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Hi All, I've got 2 WH duck eggs on day 31. Fertility was way down this Spring, had to toss 14 eggs after a week. Anyways, candled before lockdown and everything looked great. However, no rocking or pips or ANYTHING since then. That was almost a week ago. Temps were 99.5ish, bouncing a bit. Went...

I'll answer ya'll! Love mine. They are very sweet. If they are out free ranging and someone comes out the door, they come running over to see if someone brought treats. Very nice ducks. Calm and easy going. They were skittish as ducklings, but definitely mellowed out with age. They are awesome...

I would post a craigslist ad, see what turns up. Or else swaps next Spring, Beaver Dam, etc. Good luck! Nasty cold here! Hope all ya'lls birds are doing well! We are freezing here in the SW, I can't imagine up north!

Personally, I love my Welsh Harlequins. I wouldn't say any breed is truly better than others, it's just personal preference. :) The runners, before you buy make sure you get better pictures of them, if you are buying them unseen. If you want to show, the runners really need a good body type or...

You probably won't see predators until your flock is gone. I'd just get some wire or something and run it along the fence, and just staple it. Hardware cloth is the best.

I'd be worried about something getting in.

Question-I have silver WH drakes I need to sell. TSQ Holderread drakes, hatched in April. How much should I charge for them? Thanks!! :)

Ducks are surprisingly resilient. Clean wounds, dress if need be, keep her in a calm environment. Pictures maybe? What do you mean by bit on the bill?

Hope this is ok here? I ordered TSQ WH ducklings in April. I need to sell two drakes. How much should I charge? They cost $10 each as ducklings...and they are TSQ. Soo....what do you think?

I'm in the SW area of WI. I have three Calls, they did great this winter! No issues at all, I just bedded them down with 5" of shavings and fluffed it daily. :)

Hi, I am thinking of putting pea gravel as the floor of my new coop. I will have a dog-house type shelter with bedding, but otherwise pea gravel all over. IS there an increased risk of bumblefoot? And how does it work in winter, when I can't hose it off? Thanks!

I'm using OUT! petcare moisturelock pads and they are made in the US! Woohoo!

Pea party! I love it! Could you maybe get a bigger container to put on the edge of the bed that you could dangle your arm in to? Some people do that with puppies. And a shirt with your smell!! Stuffed animal too, mine love theirs.

Do the niacin ASAP. I really wouldn't worry about weight until they are older, they are growing so quickly you really do not want to ration them.

She doesn't realize they aren't fertile, so she's gonna keep sitting on them! You will have to take them away from her, and I would push over her nest so it's not good anymore. Then just watch her to see if she tries to incubate them again. She might, I would just keep taking them away. It seems...

They are SO PRETTY! Yes, look like blue swedish to me! The part of the bill you are wondering about is the end, right? That is the bean, where the egg tooth was. And drakes will have a raspy quack, females will actually have a quack. And females tend to be louder. Those "mini" quacks when you...

I've been using puppy pads under shavings in an open brooder, and they have been working wonderfully.....so it might just have been the fumes.

I think hardware cloth is safest. that is just a personal opinion tho.

I recently got a dozen ducklings, and that behavior is COMPLETELY normal. Crazy annoying, yes. But normal. I made a modified form of this: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/641902/created-a-water-saver-for-my-duck-brooder It is working GREAT! The pan under it is absolutely full every time I...

I've been brooding mine in a pool, and I put the puppy pads under the waterer with shavings on top. Soaks up a ton of water! I don't know about using them all alone tho.