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I had 4 adult male Call Ducks. I ended up rehoming 2 of them and now I have another pair I got as ducklings and one is a Hen and one is a Drake. They seem to be notorious for wanting to mate the girls. Mine chase my Khaki Campbell around to no end to mate with her. I have Mallard hens but...

So sorry for the loss of your Blue Runner. I bet she was beautiful. That is neat about the Deer and fawn though. Thanks for sharing.

Y Yes I have researched about pinioning and even do my own when getting them before 3 days old. What I have found is that the nerve endings do not reach the tip of the wings until they are beyond that age and when I have done it myself the ducklings do not even flinch. I have never had one...

They do sell it without the pain killer in it. That is what I have on hand just in case I should ever need it. You are right about the pain killer though.

When I let my Mallard drake stay in the large pen with my Hen, as soon as a baby hatched he drug it out in the rain and drowned it in a puddle. He was wanting to remate his Hen. It was his offspring too. Some drakes are just not that nice.

Thanks for your kind words.

You are most welcome and Thank you. I really like Metzer's. I have bought twice from them now. I got my Mallard ducklings almost 4 years ago from them and they were supposed to pinion them so that they would not fly away but someone forgot. I used to clip their wings but don't have to...

WOW, mine would think they died and went to heaven with that setup. I have to remind them though that they could still be in the little bin at Rural King with 50 other ducks and they are not because they are loved and fed and watered daily, then they are happy ducks, lol.

Wow, I love your setup!!!

With an area that large I know a guy that has done this and he uses electric poultry fencing. He has turkeys, quail, gunias, chickens and ducks and the area is very large that he has them all in. It works for him but I don't know if it would for you or not. Maybe someone can jump in here and...

I know someone that bought 18 eggs online and only got 2 to hatch. You would have to keep a close eye when hatching time comes and possibly have to put a tiny hole in the egg once it has internally pipped. After a day or so if it is still struggling to get out I would make the hole bigger and...

I am amazed how those little ones can run among the bigger non momma ducks and all is fine with everyone. Even your drakes behave themselves it seems which is great. I have some young ones but without a Momma duck I could never let them lose among the rest of the flock because I am worried my...

That is great Frank that you do not have to worry about Hawks or the drakes bothering the little ones. Your setup seems to work well for all of the ducks which is great.

Sounds like it should go well for you. My dog I had while having ducks was a Boston Terrier/ Doxen. His instinct was to chase my ducks but I was able to train both him and my newly gotten Chihuahua puppy to never touch them. When at the peeping stage there was no hope in them not wanting to...

I am so very sorry for your loss. I know you will never be able to replace the one you loss but sometimes getting another one helps to ease the pain. I hope you feel better soon.

Oh How Sweet they all are. Thanks so much for sharing!!!

I am selling my three big drakes, as much as I hate to but I can't have them over mating my girls and I had fun raising them.

Thanks Frank.

I got 7 duck eggs today but did not get them all yesterday as I was in the pen early and I was early today too so I am sure they laid some after I left. Some of the ones I got today were from yesterday's laying. With the heat we have been having I have been lucky to get any at all.

Your setup you have in mind sounds manageable to me. When you let them free range in the back yard do you have any predators where you live. I have hawks and raccoons so I have to monitor mine while they are out. I hope all of this works out well for you. They are pooping machines and can...