Recent content by louborges

I have no choice I must keep them in this brooder until either they grow feathers or the temperatures moderate. Currently, it's 40 degrees, rainy and breezy, Not possible to put them outside.

I am too impatient, My Pekin ducklings are 2 1/2 weeks old and a bit crowed. I don't have a larger brooder. I have two options, 1 is to keep them in their current brooder until the weather is warmer, (Currently the nights go down to freezing) or 2 put them outside in a coop with a heat lamp...

I think I rushed things, I bought Pekin Duck hatching eggs earlier and now have 2-week-old ducklings, They will soon outgrow their brooder and I don't have a larger one for them, The question is how soon will they outgrow this brooder before I can put them outside in their coop? I know it all...

This setup works best for me and the ducks, The wire mesh is plastic coated and easy on their little feet. Having the tub under this brooder makes clean-up easy, I just dump the water. Having them on wooden shavings is harder to keep clean, They easily get soggy and the poop builds up, I know if...

I've raised them on wire before and haven't seen any problems.

This is the new setup I have, The brooder is sitting on top of a tub to collect all the water, Keeps the floor clean and dry, But they empty it too fast for me .

We all know that ducklings are very messy with water, That is their nature, But I'm hoping to find something that will provide them water for a long time, the standard waterer the screw on cap type gets empty so quickly that I have to keep filling it and I'm not home most of the time to keep...

does anyone else have experience using this watering method? My 8 ducklings empty a gallon chicken waterer in minutes. They love to splash the water out. Very messy and they go without water for many hours because I am not home to fill it most of the time.

Hi, All I am looking to buy some Jumbo Pekin duck-hatching eggs, I'm not sure where to start looking. Any recommendations?

I'm new to this forum, I've been keeping backyard birds since I was a young lad, Which was a while back, I have raised many birds, Quail, Chickens, Turkeys, Ducks, partridges, and guinea fowl. I am close to retirement and want to enjoy raising birds again. My latest obsession is raising ducks. I...