The bright white feathers of a pair of Pekin ducks ruffled in the summer breeze as they snoozed on concrete steps leading into the Chicago River at Ping Tom Memorial Park. The birds were unfazed by ...

The mandarin duck: "All their eggs in one basket" Last year, I was surprised to find my female mandarin duck was turning into a male. Even as a zoology graduate and someone who has kept birds in an ...

The mandarin duck: "All their eggs in one basket" Last year, I was surprised to find my female mandarin duck was turning into a male. Even as a zoology graduate and someone who has kept birds in an ...

DEAR JOAN: This is a first. We had a white duck come into the yard with our other regular visitors early in the morning. We’ve had the same mallards return every year for the past four years. There ...

Farmyards are fully diverse and integrated communities. They are societies in which different species of animals play differing, varying, and interesting roles. The animals of Stony Kreek Farm are no ...

THERE are many misconceptions about duck farming that farmers need to get out of their minds. The most common one is ducks require water ponds to rear them. Over the years breeders have come up with ...