. I have read that when people get duckling's that one breed & end up with other breed's.. Hay, as long as they are quiet, I'm happy.. oh & I read that this breed will eat small rodents.. Whitch we don't have but, just a fun little fact..

 

[casportpony]

Agreed, I would not take the time to do the math or weigh out different treatments.. However very glad you have.. In my spare time, which I really don't have I am on here.. Or playing with all of our animal's.. It's just so relaxing.. So again thanks..

You Arizona group might be interested in these:
Pictures from the Veterinary Parasitology Reference Manual - Fifth Edition

Roundworm




Cecal worm




Capillary worms




Gapeworm




Tapeworm




Coccidia





-Kathy

 

[OldMissionChick]

my 4 new ducklings should be here in the morning! got one each black, blue, chocolate and fawn and white runners all female from Metzer Farms....i'm so excited about future blue duck eggs!

Runners lay blue eggs? I didn't know that. I need females and our local hatchery only does straight run ducks. Was looking at Metzer but not sure since they are in CA & I am in MI.

 

[KuroKitsune]

Runners lay blue eggs? I didn't know that. I need females and our local hatchery only does straight run ducks. Was looking at Metzer but not sure since they are in CA & I am in MI.

yes they lay blue eggs and i've bought from Metzer twice and received healthy active ducklings both time and i live in KS which is a good distance from CA as well...not as far as you but still a good distance

 

[Pekin2000]

Runners lay blue eggs? I didn't know that. I need females and our local hatchery only does straight run ducks. Was looking at Metzer but not sure since they are in CA & I am in MI.

I live in North Dakota they shipped on the 22 and they were here the 24 perfectly healthy

 

[OldMissionChick]

yes they lay blue eggs and i've bought from Metzer twice and received healthy active ducklings both time and i live in KS which is a good distance from CA as well...not as far as you but still a good distance 

I am about an hour south of the tip of the lower peninsula. Wish there was a closer hatchery. Metzer has an amazing selection of ducks. Next late winter / early spring I will probably order some.

 

[Lynn Manes]

I am heartsick. Late a couple nights ago, Michael & I were out checking farm sumps and canals for bullfrogs. In one old dirt canal was a momma duck and 3 very tiny ducklings. Momma skittered off into the reeds and tall grasses when she saw us. Last night we went back out there and momma duck was gone, 1 duckling was gone, 1 was dead and the other one was suffering like it needed to get out of the water. There was nothing we could do as we had no way to rescue it. I told Michael I feared it wouldn't make it through today. Tonight we went out there around 7 pm with a big net to try to rescue that poor baby, and sure enough it had also drowned. I don't know what breed of ducks they were but I know they were not mallards. The momma was white with like long brown stripes running from neck to tail-a very pretty small duck. I'm not sure if it would have been legal for us to even rescue them had we been able to do so that first night. I really wouldn't have cared. But the 1st night, even though I've never seen ducks in these canals or sumps, I figured all was well bc there were 6 ducklings a bit bigger in another one further up the road without a momma, & they were happily swimming around in a little pond area and then later we went back and they were all curled up in grasses on the edge fast asleep. What I find strange is how do they get into these sump ponds in the first place as they are sort of deep. After we found the other baby dead, we left and checked out the others and they were all gone. They were way to young to fly so I just don't know how they got out of there. Later we found yet another larger sump and there again was a momma and babies but these looked like wild ducks. I never realized ducks inhabited these nasty places, but since California is in such a bad drought, I guess waterfowl are seeking out whatever they can find.I'm sorry this is so long but you all are the only people who I know will understand. Thanks for putting up with my mini novel. I'm so sad about those babies. And I didn't sleep well last night worrying about that one left out there all alone.

 

[caesargirl]

Wonky zip okay?

 

[WVduckchick]

Excellent! Do you have a food scale?

-Kathy

No, I just used a little cheap scale from harbor freight that measures to .1 gram. And a few other weight conversions. I weigh my eggs before incubation with it.

 

[WVduckchick]

I am heartsick. Late a couple nights ago, Michael & I were out checking farm sumps and canals for bullfrogs. In one old dirt canal was a momma duck and 3 very tiny ducklings. Momma skittered off into the reeds and tall grasses when she saw us. Last night we went back out there and momma duck was gone, 1 duckling was gone, 1 was dead and the other one was suffering like it needed to get out of the water. There was nothing we could do as we had no way to rescue it. I told Michael I feared it wouldn't make it through today. Tonight we went out there around 7 pm with a big net to try to rescue that poor baby, and sure enough it had also drowned. I don't know what breed of ducks they were but I know they were not mallards. The momma was white with like long brown stripes running from neck to tail-a very pretty small duck. I'm not sure if it would have been legal for us to even rescue them had we been able to do so that first night. I really wouldn't have cared. But the 1st night, even though I've never seen ducks in these canals or sumps, I figured all was well bc there were 6 ducklings a bit bigger in another one further up the road without a momma, & they were happily swimming around in a little pond area and then later we went back and they were all curled up in grasses on the edge fast asleep. What I find strange is how do they get into these sump ponds in the first place as they are sort of deep. After we found the other baby dead, we left and checked out the others and they were all gone. They were way to young to fly so I just don't know how they got out of there. Later we found yet another larger sump and there again was a momma and babies but these looked like wild ducks. I never realized ducks inhabited these nasty places, but since California is in such a bad drought, I guess waterfowl are seeking out whatever they can find.I'm sorry this is so long but you all are the only people who I know will understand. Thanks for putting up with my mini novel. I'm so sad about those babies. And I didn't sleep well last night worrying about that one left out there all alone.

Aww that's sad...