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2 pet male ducks- one won’t stop trying to mate the other
I have 2 pet male ducks. Got them as ducklings and both turned out to be males. I used to have 3 but the one died before I knew the gender. I have one bigger male and one smaller male who is not all there in the head. The bigger one is now constantly grabbing on the small one’s neck and tries... -
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Roosters and Mating
So, I plan on owning a rooster, and he’ll be part of a home with 5 hens. What are somethings I should be expecting from him being around them? :confused:- Nuggiesduggies
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Muscovy drake trying to mate with the broody female duck while it is sitting on the eggs?!!
Hello, I searched a lot about this problem before deciding to post, and I didn't find anyone talking about it. I have two muscovy drakes and two female muscovy ducks, and I know that is a very low ratio, but I couldn't buy more than two at that time because of the price, and I am planning to buy...- Hamudazahabi
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- aggressive broody drake duck egg eggs mate mating muscovy
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Female Pekin ducks mating age
Hi everyone 👋🏻 I would like to start off with saying how I am thankful for everyone here and how they and this website helped me and helped saving my babies numerous times. Thank you all. I have 5 pekin ducks, 3 males and 2 females (I know the proportions is a bit risky but we didn’t know the... -
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For how long can hens lay fertilized eggs after they mate?
I know that for chickens it is up to 2 weeks, and the fertility rate drops off sharply after that until basically 0 at 1 month, but what is it for ducks? If one of my hens mated with a drake a week ago and they have been separated since then, can she still be laying fertilized eggs? And would...- Carabiniero8
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- fertilized duck eggs hatching mating
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Boosting A Rooster's Confidence?
Hello BYC! There is a behavioral issue with my two roosters. To put it simple, one rooster is much more authoritative than the other. It started with our three roosters Dom, Jade, and Little Red. Jade was “The Man of the House”, but we culled him after he became increasingly more aggressive to...- Georgiachickenkid
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- mating pecking order rooster
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- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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Buckeye Rooster Mating Question
I have a small Buckeye flock: 4 hens (7 months) and 1 rooster. The hens have been laying about a month (nearly every day - I’m pretty impressed). The roo mates about twice a day, I think. The hens get quite wet just above their tails, I can tell just by looking at them that the roo has been...- GreenHaven
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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...- KittyKat10
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- duck females males mating
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Ducks trying to mate with Humans
A few months ago we hatched a female duck and she’s always been attached to me following me around and wanting to be picked up. Recently when I’ve been picking her up she’s been trying to mate with me. She’s in a flock with other ducks (male and female) so we’re not sure why she’s doing this. Is...- basiljowii
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How mean is too mean?
Hi all, I am new to poultry and would like to know if my male quails are being too mean and maybe it's time to add some to the freezer. We have 10 quail (now 9 wks) and split them between 2 cages. The top cage is really frisky and aggressive. I noticed one of the hens had almost all of her head... -
Eggs soon...?
I have three, 4 month old Cayugas. Hatched the day before Valentine's. Two hens and a drake. Today I saw my drake actually breed one of the hens. They did their little necking motion and he got on top of her and did the thing. She didn't fight or fuss and just let him. I feel like 4 months is...- Fallenone05
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- age ducks eggs mating
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Hen to Tom Ratio
I got 6 turkey chicks from tractor supply and we think that there are 3 toms and 3 hens. is that a good ratio? They will be free-range turkeys.- Owen_Blandford
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- hen mating ratio tom turkeys
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Rooster Mating Feather Loss
Hi! This isn’t a super big problem just yet but it’s not getting better. One of our hens has been showing signs of feather loss along her back. We looked at it and decided to get Baba Yaga (the hen) a saddle. Well we got one for her and idk if it’s just that it doesn’t fit great or if we need...- Sandwitch
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- feather damage mating rooster
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My silkie rooster I’ve had for almost 2 years has never mated with any of my hens and they are almost a year old themselves….
My roo “pebble” will only mate with shoes and dark cloths …. And a special red parrot pillow pet ….. he’s obsessed with it and even if he doesn’t see it for long long periods of time he still refuses to mate with females ….what could I do to fix this issues .he’s practically a hen that doesn’t...- Dany1445
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- #silkierooster help mating silkieroo
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- Forum: Chickens 8 Weeks & Older
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Heritage turkey mating
Hi all I have a 3 yr old Red Bourbon tom he had a friend a Brown tom to live with but a fox killed him. 8 months ago we got him a Narragansett Hen she is 2 yrs old. This is the first time he has been with a female. My question is my tom has tried to mate her twice with no success? She... -
Pekin drake not mating
Hi, I have a group of 4 females and 1 male Pekin ducks. I have them separated in their own pen right now for the last little bit since I have been collecting their eggs for hatching, I put a dozen of their eggs in the incubator, and a week later I found that almost 10 of them never started...- proudduckowner22
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- breeding ducks eggs help mating
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Turkey Hen hurt (large skin rip) while mating- need help with treatment
Hi all, My female turkey was hurt last night when our much larger tom (who I don't want mating with her, it was an accident they were together). She has a fairly large patch of skin (maybe 4x5") peeled open underneath her wing above her hip. It isn't a deep wound, but it's a large area... -
Guinea hens with hurt backs
Hello all! Earlier this month, one of my guinea hens got hurt in her back and under her wing and died from sepsis at the vet. Now a second one is hurt, she's staying at the vet with a good chance of recovery. But the wounds are so deep! The vet thinks the male Guinea did it, but we owned one...- Roos
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- behavior guinea fowl guineas injury mating
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- Forum: Guinea Fowl
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Advice needed - gosling hatching, imprinting
Hello friends and goose experts... I need advice on gosling imprinting. My gosling is in the midst of hatching from egg. Externally pipped and slowly making its way out. He or she is the only egg that reached this point due to unfortunate circumstances. I read that goose that imprint on... -
Geese Breeding
Several of you let your geese do their thing, but I'm just wondering why we don't have more breed and trait related geese discussion? With so few available domestics in the states I would think this would be new ground. We're pretty much all raising heritage breeds, but beyond these varieties...