Posts by blondiebee181

Quote:Originally Posted by Mr MKK FARMS I love you SLW! Thanks! She's a nice girl

Quote:Originally Posted by settingdusk I really like the frizzle and that leghorn hen is gorgeous. Thanks very much! She's a sweetie too!  

Name: Silver Breed: Silver-laced Wyandotte Age: Approx.6 yrs.   Name: Daisy Breed: White Leghorn Age: 1 yr., 2 mos.

Quote: Originally Posted by Rhinoman  Same problem; we have 25 chicks and two Pekin ducks. I put two sliding pop doors on the 8' x 12'  hen house; one on each end.  The ducks have thier own outdoor...

Quote: Originally Posted by malindaa2005  I have chickens and ducks together.  Both breeds are banti (silkie and call ducks).  To keep the main area dry, it is best to supply an outside area with the water...

BTW OP, you might read my article I just published on here called "To Brood Or Not To Brood: Ducks and Chicks Together" I think you will be fine brooding them together, but you may want to consider separate housing when they all go...

Pekins are hard to tell. I don't know a whole lot about Mallards, it's a bit harder to say until they start to quack (or not) and you will know when they start to quack....females are loud, like a hunting duck call....not kidding. You...

Oh the other thing I was going to say is...I use rounded dowels for mine....I know people that use 2X4s with the flat side up....could it be that the roosts aren't comfortable for their feet? Just an idea.

I started teaching my hens to roost when they were about 3 weeks old. I put a small dowel in their brooder. They were pretty good when I finally put them out in the coop, but I did block off the nest boxes so they wouldn't sleep in...

I suggest reading an article I published recently about raising chicks and ducks together and how to handle their housing...I too have both. The article is called "To Brood or Not to Brood: Ducks and Chicks Together" In short I can...