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I havent been to this swap before... lol thanks for the info on how hard they are to find, I thought they were relatively easy to find!! haha thanks

Alright I've made a list of the ducks that i want. Here they go: Call: Regular Sized: Gray Ancona Magpie Cayuga Snowy Mallard White Butterscotch Black East Indies I...

Ok- I'm going to a bird swap on Sunday (June 1) in search of ducks (CALL DUCKS), maybe chickens (and a peacock?) So I'm just like: WHAT BREED! Lol, experiences/preferences? Also, it starts at 7 and ends at 10 and by 8ish all the good stuff is gone :/ so its a buy-now type of thing and i need to...

Hey guys! Just a NE Iowa thread for fun. I'm getting 12 ducklings next week, 3 snowy calls and 9 Cayuga/mallards. What are your breeds?

No pesticides, I could dry the grass yes, I will make sure they have grit before I switch @Amiga Thanks! really helpful

Would grass (the grass in piles after you mow) be good bedding for ducks? Compared to wood shavings, at least. Would it be better for ducklings? It would be safer would it not?

Should I suspend my heat lamp from something or sit it on something? I have a cardboard brooder (for 12 ducklings) and I'm getting them soon, but what do i do with the heat lamp? I dont want a fire-hazard or anything like that, but nothing really to suspend it from unless i build something...

Do drakes have one female that they mate with or do they have 2+ females they mate with?

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/877228/introducing-myself My introduction thread

Wrong thread! Lol. Try submitting the picture in the "pictures needed" thread- Link at the beginning post of this thread.

Hi guys! So i'm getting ducklings in about 9-10 days. 12 in total if they all hatch and here is the supposed breeds 3snowy call ducks and 9 cayuga/mallard crossbreed. I want to know any of your tips or tricks with ducklings and things that would help with them thanks!

I would say cayuga or choclate runners

As long as you have a bag of "emergency feed" for when one gets sick or in the winter when there isnt a lot of food, you can do it.

ha! im like that too! eat a big meal and then start snacking about 20 minutes later! Lol

well, I would assume so, but since the ducks are tamed they wouldnt have the natural instincts of a wild duck- because frankly, no one feeds wild ducks constantly but theyy're still alive so I would assume so but i wouldn't advise it lol

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So like field corn?

So I heard in order to help keep ducks warm during winter, you should give them corn. So, what corn? Regular field corn? Sweet, cracked, canned or frozen corn? It might be a silly question, but I'm a silly person. Lol, insight needed. BTW- I live in Iowa so temps can get pretty cold.

thats a great idea! I would have never thought of that!