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I am so glad you said this lol, I have been so patient waiting to put them together, it will be easier to manage them for sure! Thank you!

So to set the scene, I have 2 Pekin ducks, 1 drake and 1 female duck. I also have 2 Blue Swedish and 2 Silver Appleyards, all 4 female. The 2 Blue Swedish and the 2 Appleyards are 146 days old, so ~5 months old. I have kept them close to, but separate from my drake who is ~9 months old, as they...

My female Pekin would do this in the past to my wife, who she was not as comfortable with compared to me. Her head would shiver dramatically. Eventually it stopped, I think because she got more used to my wife. I think it might be a nervousness/aggressiveness thing. Could also be that they are...

Ducklings do not take heat well, so be sure not to overheat them. They like a temperature of 90-92 degrees for the first 3 days, then 85-90 degrees for days 4 to 7. Thereafter, drop the temperature by approximately 5 degrees per week until they are fully feathered. They must always be able to...

Keep your older ducks separate from your new ducklings, especially any drakes, as during this time of year they are aggressive. A barn with a heat lamp is fine, and they should be able to handle those temps in about a month with the heat lamp. They should also have room to get out from under the...

I only have experience with ducklings, not chickens, but we had our ducklings feel the grass on their feet and smell the fresh air as early as 2 weeks. The thing to be concerned about at that age are any predators (hawks, cats, etc.). Until they are adult size, I would not leave them alone for...

The fact that you just have a single duckling, means that it will form a stronger bond with you out of their social nature, The definition I have read of imprinting is basically when the duck sees you as their "mother". This is good if you want them to follow you, but if you won't be with them...

In my experience, Every hour that passes from the time they are hatched makes it harder to imprint. I have gotten ducklings from Metzger Farms and held them within 2 days of hatching and they still were afraid. Imprinting is difficult unless they see your first when they hatch. What you are...

Hello, With Winter coming soon, I was wondering how much I needed to insulate my ducks from the cold. I am in Ohio, and we typically get into the 20s and 10s often enough. I have 2 Pekin ducks, about 6 months old, 2 Silver Appleyard and 2 Blue Swedish about 1.5 months old. They live in a garage...

Hello all, First question post here, but I have a question with putting a little bit of apple cider vinegar in the ducks water supply. The main reason behind this is that I have done this with my dogs water dish for years, and it not only keeps the water and water bowl clean, but also seems to...

I have a older (6 month old) Pekin Drake, and 4 hen ducklings that are about 3 weeks old. I keep them separate, but they can see each other. I have read that Drakes can be more aggressive in the spring and summertime, so I am waiting until they start to feather out to have them together. Better...

Hello, I am new to this site, but thought I would throw my experience in here with nutritional yeast vs. brewer's yeast. I have raised now 6 ducklings using nutritional yeast, as my local stores only have that and not brewer's yeast. They seem to like the taste, and they are all turning out to...

Hello all! My name is Austin and my wife and I have recently started raising ducks in our backyard! Although it took some convincing of my wife, we bought 2 Pekin ducks in April, (1 Drake and 1 Female [Sugar and Honey]), and have now bought 4 more ducks (2 Blue Swedish, and 2 Silver...