• Last updated 10/15/12 by Marty1876

Ducks - The quiet backyard layer Ducks are amazing. You’ll be hard pressed to find a hardier bird for your backyard. Ducks eat a myriad amount of pests in your garden (but never a perfect ripe tomato)! If your neighbors are close, ducks maybe a more quiet choice than a hen. Speaking of hens, ducks can outlay chicken hens. I started with ducks when my hens got me in trouble. They have wanderlust when liberated to free run for a bit, and were not above crossing the road. And, as it turns out, they were not as hardy as one might hope. They were finicky layers, and... read more

• Last updated 6/25/12 by LilyAshley11

Jun 25, 2012   Growing up   My ducks are grow up, the male is already a adult, but the females are teenagers, the female pekin grow more faster than the female magpie, i think that is because the pekin is a meat breed and the magpie is a egg breed. What do you think about this?   Jun 11, 2012   How I meet my ducks   I really wanted a duck. So, I went to buy they in a farm, i buy two ducks, one pekin and other magpie, i thinks they was male and female, I raise they with no problems for two months, and then my uncle give me two hens star, They had... read more

• Last updated 3/12/13 by yinepu

  Please note:  I don't always get notified when there is a comment to the articles that I have posted.. so if you have a question and I don't get back to you here... just drop me a PM * ~ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ~ *     This is my basic guide for the Incubation and Hatching of Muscovy Eggs   All ducklings pictured were hatched out in incubators... none of these eggs spent any time under broody ducks or hens   A few freshly hatched and drying Muscovy ducklings (ignore the temp on the thermometer.. I had it under a desk lamp just before putting it in the brooder... read more