To start, I have three ducks that have been living with each other for a year, one male and two females. They are all medium large ducks, very happy and busy. I have just picked up two new one year old muskavee ducks, who are a smaller breed, and brought them home three days ago. The first day...
I only have 2 ducks, they are a mating pair they have always gotten along so well as they were raised together. A month ago I'd say, this weird duck wondered into our yard I believe he is a muscovy as he is quite big with the red around his eyes and a little mohawk. I felt bad for him after I...
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I'm new to ducks because my boyfriend and I moved into our first apartment together and there's a huge lake/community center across the street that we visit all the time. We like to feed peas (or a small amount of rice when we're out of peas) to the geese and ducks there. Our favorite...
Hello ! So about a year ago I got two Rhode Island Red hens and a Pekin duck. They grew up peacefully and it wasn’t until recently that he (Eli) tried mating with my hens ! So i rescued a little 1 year old female duck in hopes it would calm him down. The rescuer unfortunately didn’t know what...
I have two 3 month old ducks
One is a mallard looking runner duck and even compared to other runner ducks she looks to be on the smaller side but I'm not completely sure about it and the other is a Abacot Ranger (streicherente) drake who is definitely much bigger and heavier than the runner...
And I can't seem to help her.
Our mallard duck has been egg bound for about 3 days now! She has been bound before and I fixed (or so I thought) the problem. She went a month without getting bound a second time. She's been eating the same food that she's always eaten, when she can that is. She...
So I have 11 ducks. I’m positive one is a male. Not sure about any of the other ones. But I have 2 crested pekins, I’m fully aware of the breed and deformities. I didn’t specially order them. I picked them up at a local feed store. Cause I know they need special care. So I figured I was...
I've just introduced my 4 young ducks to my 3 adults. The usual stand off ish behavior went on assuming the pecking order of things, BUT... Then I noticed my 2 adult males were gunning for one particular young duck, just to realize one of them mated with it (now realize of course it is a she)
As...
I have a friend who would like to cross his Mallard with my female Pekin. I was wondering if you all have any tips to encourage her to have ducklings. Of course, I assume it’s important to gradually introduce them, but other than that is there anything I can do to help encourage this process so...