pekin ducks

Duck had a pip Monday night & started working since Tuesday afternoon. It never progressed too far so today I helped it hatch. It hatched about an hour ago and isn’t standing yet which I assume is normal? It’s in the incubator still by itself it’s the only egg that we had make it. I just noticed...

I have 2 male Pekín ducks I raised as babies (as well as a female muscovey but she’s on the skidding side. I didn’t raise her.) And they LOVE to nibble on my kinda hard. I don’t think they mean to do it so hard but I also can’t tell. If I don’t have closed toes shoes on they chase my feet...

Hi! I'd like some educated guesses as to the genders of my ducks. Pretty sure ones a male, the little one. It looks like it might be getting a curly tail feather but maybe I'm just reading them wrong haha.

Which Hatchery has the best quality pekin ducks or do they all come from the same place ?

We have 2 females that lay 1 egg each per day. Males are very frequent with them so we believe the eggs are all fertile. I've read you should bring the eggs to room temp before placing in the incubator. I have a few questions I haven't found answers to: 1. How long can they sit before starting...

My pekin duck — Willow — has always been bigger than her sister — Sugar — but it’s been getting bad as of recent. Since they started getting bigger, Willow struggles to catch up to Sugar. I bought these two standard pekin ducks back in May from McMurray Hatchery, so they’re seven months old...

Any guesses on what could have caught her side? I noticed the bloody patch this AM when I let her out. I have to get ready for work, so I can’t investigate. I’m thinking maybe there’s some hardware cloth poking in, but it would be much higher on her. Any suggestions from the BYC crew? Could her...

Pekin Ducks Foraging, all 4

New Pekin family

Finally accepted into the flock

New Pekin Additions

Ducks keeping warm

Ducks all snuggled and warm

Pekin Duck eggs on a Grade A large chicken egg carton

Hi Everyone! It's been a while!! COVID has been keeping me B U S Y !! (Babysitting for essential working daughters ;)) My Pekin ducks born on Mother's Day (19 weeks) have started mating. I have 1 drake and 3 hens (and a young female Mallard that's been adopted by them). I've been told I should...

What is this Duck behavior? I observe it often from my two Pekins and have always wondered what it was. I thought of it as a “Duck hug” but I would like other more experienced Duck parents to confirm.

I’m taking Waddles to the vet on Saturday. I’m deciding whether to take just Waddles or to take Chowder with us. In my experience of raising those two, they don’t do well separated. The doggo carrier I bought today will house both of them I think a little tightly but they’ll fit.