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Anyone raise ducks?
Posted on 4/18/19 at 12:45 pm
Posted on 4/18/19 at 12:45 pm
Came across a dead female duck and a few day or two old ducklings. Three were alive one was half eaten by ants, two were dead, mom was an almost all brown duck she was flat.
I've had the ducklings a few days. I raised chickens for 4H in 4th grade and got 12th in the state 2nd in Jefferson parish, so I have some concept.
I have them at 85° under a red light. Food is flick raiser at 20% protein, and I'm switching to 16% after this us out.
They are cool, I have no idea sex or type of duck.
The water is impossible to keep clean, as soon as its fresh they grab mouthfuls of food and drop it in. They are cute so the kids want to keep them.
If I'm lucky one will be an egg layer. Hopefully not all male. We have mallards fly in and out a lot, so I doubt keeping these would be an issue.
Any idea on type of duck?
The largest is 5.4 oz as of today.
He was 1.8 oz on Friday of last week. They seem well. I think they are a domestic breed though, I know they aren't mallard or Muscovy.
I've had the ducklings a few days. I raised chickens for 4H in 4th grade and got 12th in the state 2nd in Jefferson parish, so I have some concept.
I have them at 85° under a red light. Food is flick raiser at 20% protein, and I'm switching to 16% after this us out.
They are cool, I have no idea sex or type of duck.
The water is impossible to keep clean, as soon as its fresh they grab mouthfuls of food and drop it in. They are cute so the kids want to keep them.
If I'm lucky one will be an egg layer. Hopefully not all male. We have mallards fly in and out a lot, so I doubt keeping these would be an issue.
Any idea on type of duck?
The largest is 5.4 oz as of today.
He was 1.8 oz on Friday of last week. They seem well. I think they are a domestic breed though, I know they aren't mallard or Muscovy.
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Posted on 4/18/19 at 1:21 pm to Napoleon
Mexican squealers? I think they’re also known as Tree ducks but not sure.
Posted on 4/18/19 at 1:25 pm to Geauxtiga
An acquaintance at an elevator on the river said they eat well.
Yes, the ducks use water to eat their food so it’s constantly a mess.
Yes, the ducks use water to eat their food so it’s constantly a mess.
Posted on 4/18/19 at 2:01 pm to Napoleon
Did you get a look at the female ducks legs? Were they long for a duck? If so, then they are likely tree ducks (not wood ducks....but tree ducks).
Posted on 4/18/19 at 2:19 pm to Napoleon
They look like black bellied whistling ducks (tree ducks). My office is close to the airport and we have a lot that roost in the trees at night. I think they fly to the spillway during the day and return to the trees at night. There are a bunch in Lafeniere Park too. They taste great by the way.
Posted on 4/18/19 at 2:37 pm to Ron Popeil
I guess I just have to wait a few weeks and see. They do carry themselves upright so it's possible it's tree ducks.
Posted on 4/18/19 at 2:37 pm to Geauxtiga
I don't think so. The ducklings I see online are yes and black, and don't have black feet.. I have no idea what they may be though.
This post was edited on 4/18/19 at 2:38 pm
Posted on 4/18/19 at 3:08 pm to Napoleon
Internet says Khaki Campbell
Looks like a fricked up mallard
Wiki says they lay a ton of eggs
Looks like a fricked up mallard
Wiki says they lay a ton of eggs
quote:
he Campbell was developed in Uley, Gloucestershire, England at the turn of the 20th century; being introduced to the public in 1898 and the Khaki variety in 1901. Wikipedia Scientific name: Anas platyrhynchos domesticus Rank: Breed Did you know: The egg production of the Campbell breed can exceed even the most efficient of egg laying domestic chickens, with the breed laying an average of 300 eggs a year. wikipedia.org
Posted on 4/18/19 at 3:33 pm to Napoleon
quote:
Anyone raise ducks?
Not technically, but we have wood duck boxes everywhere on our property.
Posted on 4/18/19 at 4:40 pm to Napoleon
I do as a hobby. They look like Khaki Cambell’s to me. The females are usually great egg layers. They are not tree ducks. I have tree ducks that nest at my pond. The young are yellow with black stripes. If Khakis, you are lucky. Great birds. Do not put them in your pond until about 7 or 8 weeks old. Ducklings do not produce the natural oils on their feathers yet. The hen grooms them and supplies the oil. At around 6 weeks they start producing on their own.
This post was edited on 4/18/19 at 4:42 pm
Posted on 4/18/19 at 6:56 pm to dwr353
quote:
I have tree ducks that nest at my pond.
Got a pair that has been around my pond for about a week now.
Posted on 4/18/19 at 8:36 pm to fishfighter
Tree ducks get semi-tame quickly. They also bring in more family and friends as the summer wears on. Last year I counted around 55 of them sitting with my birds. They eat out of my duck feeder with the tame birds. I like watching them fly around,but my feed bill goes up quite a bit.
Posted on 4/18/19 at 9:14 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
Web says KHaki ducks are very friendly
Posted on 4/18/19 at 9:21 pm to Napoleon
Ducks are called foul for a reason. Domestic ducks are some of the nastiest creatures walking this earth.
Posted on 4/19/19 at 5:16 am to Fat Neck
Add chickens to that list. 
Posted on 4/19/19 at 8:34 am to Napoleon
We 3 kids (2 older sisters and me) used to spend a couple weeks with the grandparents during summers on the middle of nowhere land I live now. One time middle sister was sunbathing next to the fence separating yard from neighbors pasture and when I went out to talk we kept hearing rustling in the pastures long grass. Eventually we spooked and called grandad over and me and him jumped the fence when he spotted the mama duck taking the babies towards the pond.
So for about 5 years after that grandad had about 10 ducks at a time and freezer full too. They were a cross of domestic white duck and mallard.
He made a pen out 2x4's and chicken wire about 4'x4' for the chicks and kept them there till semi mature. He kept it small so he could drag it around as needed to renew the ground under them. After they were big enough they were on their own in yard/pasture.
May explain why the largest copperhead he had ever seen in his 89 years came around the corner of that pen when he and I were monitoring trash burn and was only about 10 inches from my left ankle. (about 5 minutes later the largest king snake we ever saw came tracking the copperhead too. went to the spot grandad chopped copperhead with a hoe and circled, raising up smelling with it's tongue in all directions, trying to find where it went)
So for about 5 years after that grandad had about 10 ducks at a time and freezer full too. They were a cross of domestic white duck and mallard.
He made a pen out 2x4's and chicken wire about 4'x4' for the chicks and kept them there till semi mature. He kept it small so he could drag it around as needed to renew the ground under them. After they were big enough they were on their own in yard/pasture.
May explain why the largest copperhead he had ever seen in his 89 years came around the corner of that pen when he and I were monitoring trash burn and was only about 10 inches from my left ankle. (about 5 minutes later the largest king snake we ever saw came tracking the copperhead too. went to the spot grandad chopped copperhead with a hoe and circled, raising up smelling with it's tongue in all directions, trying to find where it went)
Posted on 4/19/19 at 8:37 am to Napoleon
When they mature a bit you'll be able to tell their gender more easily. Males get a feather that curls up and into a forward loop on their tail.
I raised quite a few a couple years ago but a very wily fox and a couple raccoons kept dispatching them, even had one taken by a horned owl in broad daylight right in front of me. I live in town so the 17HMR was not an option for expiring the fox. Had a really nice box built for them to hide in and lock up at night but raccoons will pretty much figure everything out and find a way in anyway even if it takes them several nights to do it.
I raised quite a few a couple years ago but a very wily fox and a couple raccoons kept dispatching them, even had one taken by a horned owl in broad daylight right in front of me. I live in town so the 17HMR was not an option for expiring the fox. Had a really nice box built for them to hide in and lock up at night but raccoons will pretty much figure everything out and find a way in anyway even if it takes them several nights to do it.
Posted on 4/19/19 at 2:59 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
Wife thinks they are khakis too. They can fly so they can go feral.
With my luck they'll be all male. I prefer duck eggs for omelets and baking
With my luck they'll be all male. I prefer duck eggs for omelets and baking
Posted on 6/4/19 at 6:20 pm to Napoleon
So a six week update.
Still have the ducks.
Kids won't let me let them go at park.
They haven't really bonded with anyone and run from people. They run to dogs. Which is funny as they never stop following the Australian Shepard and it freaks him out at times.
I don't think they are Khaki campbell. The stand and walk fully erect all the time.
They aren't built like regular ducks.
I think they are Chocolate Indian Runner ducks.
From the sounds they make, I think two are female, one is male. (Two qwack one don't)
They are pure brown with green wing tips.
They love lettuce and basil and shitting in fresh drinking water.
Still have the ducks.
Kids won't let me let them go at park.
They haven't really bonded with anyone and run from people. They run to dogs. Which is funny as they never stop following the Australian Shepard and it freaks him out at times.
I don't think they are Khaki campbell. The stand and walk fully erect all the time.
They aren't built like regular ducks.
I think they are Chocolate Indian Runner ducks.
From the sounds they make, I think two are female, one is male. (Two qwack one don't)
They are pure brown with green wing tips.
They love lettuce and basil and shitting in fresh drinking water.
Posted on 6/4/19 at 6:50 pm to Napoleon
Some kind of runner duck by the way they stand. We raised some black runners that look similar
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