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post #1 of 7
5/7/12 at 6:36am
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Well after wanting Ducks for YEARS literally I have broken down and gotten 5 ducks. I love just sitting and watching them. 

 

They are about 5-6 weeks old and so adorable! Always have loved ducks :)

Jess

North Georgia

Raises miniature goats, Great Pyrenees dogs, different types of chickens, turkeys and now ducks!

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Jess

North Georgia

Raises miniature goats, Great Pyrenees dogs, different types of chickens, turkeys and now ducks!

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post #2 of 7
5/7/12 at 6:44am

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“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”
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 Crested Ducks                     Common Chicken Practices          Learn more about Avian Influenza

 

 

 
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”
— Maya Angelou

 

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post #3 of 7
5/7/12 at 2:40pm
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Originally Posted by jessaba View Post

Well after wanting Ducks for YEARS literally I have broken down and gotten 5 ducks. I love just sitting and watching them. 

 

They are about 5-6 weeks old and so adorable! Always have loved ducks :)

Please tell us more!

Nine beautiful Runners, four beautiful Buffs, thousands of beautiful memories and counting.

 

Looking for ducks?  Please consider adopting rescued ducks.  There are many places and people who do rescues, but we are not allowed to post the links due to BYC regs.  So fire up your web browsers and find some sweet, grateful duckies. 

 

 

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Nine beautiful Runners, four beautiful Buffs, thousands of beautiful memories and counting.

 

Looking for ducks?  Please consider adopting rescued ducks.  There are many places and people who do rescues, but we are not allowed to post the links due to BYC regs.  So fire up your web browsers and find some sweet, grateful duckies. 

 

 

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post #4 of 7
5/7/12 at 5:55pm
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I always felt bad that we didn't have a HUGE lake for them is the reason I didn't get them.....but I see so many people with just kiddy pools for them and their ducks are happy...so I gave in!

 

My husband is like "oh gawd" , but they are the cutest things. They aren't very friendly kinda run when I get near, but hopefully with treats that will change...

 

 

Trying to find some young ducklings to raise myself or maybe even hatch some eggs to raise so that they are spoiled like all our goats, chickens, dogs, turkeys and chickens 

Jess

North Georgia

Raises miniature goats, Great Pyrenees dogs, different types of chickens, turkeys and now ducks!

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Jess

North Georgia

Raises miniature goats, Great Pyrenees dogs, different types of chickens, turkeys and now ducks!

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post #5 of 7
5/7/12 at 6:00pm

Congrats and welcome!! big_smile.png

My menagerie includes 5 horses, 3 dogs, 4 cats, 33 geese (dewlap toulouse & african) and 11 ducks (muscovy, ancona, cayuga & silver appleyard).

NPIP Certified- #UT-179

Spirit's story: http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/725035/spirit-the-amazing-grey-dewlap-toulouse-gander/
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My menagerie includes 5 horses, 3 dogs, 4 cats, 33 geese (dewlap toulouse & african) and 11 ducks (muscovy, ancona, cayuga & silver appleyard).

NPIP Certified- #UT-179

Spirit's story: http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/725035/spirit-the-amazing-grey-dewlap-toulouse-gander/
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post #6 of 7
5/7/12 at 6:07pm

What kind did you get?  I love ducks,,and geese,and.  You get the idea.  I bought eggs and hatched my runner ducks, they are kind of skittish, the big white ducks I bought at TSC, they aren't nearly as skittish as the runners, but the most friendly ducks I have are the muscovy, I bought the first pair as younguns from a swap and hatched out 2 of their eggs this year and both are the friendliest ducks I've ever had.  I've got a baby runner thatI hatched with the chicks and he runs when he sees me, the 2 muscovies come to greet me when I come to the brooder.  They like to be petted and don't mind being picked up.  Their daddy even lets me pet him.  Make sure they are able to get in & out of the pool, they will love it.  The muscovies don't seem to use the pools as much as the other ducks do.
 

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post #7 of 7
5/7/12 at 6:12pm
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They are mallards.....I am hoping to pick up 4 week old muscovy ducks this week to raise. 

 

The mallards I have are 6 weeks and probably didn't get much attention. But I figure with time they will learn that I am friendly and not going to hurt. I have read treats are the trick, so I will definitely be using that to my advantage. They have a ramp they can use....have yet to see them in the pool though...they just seem to like drinking out of it lol

Jess

North Georgia

Raises miniature goats, Great Pyrenees dogs, different types of chickens, turkeys and now ducks!

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Jess

North Georgia

Raises miniature goats, Great Pyrenees dogs, different types of chickens, turkeys and now ducks!

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