Good morning all y’all! Cooler today and dry. Day two with the new ducks. Babies still in that chirp/whistle phase so no idea whether they are male or female. No curl to tail feathers yet if male. I keep thinking that my ducklings would have a curl by now if male.
Anything going for you this Labor Day?
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Good morning ☕️
Awwwww
Dumb question, do they stay in a coop like chickens? Do you have to worry about predators ?
Not dumb at all. I do keep mine all in one coop. You have to watch out though. A drake will hurt or even kill a chicken hen. My last drake didn’t bother my chickens. Right now the new ducks are separated from the rest. If nostr:npub15879mltlln6k8jy32k6xvagmtqx3zhsndchcey8gjyectwldk88sq5kv0n is correct saying the black and white duckling is a male I may have a hard decision to make.
As far as predators, where I am the predator pressure is light. Raccoons are the major threat for grown poultry. I do get hawks looking but never lost an adult to one. Oh, the neighbor dogs are a problem. We had a better fence put in out back and are strengthening one other area.
Cool thanks!
Black and white runner is a drake, bet on it.
Oh! How can you tell?
It is hard to explain I can just tell with some of them. Been raising them about 12 years now and it is one of those things you can just tell but you can't explain how. It has to do with the body shape, the attitude, how the hold themselves I can't really explain it.
In China they actually teach people to sex chicks this way. They use a scanner to test chicks and let the person say boy or girl. It takes about 6 months and even though there is no difference after that time they are 98% accurate. They are just told correct or incorrect and in time what ever there is to show it, they see when others don't.
Note - That factoid popped up on an early 00s series called White Collar and I tracked it down with some effort and it vetted true.
You have raised many more ducks than I have. My girlfriend, who gave me the ducks, has multiple breeds all mixed together. She doesn’t breed to sell so the two young ducks are mixed. I will keep my eyes and ears open. I have a small flock so they all share space with my chickens. Don’t want a drake hurting my chickens.
Thanks for the input. Feel free anytime!
Ooooo nostr:npub15879mltlln6k8jy32k6xvagmtqx3zhsndchcey8gjyectwldk88sq5kv0n I think you missed on this one. Black duck quacks. Grey duck rasps. (Damus won’t upload the video)
Black duck quacks, grey duck rasps. #ducks #holsteinhouse #wv #usa
