Hi,
just wondering if Pekin hens are considered to be broody? I’ve found a local breeder who breeds Silkie and Pekin. Just wondering which breed is better between the two.
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We have both Pekins and Muscovies on purpose to raise meat birds. Two males of each breed and 7-8 females of each breed. The stakes don't care which females they mate with, so mules or hinnies are possible. This is our first year. We thought our Muscovies would be good at hatching out eggs for...
So, a few months ago one of my Pekin ducks had an infection in her tail. She was put under surgery and it was removed successfully. The wound has healed by now. However, I believe I failed to notice the injury for at least a few weeks before I took her to the vet, which leaves me to believe she...
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I've currently been a duck mother for 3 weeks (I think)
Grabbed 5 babes from TSC, I'll post all of them just to show. The only ones I know for sure are the 2 Pekin. BUT THIS ONE duck.. the lone ranger, odd man out, brown one. What is it? Golden 300 drake? That's the best guess I...
4 week old Pekin. Sounds like a female to me? I’ve listened to a lot of videos and heard females start quacking earlier. but still second guessing. May be to soon to tell still too?
My female duck has a spot on her that’s missing feathers and scabbing over. It’s located on the middle of her back under her wings. I found the spot yesterday and photos were taken today. She lives with my drake and they’ve been mating a lot so i’m guessing it’s from him, but i’m not sure! If...
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I have a male pekin that’s 6 months old now, we noticed his bill had some dry spots like couple weeks ago, we took him to the vet and got some antimicrobial spray for his feet and bill.
But his bill looks worse than before, please see the photos, is that normal? We’re very worried, should...
One of our drakes, Bumpy, is in need of a new home. He’s a beautiful duck, but is picking on one of our girls and has been keeping our other drake from eating. The second drake has lost quite a bit of weight due to this and the hen has received minor injuries. Bumpy is six months old, gets along...
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I have a very sweet 3 year old female Pekin duck who seems to have a broken leg. She can't walk or stand on it at all, but I don't see any bones poking through or bruising. We have a storm here, so I think she may have gotten scared and hurt herself. I can't see or feel any swelling, and...
Hey so this is my first post on here. I’m a first time duck mom and I have two Pekins. They’re almost a year old. My little girl piglet has been limping for a long while. It hasn’t been that bad and it wasn’t causing her pain. A few days ago I went out to give them fresh water and her foot had...
We just added two Silver Appleyard girls to our flock of three Pekins (two male, one female) and a Khaki Campbell (female) to balance out the numbers. I’m considering hatching out some of the Pekin/Appleyard eggs in the future and am wondering if anyone else has tried this and what the ducklings...
Hi, I’m hoping someone can offer some helpful insights regarding our duck, aptly named Ducky. Ducky is a five month old male Pekin with a bum leg. We aren’t sure if his leg was injured at some point or if it’s a deformity, but he has walked with a considerable limp since we got him at...
My pekin suck has a swollen leg. It looks mainly like it’s her hock joint. She has been limping otherwise no other symptoms. I brought her in to isolate her. I let her float around in a bathtub yesterday for a few hours and gave her an Epsom salt soak for 20 mins. I also applied vetericin on her...
I just rescued this duck two weeks ago and I think he might have bumblefoot but the other duck I’ve had for a year is fine. I’m not sure if it’s bumblefoot because he’s crippled and all of the bumblefoot symptoms he naturally has because he’s overweight from his last owner and he was just born...
2 Pekin Drakes need a new home. Hatched in the last week of August 2020, they are now 4 months old. These ducks are sweet boys-raised as pets, and used to free-ranging over several acres and a large pond. They have become aggressive towards chickens since losing their mates to what I suspect is...
Hello all,
I have been raising 4 Pekins for the past few months. They are my first ducks and I love them. They are my babies. I got 3 back in May of 2020 (2 drakes, 1 female). Sady, the female passed after being born rather weak.
I got two more females in September after rescuing them from a...