Posts by juliezoo

Quote: Originally Posted by granny05  hay i live in northern michigan. it gets mighty cold here,do ducks need heat lamps too? i plan on starting next spring with adult ducks and i am needing to know this and many...

Just an update for anyone out there wondering (or new to raising ducklings)....   I decided not to  use any heat source.  Each night we'd bring them up onto our deck, place a towel over the kennel door and leave the...

Quote: Originally Posted by CelticOaksFarm  Watch them, if they dog pile they want/need more heat. If they spread out and doze off they are fine and no worries on extra heat.   Oh good point!  Just like...

Quote: Originally Posted by CelticOaksFarm  Julie, this time of the year we don't use heat lamps and all new hatch.ongs go outside at 3 days old and don't come back inside. They are all in raised brooder as...

Our daytime temps are always in the 90's and night temps in the 70's.  The ducklings are 2 days old and *LOVE* being outside together.  I have them in a small/medium kennel with their bedding, food and water in a safe,...

Quote: Originally Posted by Beekissed      I've never heard of a young, healthy hen having this kind of death unless their was something wrong with her already....she could have been born with a...

I think it comes down to us working with them either way.... hopefully even a broody hen was well socialized so her letting us work with chicks wouldn't be an issue AND the plus  is that the chicks would already be socialized with...

Quote: Originally Posted by de kippendame  Hmm, I'd be interested in hearing from some that have done this before as to what their experiences were.  I can see how that may be a factor.  Between my three...

Here's an interesting read on egg storage...   http://preparednesspro.com/safely-preserving-eggs/     I have read all sorts of stuff about egg storage over the years going back to how the early settlers used...

I can only reply based on my years of experience raising exotic birds.  I have generally chosen not to incubate because hens were created to raise chicks.... they keep them perfectly heated, humidity controlled and fed once...