How to properly care for baby Muscovy ducklings
Muscovy ducklings are great fun to raise and invaluable around the barnyard. Make sure your baby Muscovies grow up right by following a few simple tips.
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Breed Profile: Fawn & White Runner Ducks
Fawn and White Runner ducks are one of the most commonly sold hatchery varieties of ducks. While they lack the upright body type of exhibition-style Runners, Fawn and White Runners are distinctive in appearance, with slightly concave, expressive heads, brilliant coloring, and wine bottle-shaped bodies.
Wing clipping: should you clip your duck’s wings?
There are few things prettier than a duck with natural wings flying around a barnyard. But is it the best decision to allow your ducks to fly free, or should you clip their wings? (It should be noted that not all domestic breeds of ducks can fly. The only flying domestic breeds are Muscovies, Mallards, …
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How to manage messy, muddy duck water
There’s no question about it: ducks love water. It’s probably why they’re called waterfowl! Unfortunately, they also love muddying their water. Not only do ducks leave waste behind when they go for a swim, but ducks love nothing more than to root in the mud with their bills before cleaning them off in the nearest …
Breed Profile: Ancona Duck
The Ancona Duck is an English breed, considered to be critically endangered by the American Livestock Conservancy. Anconas are in the medium class, weighing 6-8 pounds at maturity. Their most distinguishing feature is their beautiful broken-pattern “pinto” coloring. While all Anconas have a colored pattern on a white body, the pattern comes in many colors …