Recent content by jebber

Thanx everyone, I appreciate the responses The drop off occurred in march/april. Until then we had been getting 4 or 5 a day. Since then it has been typically 2 per day, sometimes 3, maybe 4 once or twice a month. I figure the heat has a lot to do with no eggs yesterday but the drop off...

Hi all, just trying to figure this out - Since this spring we have had a huge drop. 5 Khaki Campell girls; we've been averaging 4 to 5 eggs per day. Since early this spring it has dropped to 2 or so per day. No major changes in feed or anything else. We give layer feed with some corn &...

I use a treadle feeder. Very little waste & keeps all other critters out of their food. I had to modify slightly - added a larger platform for ducks to step on. Got it here: http://www.thecarpentershop.net/mediumplywoodchickenfeeder.html HTH

I use a treadle feeder. Keeps food dry and birds etc. from eating/messing in their food. feeder is bottom right of photo

Mine get peas for bedtime treat. No problems with getting them to bed

Awesome, would love more information!

One year later, I've learned a few things about our ducks. 1. They can change clean water to a mud hole in 2.87 nano seconds 2. They would charge a grizzly bear for a handful of peas 3. They will happily lay their eggs in their bed if they have enough straw. If they don't like the amount...

We live in a small town - our local HEB (grocery) is where we buy all of our foodstuff. The wife was talking to clerk one day a while back & mentioned they were out of the big bags of peas & our ducks would riot if they had to do without. So, short version - they sell us cases of the big bags.

How could you tell?

our girls will be a year old later this month. I give them peas at 8pm. If I'm late, they pace back and forth at the back door. The two times we weren't home by dark they were in bed & waiting. I move their bed every week, they do circle the bed the first nite or two after moving. I do...

We have khaki Campbell's & I put straw in their house for winter, before they had started laying. Once they started laying they built a nest every day door the eggs. One week ( I move the bed every week) I only put a small amount of straw, the next day we had eggs scattered everywhere in the...

I've got a duck tractor & used chicken wire for the floor & 1/4 inch hardware cloth for the raised center (food & water area). The chicken wire rusted out in ~9 months, replaced it with PVC coated chicken wire. Ducks could care less. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Lousy phone pic but you get the idea And yes, still clean it every day :) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Home Depot, IIRC - the medium size. Typical kid pool. Wish I could find one without the decals - most of the grunge seems to come from them. I've already started making noises to the wife about a pond - she's already past the rolling of the eyes and into the 'pretending to listen' stage...

Khaki Cambells. When I drain the pool the girls all go running & jump in - they know fresh water is next. They were pretty bummed when I stuck a cinder block inside & no water (we're expecting storms today) When the pool is full they just hop on the hardware cloth & walk out. The steps w/...