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Male ducks are called drakes and female ducks are usually referred to as, well, ducks. A group of ducks may be called a brace, raft, skiff, team, paddling or sord, depending on where you’re from. Here are a few other duck facts we bet you didn’t know.

Storey’s Guide to Raising Ducks is a new edition of a classic, and it’s a classic for a reason – It’s a well-written, exhaustive guide to raising these friendly fowl.

Ducks think chicken coops make fine homes, but they would prefer a few modifications before moving in.

Due to limited demand, you may not find duck feed at a local farm store, but you can buy it online (mazuri.com offers a complete line), or you can adapt unmedicated chicken feed to...

It's Heeeere! The summer issue of Modern Farmer magazine has hit the stands! You'll recognize it by the handsome duck gracing our cover. So hitch up your tractor (or hop in the car...

Here’s a tip: Do not raise ducks inside your house.

It was a journey toward healthy living that led Ross, 31, to soil science. As a youngster, she was often sick, suffering from stomach pain, headaches, depression and extreme fatigu...

Of course, there are scads of duck characters in the realm of children's literature, including Dab-Dab the housekeeping duck in the Doctor Dolittle series. The books were written b...

A bird so strange that, more than 150 years after Jewish authorities first began discussing it, nobody can decide whether it’s kosher today.