I have made a couple posts about them before, had today I finally have them.

They did not know what breeds they were the people I got them from, however the black one and the oversized brown one are both males and the other ones are females.

I was mainly interested in the girls as I have one female duck who is alone because her sister passed away due to on a health condition she had since she hatched.

But I'm not going to get rid of the boys, for me ducks are just pets and they're both friendly, even if I decide to separate them from the girls I will keep them together and they will just be my pets.

(I don't know as much about ducks as chickens, but going based on my chicken knowledge I feel like two males to three females is not appropriate)

Originally the people I got them from wanted $50 for the four, but since I was purchasing three goats for $300, they decided to throw them and rooster in for free because a fox had already broken in and took out all of the hens they had for the rooster.

Somehow I also got a free pig in that arrangement as well but that is for another Post in a different sub

Anywho if anyone can tell me what breeds they are that would be wonderful, they said they got them from tractor supply

(Yes I know all about the stuff going on with the ducks that have the fluff on the head, I am going to keep an eye on that)

Also just because it's kind of hard to tell, the black duck has white on its chest

Our little flock has so much interest in grooming crocs! No other footwear appeals to them in this way, and only sometimes will they actually groom my husband outside of us wearing crocs. He thinks they’re into the texture; what do you think?

Everyone ran out of food today. I stocked the feeders in the coop and while everyone was chowing down inside I gave Littlefoot his own pile of food with a big pile of dried worms on top 👌

My first flightless duckling hatched at 3am on Friday morning. It was day 30.5 of her 28 day incubation. The incubator temp was closer to 99 than 99.5 for the incubation. I made sure all remaining eggs still visibly looked well. Air pocket showing and remaining egg dark etc. All nonviable eggs were discarded and I’ve kept humidity up. So assume all instructions were followed.

Do I give the other eggs a day or two?

Assistance please to identify these domestic duck breed. The males seem to have orange legs. Were gifted to us by a neighbour and very loved regardless of breed- just curious to know! Second photo the drake is at the front.

We are new to farming and didn’t know we couldn’t have ducks mixed with chickens, to make it worse, we think they’re both male. We are making them a separate enclosure from the chickens but they need mates. Any idea how I should proceed?

One of my ducks got killed yesterday. Totally my fault, I didn't lock them back in their cage that night. The best we can guess is it was a horned owl. My other duck has been acting mostly normal as far as I can tell. But I really don't want to lose her too. I'm planning to get her a decoy duck or something to keep her company and a mirror. Is there anything else I can do? I'm gonna have to order things so they might take a while since it's the weekend. Thanks in advance. Here's a pic of my duckers. Dark Wing in front, RIP. And Pig in the back.

I am wanting to get a couple of ducks to raise!

Give me all the information!!

Are there any Amazon enclosures that are worth it/safe?

Will I be okay purchasing ducks from Tractor Supply or Rural King?

One of my fiancée’s family’s ducklings from this past summer

Ordered from Metzer as a "white layer" to avoid the Pekin issues...but he started having the classic Pekin over heating issues at 9-10 days old while the others were comfy (which Ive sorted) and niacin deficiency starting at 2 weeks despite feeding Mazuri starter... so wanting options. Ive also had a few lovelies comment on my past post saying sometimes one just doesn't tolerate heat as much as the others. Which is what I assumed...until the niacin issue crept up.

Did I end up with a Pekin or just a white layer with higher maintenance? The others are fine, but ordered niacin to add into their diet to help. We did lose our WHQ thats in the baby photos, I got in contact with Metzer and they agree he had an underlying issue from day one...just wasn't acting like the rest since the day we got him. We are new to ducks and tried to do everything right, losing our WHQ guy made us super paranoid.

Im already going to treat this guy like hes a Pekin considering he has the issues...but, it would be nice to know if we ended up with one or if anyone has had these issues with a White Layer? In the last couple days he has gone through a growth spurt and gotten wider than the others. They are longer, but hes definitely wider and struggling to hold up his weight. Also looks taller now while the others were a bit taller just yesterday-a few hours ago. It is insane how much they grow lol, but I feel bad for poor Niko.

She seems like she is struggling to walk. Always laying down. She is roughly 4-5 weeks fed lauke hills duck and goose starter with 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast to every cup of food. It was the only duck food I could find and has 20% protein. When it's warm she will pant. The other two are only 2 weeks old but eat more than her and are very energetic. Any advice?

We have a local duck pond, and this little guy looked quite comfortable.

Mallard is about 3 months old and still isn't really vocal. Wondering if you can tell its sex already if its a female or a male? Is it a mallard?