http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ Farming Friends Forum Tag: Pekin Ducks en Sun, 19 May 2013 05:05:28 +0000 http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=2802#post-17686 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 21:19:02 +0000 Mama 17686@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi Zara ,you will need to keep them apart and am sure you know that .Close enough so they can see each other but not together for a while as the older ducks may get aggressive towards the new and younger one .Well done on the adoption and hope all goes well .Mama </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=2802#post-17685 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 10:30:36 +0000 campbell ridge 17685@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi Zara, yes they are friendly ducks but quite large so you need enough room in your coop. They are also very chatty and can be quite loud but the others will accept her given a little time :) </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=2802#post-17684 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 02:38:49 +0000 xxbellabugxx 17684@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hey everyone :)<br /> Im interested in adopting a Pekin duck from the RSPCA ( Royal society for the prevention of cruelty to animals). I already have two ducks, mallard ( male) and a crested female. I was just wondering what the temperament of a Pekin duck is and do you recon it would get along with my two ducks and chickens? Shes a four month old female and my two are two years old. Are they friendly ducks?<br /> If you know anything else about them please let me know! Thank you and merry chrismas to you all :) xx<br /> - Zara </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=2667#post-16786 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 06:51:42 +0000 pinkpoultry 16786@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Did you know!!!! Fertile eggs contain significantly less cholesterol than unfertile ones!<br /> Fact of the day! </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=2667#post-16775 Mon, 05 Sep 2011 10:38:45 +0000 m40mo 16775@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>I think the question has to be, why does Heather want to know, if she wants ducklings yes best wait until the ducks are older and its spring /summer like you say Sara if she is wondering if they are edible if they are fertile then yes they are, </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=2667#post-16774 Mon, 05 Sep 2011 09:54:43 +0000 pinkpoultry 16774@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi Heather,<br /> I dont know about this black dot but the way I see if they are fertile, you crack one open and on the yolk there is a little white circle, there is a post on FF with piccie which is where I learned it from.<br /> <a href="http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=1513#post-11967" rel="nofollow">http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=1513#post-11967</a><br /> So im always having a peek at the yolk!<br /> Good Luck </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=2667#post-16741 Sat, 03 Sep 2011 12:32:39 +0000 admin 16741@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi All,</p> <p>Heather has pekin ducks.</p> <blockquote><p>I have pekin ducks my female has layed 3 eggs so far,the first one we broke open to see if it was fertile, we were told if there is a black dot in the middle its fertile,there wasnt one so we have washed the others off and put them in the refridgerator.When I had candled them I didn't see anything but an air pocket,do you have any suggestions,I'm trying to learn as i go along,my ducks was born 4 days before Easter. Heather.</p></blockquote> <p>Hi Heather,<br /> Where in the world are you located? If you are in the UK and heading towards autumn then your eggs may not be fertile until next Spring as your ducks and drake are quite young they may not be mature enough yet. How long have they been laying? Sometimes you have to wait a few weeks before the eggs become fertile.<br /> kind regards<br /> Sara @ farmingfriends </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=2612#post-16236 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:54:01 +0000 pinkpoultry 16236@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>My duck was laid flat on her belly with her feet out back, not eating or drinking she was egg bound, some massaging and a car journey (to the vets) and she laid a shell less egg in the box in the car. Can you feel a hard egg shape in her belly? </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=2612#post-16235 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 11:06:51 +0000 m40mo 16235@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>first thing i thought to Mama </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=2612#post-16234 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 09:44:48 +0000 Mama 16234@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi, Poor duck could be egg bound, how long ago did she first lay ? Mama . </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=2612#post-16230 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 08:11:17 +0000 admin 16230@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi All, Just received this email from Tia about a poorly pekin duck.</p> <blockquote><p>I have a pekin duck she has been healthy until yesterday she has lost her appetite and can only stand for short periods what can be wrong with her. Recently she layed her first egg I'm thinking that has something to do with it. Tia</p></blockquote> <p>Thanks for any advice.<br /> Kind regards<br /> Sara @ farmingfriends </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=416#post-1982 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:19:13 +0000 campbell ridge 1982@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi,<br /> My campbell drake was an excellent father and was constantly on the lookout out for danger - which amongst other things means you. Let him stay with them. She may get anxious if he is removed and then desert the nest and he will guard them with his life.</p> <p>I think that male wild ducks can be a nuisance, but in the wild, drakes play no part in raising a family.</p> <p>Provide plenty of straw and don't disturb her lovely warm nest. You probably won't even need to clean the house at all as they will not poo in the house whilst brooding.</p> <p>Let me know if i can help with any more info.</p> <p>Here is a link to my experience of raising ducklings<br /> <a href="http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=165" rel="nofollow">http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=165</a></p> <p>Regards,<br /> Sarah L </p> http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=416#post-1979 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:02:42 +0000 admin 1979@http://farmingfriends.com/forums/ <p>Hi All,</p> <p>Cristine has emailed about her pekin duck who is now sitting on some eggs and Cristine is concerned about the weather and how the drake will react.</p> <p>Hi Sara:</p> <p>Awhile back I wrote to you about my Pekins first egg. Well, I really have a predicament I hope you can advise me on. </p> <p>It is February and 30 degrees outside. The female seemed worn out from all the laying (1 egg a day since Oct) and the bitter cold, so I decided to let the eggs collect in her cage hoping she would stop laying once she had 12 or so and figuring she would never sit on them. We'll now she has 15 eggs and has become super-broody! She refuses to leave the nest and has pulled out some of her down which is incorporated into her nest. I have no idea how many have been fertilized (I have a very persistent drake) and am afraid some of these will hatch... again it is 30 degrees outside.</p> <p>Any suggestions? I feel bad to take the eggs away now in case some have begun to develop. What about the drake? He is very protective of her and the nest but will he harm the chicks? </p> <p>This is crazy - all the books say the female doesn't lay at this time of year and that she will not sit on the nest??</p> <p>Any advice you may provide would be GREATLY APPRECIATED! I have no idea what to expect each morning. We are expecting 6-8 inches of snow tonight.</p> <p>-Cristine</p> <p>This was my response:<br /> Hi Cristine,</p> <p>I don't think I would take the eggs away. I would make sure the duck has plenty of straw and a drinker and feeder close by. When do you think the eggs are likely to hatch, how long has she been sitting?</p> <p>I don't have experience of a duck hatching the eggs herself with the drake as I hatched my eggs in the incubator. One of the farmingfriends forum member Sarah, maybe able to tell you how the drake might react as her ducks hatched some eggs last summer.</p> <p>If you are worried about the ducklings then you may decide to section the sitting duck and her nest from the drake when the duck is close to hatching. You may want to make it so that the drake can still see the duck so that when the ducklings are old enough to fend for themselves you can mix them again and the drake will be used to seeing them.</p> <p>If it is really cold then you may want to set up a brooder area for the duck and ducklings when they hatch with plenty of straw and a heat lamp so that the ducklings can keep warm, although the duck will keep them warm as they will stay close to her.</p> <p>I have put your question on the forum so that Sarah and the other members can help if they have any advice. <a href="http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=416" rel="nofollow">http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=416</a></p> <p>Kind regards</p> <p>Sara @ farmingfriends</p> <p>Thanks for any advice you can give.<br /> Kind regards<br /> sara @ farmingfriends </p>