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If you get a duckling from a store like tractor supply it’s going to be a Peking…they are huge and if you mallard is a female the male Peking will hurt the mallard when trying to mate - I had this happen when I rescued a Peking that had been dumped in a friends home pond…I ended up moving the...

A kiddie pool that you refill daily is the minimum. I have a pond and still have a kiddie pool in another part of the yard so they always have water close by. Pond is round, 8’ wide x 24” deep with an island in the middle …

My snowy call male tried to mate with my mallard female. He is a tough duck, fought beak to beak with a full size mallard male all last fall… but I try to keep him with his call duck female (he was also fighting to keep mallard away from his call female)…eventually I had to put them in separate...

It’s strange because they were fine for a while then all of a sudden…. But I do notice the two Toulouse and one other goose will all put their heads down together and honk loudly together

My friend has a few geese , Toulouse pair, (2) (1) sex/type unknown goose , 1 female emden and (1) female Egyptian goose… for some reason a few weeks ago, they have all chased the Egyptian goose away…she sits on the side of the enclosure….one of the Emden is laying a nest but since the only male...

I agree with other person- definitely do not get only one goose…if ordering from metzer farms…just get a male / female pair. They will be happy together and not bother the ducks. As for call ducks and other…I have calls and a few mallards….the mallards definitely try and dominate…unless…when I...

If you hatch them or buy as 2 day old ducklings and hand raise (they imprint on you) then they will be completely take with you (generally). If they are adults, never.

Best to find a similar age duck to buy….i had same situation with a goose…it took a while but I found someone selling a female Toulouse goose (for meat!) he charged me $200 for the goose, but not only did she make a good new companion for my goose, but I saved her from the table. She was...

What is Duckponics???

Right now they are still in a fenced area with wood hips on ground - because aviary is not ready yet

Ahh, I thought ducks were good at fertilizing the grass…the yard is 25’ x 25’ and I have 11 mandarin & call ducks (little ducks). What’s the best ground cover? But soft, I don’t want all stone to hurt their feet

I know absolutely nothing about grass and lawns…I’m an electrician….so why would the sod die? What do I need to be careful of?

Gravity drain - lay pipe underneath first, then use schedule 40 4” flange with sealant to penetrate liner

I rescued a beautiful Peking male - you can see my other posts- two had been dumped in a friends yard pond…the fox got one, then friend called me because of the “odd duck” in his yard….found other was starving and when I went there he basically walked over and let me pick him up. The problem is...

Why not just buy a few adult geese of the same species? I had a pair of Toulouse geese…the female was killed by a careless driver…the male was terribly depressed…but it was very hard to find a single 2 or 3 year old female Toulouse goose….i searched Craigslist, internet…ever found a guy who had...