Recent content by Papaye
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Runner duck chick colour
Hi. Well... ...if you could post pictures of your ducklings first with their fluff, and then in their juvenile plumage...? No. For the time being, you really can't be sure of that : at 5-weeks-old, some ducklets (♀) are taller and bigger than drakelets (♂)...! Still, you should be able to... -
Questions about food in Spain
Hi. Yes, it is fine. Drakes don't grow up anymore, so they really don't need more proteins than that... especially since they don't even lay eggs - contrary to duck hens... Whole. Just don't put MORE than 50% wheat in the mix : you have to put as much, or even more, duck pellets than... -
Questions about food in Spain
Hi. The pellets you are currently feeding your drakes are for ducklings (it is in the name : "Starter") - NOT for adult ducks. ...Which is why their proteins level is so high! In your place, I would just stop feeding your boys Starter pellets... ...and instead, I would give them : a mix of... -
In Honor of Banana Split
Hi. 2 years and 3 months without any casualty is good, at least... I have no doubt that Banana Split - I like her name, ah, ah! - has been happy to live these years with YOU. Still, I am honestly sorry for you and your girl...! But how do you know it is a hawk that has (probably) killed her... -
Spotted Dusky - Indian Runner ducks
Hi. ...My Spotted Dusky girl at two-days-old (with her siblings) : I had got three Light Dusky Indian Runner ducklings from this clutch... two of which being, in fact, Spotted Dusky...! Here... : At first, it is actually pretty difficult to distinguish Spotted Dusky ducklings from... -
My silly duck
Hi. Yes, but never like that... I would be tempted to ask if you are sure he is really a boy, but... given he is 10-years-old, you would know if it was not the case, right? In my opinion, you should give him company. And by that, I mean : "duck friends that are descended from the wild... -
Spotted Dusky - Indian Runner ducks
Miracle... I have a SUN in my sky!! For now at least... So, here are new pictures of my Spotted Dusky Indian Runner hen...!! First : Second : Third : Fourth : Fifth : Sixth : Seventh : Eighth : Ninth : Tenth : Eleventh : Twelfth : Thirteenth : I am... -
Spotted Dusky - Indian Runner ducks
Hi. I will try taking good enough pictures to post them... ...BUT we first have to wait for the sun to show itself, and in France, it has honestly become something rare... (Because, you know, "chemtrails"...!) Indian Runners are good ducks : • prolific layers; • light weight; • funny to look... -
Spotted Dusky - Indian Runner ducks
Hi. Yeeeeah... I just love him - oh my God...! ...To be honest, your boy is, in fact, one of my favorite ducks here on Backyard Chickens. (I won't pretend he IS my favorite, since I don't have A specific favorite : I just can't choose ONE...!!) I think that blue wing speculums just look the... -
Spotted Dusky - Indian Runner ducks
Hi. They are, right?! Not the same, but there are ducks that are Mallard AND Dusky patterned, and that thus can look like Dusky ducks with blue wing speculums...! Here is such a drake : He looks like a Dark Dusky coloured Indian Runner drake, but with BLUE wing speculums... because he is... -
Spotted Dusky - Indian Runner ducks
Hi! I am sharing pictures of Spotted Dusky coloured Indian Runner ducks, so to show people what they look like...!! • • • • • • FOR INFORMATION : What does "Spotted Dusky" mean, exactly...? "Spotted Dusky" is, in fact : a Dusky patterned plumage in Light phase AND in Harlequin phase... -
Help! Injured Duck Bill
Hi. You REALLY don't have to worry about it... ...BUT, if you still want to help anyway - given the wound is so small : you can just put 1 tablespoon of Apple Cider Vinegar per liter of water, into a PLASTIC waterer. (Just for 24-36 hours...) ...Good luck! -
calcium in feed
Yes, blown away! ...Or wait... is my English actually correct here? In any case, Indian Runners are particularly prone to be carried off by the wind... ...and I had one that had even learned to fly because of that, and was thus happy to fly over the fence during mating season if I separated... -
calcium in feed
Hi. Do you mix the pellets with something else? It is recommended to do so, BUT : do avoid - as much as possible - feeding corn to your ducks...! In fact : what do you feed your ducks, EXACTLY? Also : do they have an unlimited access to their food - including at night? And : do they... -
suburban homesteading question: how to replace layer ducks?
Hi. And I will add that local farmers' animals actually tend to have BETTER genetic, and are thus generally much healthier... (Again : I don't know for America, but I would surprised if it was not the same there...!)