Recent content by lonebluetear

Well... turns out my 1 'female' may be a drake! Emily is making drake sounds rather than duck sounds. Emily was hatched 8 weeks ago, today. So... if I now have 3 males and 1 female my question is... Can I have 1 mating pair next to 2 drakes? There is a barrier between the areas. That or...

Sounds like the racoon which ate your duck is coming back for more, as it's now known food source. Though I live in the city, I keep mine in a totally enclosed coop inside one of their runs at night. No way is anything getting into the run (super secure cause I'm paranoid) OR the coop. The...

Yep. I had panels made which have super small mesh so it's impossible for anything to get thru. It's truly great to be able to ask those who have experience. Thank you! Enjoy the day. Ducks are so cool.

Thank you SO MUCH! I really really appreciate your help.

I hatched 3 ducks and thought 1 was a female - but today 'Emily' began making raspy noises like my other 2 little drakes. So... now I have 1 FOR SURE female and looks like 3 drakes. My question now is... If I have a barrier between them (duck and 1 drake on one side and the 2 drakes on the...

Today was my lockdown day and I was going to move my duck eggs from the incubator to the hatcher and saw 1 egg had made a sizeable crack! I had already set up the hatcher so I immediately moved them into that. The duckling was completely hatched by 4 this afternoon. The other eggs have not...

That is so funny you said that. I started looking at getting chicken then opted for ducks instead. Finally... I ended up ordering 3 Welsh Harlequin females and 1 male AND... a pair of goslings!

I'd let nature take its course.

I realize this is an older post... but if you could let me know your wee wee pad supplier, that would be great. I have 3 hairless rescued dogs who use pads every day and they're expensive. Cheaper pads would be really cool.

Great idea! Plus nothing else to buy and more importantly - do-able. Thank you.

Excellent! Thanks again! I'll check them out now. I LOVE THIS SITE!!!

Epic! Very well written, informative and super funny!! After reading your post, I will not be getting these ducks.

I feel your pain. I'm new to this and VERY confused!

She is absolutely gorgeous.

Yeah, really hard to find breeds I am considering, locally. Adult birds seem impossible to find around here. I have 3 weeks though, so will keep looking for reputable sources. So day-old chicks are fine being shipped? That's good to know! I was really wondering. Figured no one would ship...