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I would love that brownie recipe too! I will be baking Christmas cookies and brownies this week-end to send to friends and family. If I use a brownie mix that calls for two eggs, do I use two duck eggs, or one? Thanks!

Don't mean to hijack the thread, but I'm wondering about how to bake with duck eggs. Our mallard/mix is laying every day like clockwork, and I'd like to try baking with her eggs. Because they're bigger than chicken eggs (but not by much), do you use one duck egg for two chicken eggs in a recipe...

RACCOONS!!! Let me say this again: RACCOONS!!! Even if you have NO other predators, this one alone will wipe out your flock. In fact, in the city, where we have fences that keep other predators, like stray dogs out, I think raccoons are about the worst predator you can have, because they are so...

O.K. everybody, I've been following this thread and went out and bought DE at our feed store for our new duck pen (yes, it's PermaGuard food grade, etc). I used a flour sifter and sprinkled it all around - it looked like it snowed out there. I tied a bandana around my nose and mouth because...

Not trying to hijack this, but chickerdoodle, how does the Malinois do around your chickens? How does she rate as a flock guardian?

Hey Chickensioux, I like your set-up! Is that a kiddie pool surrounded by pavers? We're new to ducks (7 weeks now) and my DH has spent so much time building them a raccoon proof pen and duckhouse, that I figure we have a ways to go before we have the time to do the inground pond with filter...

Was posting this on the chicken floor thread, but realized that maybe we inexperienced cityfolk could use a little more detailed information about the use of lime. Of course I know that it comes from limestone, but I'm confused about how to buy it and use it. For instance, what is hydrated...

You know, I should actually start a new thread for this question. I sure have a lot to learn! Thanks everyone!

O.K., sorry to be dense, but do I just go into a feed store (we're in the city, but we actually have one downtown), and ask for farm lime? Do I ask for hydrated lime? Just wondering what the difference is, and why I seem to rememeber that I've read somewhere that it's bad for bird feet. Thanks!

YIKES - my biggest fear - daytime raccoons!!! We also live in the city, and my DH has built two of the most secure runs he could - hardware cloth under, up the sides and over the top of two dog kennels. All gaps sealed. The coop for the chickens and the house for the ducks are equally secure...

Hi, just came across this great thread. I know about DE, but I'm confused about lime. I understand that it is a great fly deterrent, but doesn't it burn chickens' and ducks' feet? Or does that depend upon whether or not it's the hydrated lime? If you apply it to the run, do you need to wet it...

S'il vous plait, le Canard de Barberie (or perhaps we have un canard sauvage on our hands here?), I beg to differ. Many of the posters are quite well read as regards to ducks and their care. They also have many years of invaluable hands-on experience in the field, so to speak, that is often...

Hi CoyoteMagic, I think the reason that this is analyzed so much is because many of us are dealing with chicken runs that are much smaller in size than yours. For instance, we live in the city, with a small backyard (less than 1/4 acre). We have three chickens, and quite unexpectedly added...

Does the sand have to be a particular type? I was over at the building supply store today looking at materials for the floor of our chicken pen and our separate duck pen. I found out that there is concrete sand, fill sand (kind of brownish), and "clean sand" grades #1 and #2. The salesperson...

Regarding living quarters, it seems that some duck people lock their duckies in at night without food and water, and others keep it available 24/7. Our ducklings are now 6 weeks old. If we lock them up in the duck house at night w/o the food and water, how old should they be before they can...

By day, Grace guards the yard. But at night she sleeps inside with us, so the nightpen for the fowl has to be racoon proof - no easy task!!

Aaah, Cetawin! I was hoping to hear from you. Yes, I've been following your progress on your wonderful pens. Wish I had the building skills that you have! I think you're right, I'll just go with Holderread and do several inches of cedar shavings on the ground of the pen. I always thought you...

I need advice as to the best flooring for our new duck pen. I posted this on the predator forum, but I realize that the duck people will know best! I've learned so much recently from reading all of your posts, and really appreciate any advice. This is our situation: We "rescued" three...

A few years back, when we thought we would be moving into a more rural area, I did research into the livestock guardian dogs, specifically with poultry in mind. After reading and talking to breeders in CA, I zeroed in on the Anatolian Shepherd as the best choice. They guard all livestock, but...

Susan - we have a six year old Rhodesian/Boxer mix. She was a rescue dog that we adopted as a puppy, and to our surprise, she has just turned out to be a natural guardian dog. She has never so much as mouthed any bird, and will lay in the middle of the yard, watching over her small flock. If I...