females

  1. K

    Ducks mating question

    Hi all! I’m new here. We have 9 ducks that we hatched. They’re approximately a year and a half old. We have 6 males and 3 females. I understand that there should be much more females than males, but this is the way they are, and we can’t get anymore ducks. They are our pets and we love them...
  2. G

    Can anyone help with my duck?

    For the past couple of days we’ve noticed that our female duck, BeeBee has got a low belly but there has been no change in her behaviour, she’s still running and swimming and drinking like normal, she still comes running when she sees us come out into the garden, I have read up on Ascites and...
  3. Incubating eggs to hatch females

    Incubating eggs to hatch females

    I have a different method that may help you hatch more female hands then roosters. I'm not an expert but thankfully I'm not a beginner and this has worked for me. Keep the temperature inside the incubator between 99.2 Fahrenheit to 99.4 Fahrenheit try to keep it far away 101-4 because you are...
  4. M

    My ducks were attacked

    Last night at around 6:30 pm my two white pekin ducks were attacked by what we believe to be a weasel. They are still alive and I took them to an emergency exotic vet last night. They were cleaned, given antibiotics and pain medicine. Today, they seem to be struggling just the same. They were...
  5. B

    Neighbors Birds

    Hello Everyone! Our neighbor raised 4 turkeys this spring. The males are are very friendly and tame. There are 3 males and 1 female. Will the female be injured in the spring by the males? They are very large, and I'm afraid the might hurt her. She is too skittish to put a saddle on. Any...
  6. G

    Wanting Hens

    I'm about to incubate my fertilized eggs and was wondering what temperature I should put it at if I want the majority of the eggs to be females? I've incubated a few times before but the majority of the chicks were males, this time I'm aiming for more female chicks.
  7. C

    Pekin babies!

    Anyone wanna take odds on who's the boy(s) and who's the girls? First was born starting July 24, and last on July 28th - at the front and center is Pipsqueak, in the Back is Hildebrand, the other two are Sugar and Sir Quacksalot. Just moved them into the garage in a 4x4' base, 2' sides and open...
  8. chicksonline

    Questions on sexing?

    I have read a few facts on chicks and there sexing and growing ways I was just wondering if these are true or not! 1) female chicks feather more quickly 2) females have rounded feathers round there necks whilst the males have pointed ones 3) rounded eggs = females Pointed = males 4) males...
  9. SugarGroveFarm

    Gender Ratios Plus Docile Roosters

    Hello again everyone! I have two main questions to ask in this thread! 1.) What are good female to male ratios in a mixed flock? How many ducks should you have to a Drake? And geese to ganders and roosters to hens? There are 7 breeds of chickens that I am interested in and the hatchery I was...
  10. Just Hatch duck

    Quails Eggs

    hello, i have two female king quails around 4 to 5 months old, i got them mostly for pets but also wanted to breed with them but problem is they're not laying any eggs and i was wondering why? cheers
Back
Top Bottom