Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

[QuackerJackFarms]

Now I'm worried that these 2 groups of ducks will never get along. Maybe when I get a drake things will change.

My set dates will all depend on when the egg laying begins! I'm going to give the adults time to go broody before I start collecting eggs. I think I have one that will.. we'll see.

 

[Miss Lydia]

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More than likely yes, but it does take time. when i first put my duckling out with the rest of the flock he was going on 4 months old, bigger than the girls and able to get away from them when they started to pick on him. My new girls learned real quick to keep a distance from the adults, now they can all hang out together. they were about 12 weeks when i got them.

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

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im hopeing mine are laying by march

thats when I want to set

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

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More than likely yes, but it does take time. when i first put my duckling out with the rest of the flock he was going on 4 months old, bigger than the girls and able to get away from them when they started to pick on him. My new girls learned real quick to keep a distance from the adults, now they can all hang out together. they were about 12 weeks when i got them.

Oh good. So there's hope then. The funny thing is... they haven't touched Beaker at all. And Beaker is just about as big as they are. I guess today they decided to go after her. They are in time out now. No free ranging for them.. Too bad so sad.

 

[country_girl011]

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when my ducks decide i deserve some eggs.

at this rate it wont be soon they hate the new food.

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

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when my ducks decide i deserve some eggs.

at this rate it wont be soon they hate the new food.

Mine dont either.

 

[Evelle]

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Me too! Im so excited for my blue ancona! And I cant wait to hatch babies

MEE TOOO

 

[Evelle]

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More than likely yes, but it does take time. when i first put my duckling out with the rest of the flock he was going on 4 months old, bigger than the girls and able to get away from them when they started to pick on him. My new girls learned real quick to keep a distance from the adults, now they can all hang out together. they were about 12 weeks when i got them.

Oh good. So there's hope then. The funny thing is... they haven't touched Beaker at all. And Beaker is just about as big as they are. I guess today they decided to go after her. They are in time out now. No free ranging for them.. Too bad so sad.

LOL time out

baaaaadd ducks baaad! im glad you have it all together i would be FREEKING OUT even now..

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

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Oh good. So there's hope then. The funny thing is... they haven't touched Beaker at all. And Beaker is just about as big as they are. I guess today they decided to go after her. They are in time out now. No free ranging for them.. Too bad so sad.

LOL time out

baaaaadd ducks baaad! im glad you have it all together i would be FREEKING OUT even now..

OH I was.. believe me. Totally freaking. Especially when I looked out the door and saw Beaker sitting there with a bloody head. Total freak moment.

 

[Evelle]

i have has so many chickens with their necks ripped off just like that!!
i thought they were just in shock and didnt know how bad it really was

so i culled them

and sent them to freezer camp!!
now i think if i had a calm head about it like you do now they could have been ok.. darn!!

oh sorry i should say how they get this way... rouge dogs and neighbors dogs still in prosses of working out things with them their dogs have kill soooo many of my bird

and hes just like oh well ill replace them... REALLY ARE YOU GOING TO REPLACE ALLL THE FOOD IT TOOK TO GET THEM TO THIS POINT ALSO!!

sorry touchy subject still