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Aggressive Ducks: Why drakes attack and how to permanently stop aggression

Featured Hannah Management May 5, 2018 May 14, 2021 63 Comments

You’re wondering how you can walk in your yard without Mr. Macho tearing a gash in your leg with his razor-sharp talons and leaving nasty dark bruises with his hard, twisting bite. You don’t want to resort to inviting your beloved drake for dinner. Neither do you want to become the subject of the next viral YouTube video if your neighbors catch you facing off a little 15-pound duck in medieval armor.

You know he’s just a puny little bird, but you’re kinda scared of him. Nothing seems to make him stop.

Don’t give up. There’s a solution to make drakes stop attacking or biting people. Drakes are not mindless maniacs, however much they may seem to be. There’s a secret to it.

10 Effective Ways To Sex Your Muscovy Duck (With Pictures)

Featured Hannah Management January 17, 2018 April 28, 2021 58 Comments

When a Muscovy duckling hatches, you can’t say, “It’s a boy!” or “It’s a girl!” All you can do is look at the cute fluffball and say, “It’s a baby!”

Three months later, it’s no longer a baby, but it still hasn’t said what it is. Why did they have to make it so difficult? Why couldn’t they just hatch with pink and blue bills or something?

Why aren’t my ducks laying eggs? 15 reasons

Hannah Eggs and Meat October 4, 2018 June 14, 2021 64 Comments

Ducks lay eggs. Except when they don’t.

Why aren’t my ducks laying? Why did my ducks suddenly stop laying? When will my ducks lay? Shouldn’t my ducks be laying more eggs than this? It’s one of the most frustrating issues people have with their ducks, and also one of the most frequent complaints I hear.

The answer is here. Every “my ducks aren’t laying eggs!” case I’ve ever heard of can be attributed to one or more of these fifteen causes:

I Found a Hidden Nest! How To Stop Your Duck From Hiding Her Eggs

Hannah Eggs and Meat December 18, 2017 March 25, 2021 11 Comments

The other day, I was wandering around the duck yard, looking for two rascals who were late for bed, when I saw this: three lovely white eggs, snug under a wood pile. Many ducks, particularly those who are often inclined to go broody, are notorious nest hiders. They think hiding …

Can ducks lay 2+ eggs in one day? (You’ll be surprised!)

Hannah Eggs and Meat December 17, 2017 August 20, 2020 24 Comments

Everybody knows ducks lay one egg a day. If you exclaim excitedly, “My duck laid two eggs today!” you’ll probably get funny looks, if you’re talking to people who know anything whatsoever about ducks. They’ll tell you, no, ducks never lay two eggs in a day.

But they’d be wrong.

Once in a while, a duck owner will get one more egg than the amount of female ducks they have.

Can a duck really lay two eggs in one day?

Surprisingly, yes.

What time of day do ducks lay eggs?

Hannah Eggs and Meat December 16, 2017 August 20, 2020 8 Comments

Ducks generally lay their eggs at early morning, around sunrise.

However, it varies a lot. Some ducks lay around 4:30 AM. Most lay around 6 AM. Others lay around 9 AM. And occasionally, a duck will lay in the afternoon, or even evening.

Do Ducks Need a Mate?

Hannah Management December 13, 2017 May 14, 2021 6 Comments

When glancing through my site analytics, I noticed that someone searched this. I did the search myself, and nothing useful came up. So here’s the answer, for whoever searched or anyone else wondering this.

Does my male duck need a female companion?

Does my female duck need a male companion?

Answer:

When do ducks stop laying eggs?

Hannah Eggs and Meat November 15, 2017 May 15, 2021 2 Comments

Ducks often lay for far longer than chickens. The average length is 7-9 years. The exact age when they stop laying, however, varies, depending on the breed and how hard you have pushed them to lay.

Should My Duck Eat (fill in the blank)?

Hannah Management / Nutrition July 12, 2016 August 20, 2020 4 Comments

I was walking around, looking at the duck flock, when suddenly I noticed one duck, Kiwi, running off with something in her mouth – something big and slimy.

When do ducks start laying eggs?

Hannah Eggs and Meat July 5, 2016 May 15, 2021 45 Comments

Your tiny fluffy ducklings have somehow transformed into a duck. They quack all the time, poop everywhere, and somehow turn everywhere around their water into a mudhole. They’re fun, but you’re wondering when you’ll get the rewards of all the work and money you’ve put into them. Where are those …