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We had pheasants and chickens first. Then SO said that he'll get more chickens and I warned him if he did, I'd get ducks, as I wanted them all my life. He got chickens, I went and got me ducks. And he went from absolutely not liking them to loving them more than all the other birds we have...

He looks a lot like my saxony drakes. And yes, their temperament is sweet and cuddly and not quiet as demanding as other breeds we got! In this pic he is the drake all the way on the right, in front of the Pekin lookin fellow (white Appleyard)...

Oh oh, suck math has taken root! lol We only had a handful too, then it exploded! Now we got about 58 ducks and 7 different breeds. Oh boy, lots of work but lots of fun too! Just the strategic handling and planning is a bit... let's just say... on and off?! Lol

Yes I do breed and sell Ancona hatching eggs starting end March. But got a waiting list going. Did you want any?

The writing is in german as I am german and have it set that way. And yea, cold up here again. Temps in F and then C.

Gosh u all have so WARM!!! I'm in NW Wisconsin and these are the current temps. Yes, the writing is german but the temps are in F! And the wind chills are making the entire thing colder by about 20 more degrees! Brrr

They're so much fun! Just make sure they always have a deep enough bucket of water to dunk their entire head in. They need to clean their eyes and nostrils to not get sick. And prepare for a watery and muddy mess, including lots of dabble holes since they simple can't refrain from digging and...

Muscovy. And they look exactly like my naughty siblings! Will post a pic later... Don't have one on here.

Lol. He is still young, only a few months old now so he is still light and can fly, although not very high as his sister. But she is spoiled rotten and the geese are the only ones not taking their picking but pick back at them. Thus the threat to her ;) we do love all our animals but she is...

I gotta correct here: my big boy does fly and he and his sis like swimming a lot! Just not sure where I should house mine now as they seem to grow tired of their current room mates (Rouens) and pick on almost everyone else too. I threatened them to put them in with the geese if they don't stop...

Ducklings at this time of year are pretty rare. But I'm sure you could find young ducks very easy right now. And save yourself the mess of ducklinghood. Lol.

They should start laying soon if they have not already. But they may also be waiting til spring to lay depending on where you live. Our young hens haven't all started laying yet either but we're really far north in WI so they might wiat

Thanks. Will try that next time when I clean it out. Right now it's just pouring outside and the humidity don't help either. And there I always thought I'm in Wisconsin instead of the southern states. Could fool me... Lol

Sorry to hear bout Daphne. She rests in peace now. Question: What do you all clean your duck houses with, and prevent mold? Our duck house is made of wood and every time I yuck it out I mist the bottom portions with bleach. Obviously it will dry and air out before putting the duckies back in...

Prices of duck eggs vary by region, purpose and availability. Depending on where you live, what you want to use them for and how easy it is to find them around you. Hatching eggs are obviously more expensive than eating eggs and usually get shipped. They can range from $0.50 to over $50 for...

Puddin Fluff. Yes, they are (Mu)scovies. Lol. They usually feather out around 4 weeks and then you should be able to keep them outside. Unless you live in the more southern parts of the US. Then you should be able to put them out earlier than that. Just make sure the nights don't get below 50...

Seems like scovies to me. You should start seeing feathers in the next couple of weeks. Although I noticed with mine that they feather a bit slower than other duck breeds we have. Cute fuzzies!

As long as it's warm enough where you're at it will be alright if they stay off the nest every now and then. Even when broody they will leave the nest for 30-45 min to eat, clean, preen and swim. And they will also wait til they have a certain amount of eggs (from 8 to sometimes 20+) together...

For Pekins to go broody is really not that common. But I do have one! Together with my one Rouen girl (another unlikely broody) they hatched out 6 beautiful Rouen ducklings, sharing the nest. Now those ducklings are 3 weeks old. And our broody Pekin is now nest sharing with a very unlikely...