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Technically, if you don't wash the eggs, they don't need refrigerated (as Alice28 said she does). They may not need refrigerated even after washing, but I generally do refrigerate them. Washing may remove the protective film on the outside of the egg and make it easier for salmonella to...

It's in the 50's here right now. The ducks are out in the garden loving the melting puddles! I'm not keen on it—too much mud. It's warm enough they can stay in their pen at night instead of the greenhouse. My hubby cleaned that out so they can go back in probably tomorrow night when it drops...

I actually let mine out of their greenhouse for an hour and a half today because it "warmed up" to around 20 degrees. They were happy to stretch, flap wings and roam about a bit. They are only in the greenhouse until the temperatures stop dropping below zero (as in −15F to −20F). Wind does...

Yep, muscovy.

wildsam: Was anything supposed to follow the quote or are you just quoting me?

Another example of "all ducks are different", I had one hen that would slip into a small hole under a shed to lay eggs and another that hid under a different shed and tried to hatch eggs. I never would have thought ducks would do this, especially since the hole the one was laying eggs in was...

Here's a picture of the ducks next to the pen and shelter. They usually sit in the small area to the left when they can't get in the pen—the areas had a cover over it earlier. Mostly, if they can't get into the pen or the shelter, they would lie under the bushes in my windbreak. About a month...

My ducks have a large wooden box, about 3 feet by 3 feet in their pen. It's very windy here—22 mph (35km) per hour right now. My ducks are shut out of their pen to encourage foraging, so they are now sitting in a small sheltered area next to their pen. So, yes, they use the shelter all the...

Okay, I was being general about things. I will henceforth put that in since it does not seem to be understood……. I thought that would be clear from my comments about ducks being fickle, etc. Fascinating that your male flies. Most seem far too heavy to fly. Does yours work out and stay in...

Your new Muscovy ducks may or may not bully the new duck. There's really no way to know. You'll just have to keep watch. Muscovy ducks don't seems to swim much and they really don't move around as a group, so the three new ones may just ignore the old one. My six (one male, five females) are...

Does Fuzzy coo (or trill) or does Fuzzy hiss. Females make a cooing sound that's quiet but quite distinct. Males mostly hiss. I have not heard my male make any sound other than hissing, though when all six get to "talking" to each other, it's kind of hard to tell. The females seem to be more...

Fuzzy looks like a female. How large is Fuzzy? Female are smaller than males—mine are about 3/4 the size of a male or less and weigh maybe 6 lbs and the male weighs about 10 lbs.

My Rouen ducks could get off the ground abut three feet and maintain flight for several yards, if something was chasing them. My pekins really couldn't fly at all—too heavy. One did manage to fly over my tiny pomeranian when she got in the way! Most domestic ducks have very limited flying...

Found this thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/468538/the-misery-of-having-a-lone-duckling As you can tell, one solution does not fit all. Adding more ducklings apparently did not solve this lone duckling's cries. I had not thought of a feather duster. The second page a writer notes...

It needs to be a nightlight. Candles are too risky. Nightlight that looks like a candle is ok. A couple of other thoughts: It sometimes works with puppies to put a radio on the the room and they don't feel alone. Also, it might be possible to get a recording of ducks off the net and then...

You can use a night light so the duck can still see the mirror and it will just look like a moonlit night.

Ducks are pretty good about putting themselves "to bed". If mine are busy enjoying rain or have found a lot of bugs, they may balk at going. I have a stick about 3 feet long—a small tree branch and I use it to guide them. We call it the "duck stick" and it just lets them know where you don't...

I paid $10 apiece for my full-grown Muscovies, plus the guy gave me one drake for free (I only wanted females but did take the male also). I paid $5 apiece for the Pekin ducklings from the feed store. In the past, I paid $10 each for an adult Pekin and two black ducks. I live in Wyoming...

There is a list of foods that are safe here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=135658 My ducks don't eat mint, salsify, garlic, wild mustard or most of what you list. Yours might, hard to say. I have to fence them out of the milkweed area as that is toxic.

Like PrayingMantis, we put clear nail polish on the bite. Seemed to help. Epson salt compress might too. Chiggars like damp, wet areas, so if you can minimize those areas. I know with ducks that's hard. You could try an "all natural" repellent—sometimes it helps. My dog has a rosemary...