I currently have 13 ducklings in my back yard. they have desimated my pond plants lol, they are moving to a larger pond at my teaching farm and garden once the duck pond is installed. I was wanting to have pond plants in the duck pond but after seeing what they did to my pond I am not gonna...
I am in Arkansas City Kansas, I have a teaching farm and garden at the Cherokee Strip Land Rush Museum, it is baised on a 1900's Praire Farm and Garden. no one has ever complaind about them. I dont know what happend but I am medicatiing everyone just to be safe. I will be getting more ducks...
so just got back from the farm and no other losses however I did observe the gunnie fowl attacking the bigger ducks. the gunnies are really starting to lay alot I wonder if they are attacking the ducks. I have no idea. they have grown up all togather from last years babies any thoughts on...
they eat layer meal and chicken scratch along with free range what ever is on they fields. i felt them all over with no bite marks. I have not made it out to the farm yet to see what today holds, they are off the highway on a large plot. I have a garden on sight but its all organic. the roof...
So yesterday all my birds were fine, I got out to the farm today 8 of my malard males were dead, just the malards not the pekings not the cyugas not the mix breeds just the malards. they were all over the grounds not just in one place. no sign of predotors no sign of foul play. I just dont...
well to my surprise when I went out to check on the coop after the storm the ckI had 2 dozen eggs so lockdown it is. I am super excited for my first batch
So I got my incubator set up, temp is 99 degrees, water in pan on bottom fan is running. I have a question on setting eggs. I didnt collect eggs today from the coop so and Will wait till tommrow to collect so that I will have about 2 dozen is that ok to do or should I collect today and again...
well Its dead, the heating element isnt working, I am thinking that it will be cheeper to buy a new one with a turner and fan I want a larger size one suggetions
I got 34 today now keep in mind I have no clue which are hens, which are ducks, which are gunnies lol I know the duck eggs are the largest white ones but past that no clue. I have 30 hens 12 gunnies and 8 ducks that lay on a reg basis