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post #1 of 26
8/4/12 at 11:33am
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Gotta love it when you find deals.

 

I found a woman on craigslist that wanted to get rid of some old boards and some pallets. Well after my second trip she asks me if I wanted some ducks. I came away with 5 Pekin drakes and 5 hens. 1st morning had 3 eggs, one was very small and very thin shelled. The other 2 were tasty.

 

Get up this morning and I have 4 perfect eggs waiting for me. I assume that the one yesterday is from a hen that is just starting to lay. Never had ducks before but how can you turn down free food? Probably going to put 4 of the drakes in the freezer as these guys are full grown already. Well maybe 3 in the freezer and one in the oven ... LOL

 

It is so nice to know that I do not have to go buy eggs now. They free range so very little feed it needed.

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post #2 of 26
8/4/12 at 11:36am

That rocks. thumbsup.gif

 

 Oh, and welcome-byc.gif

 

"For none of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself.

 For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we to the Lord.

 Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord's"

                                                       

                                                            Romans 13:7-8

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"For none of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself.

 For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we to the Lord.

 Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord's"

                                                       

                                                            Romans 13:7-8

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post #3 of 26
8/4/12 at 11:36am

Welcome to the Duck Forum big_smile.png

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 26
8/4/12 at 11:49am
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Welcome to the Duck Forum big_smile.png

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Living in the Beautiful Mountains of Western N.C.. with 16 chickens= EE's, Game, Cochin bantams,Light Brahma,  13Muscovy ducks, 1Embden Gander,1 Toulouse goose, 3 mini Dachshunds, 1 mixed breed, pond goldfish,  and a wonderful Husband who makes it all possible..♥

 



 

~~http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jYLTn4fKYQ~~

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Living in the Beautiful Mountains of Western N.C.. with 16 chickens= EE's, Game, Cochin bantams,Light Brahma,  13Muscovy ducks, 1Embden Gander,1 Toulouse goose, 3 mini Dachshunds, 1 mixed breed, pond goldfish,  and a wonderful Husband who makes it all possible..♥

 



 

~~http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jYLTn4fKYQ~~

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post #5 of 26
8/4/12 at 3:20pm
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Thanks for the welcome. Just got off the phone with someone else and I am getting 10 more on Wednesday and a rooster. Apparently these are a mixed breed but they should cook just fine. Maybe a few more eggs too. Between the ducks, rabbits, chickens and pigs, I should have plenty of meat this year and the only thing I have really had to feed is the pig. Everything else has already been full grown.

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post #6 of 26
8/4/12 at 3:31pm

Better watch it with those ducks, pretty soon you'll have a truck load of'em! Trust me, I know! Started out the first of this year with 3 ducks (Pair of Calls and one mixed drake), now I have 29 ducks, 8 geese picking up another pair of geese and more ducks tomorrow and I also have a couple eggs in the incubator! *Warning!*

 

Speaking of duck eggs, found one buried in a hole with grass over the top. Made a Black Berry Coffee Cake with it. It smells delicious!

 

~ Aspen

Breeding White and Colored Sebastapols, American Buffs

 

Ducks~Buff Orpingtons, Magpies, Muscovys, and others

 

Calls~ White, Chocolated Bibbed, Black Bibbed, Grey, and other colors

 

Chickens~ Light & Coronation Sussex, Seramas, and Splash Cochins

 

Peafowl

 

Taking Orders Now - Drop me a PM.

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Breeding White and Colored Sebastapols, American Buffs

 

Ducks~Buff Orpingtons, Magpies, Muscovys, and others

 

Calls~ White, Chocolated Bibbed, Black Bibbed, Grey, and other colors

 

Chickens~ Light & Coronation Sussex, Seramas, and Splash Cochins

 

Peafowl

 

Taking Orders Now - Drop me a PM.

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post #7 of 26
8/5/12 at 11:27am
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HA HA! Yeah they can get addicting. Made a new pen for them yesterday and picked up some more supplies to make it even bigger then herded them down the driveway to their new home. Once they all get used to the new pen then I will let them free range. Hopefully get the pond fixed next year so that it holds water. Probably have to bring in some clay to make that happen or just let the straw rot and fill in all the holes. Have 2 large trees to take out first though.

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post #8 of 26
8/5/12 at 12:15pm
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HA HA! Yeah they can get addicting. Made a new pen for them yesterday and picked up some more supplies to make it even bigger then herded them down the driveway to their new home. Once they all get used to the new pen then I will let them free range. Hopefully get the pond fixed next year so that it holds water. Probably have to bring in some clay to make that happen or just let the straw rot and fill in all the holes. Have 2 large trees to take out first though.

In the mean time buy kiddie pools or stock tank or cement mixing bowls, it really doesn't matter to them as long as they can bathe and play in it. 

Living in the Beautiful Mountains of Western N.C.. with 16 chickens= EE's, Game, Cochin bantams,Light Brahma,  13Muscovy ducks, 1Embden Gander,1 Toulouse goose, 3 mini Dachshunds, 1 mixed breed, pond goldfish,  and a wonderful Husband who makes it all possible..♥

 



 

~~http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jYLTn4fKYQ~~

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Living in the Beautiful Mountains of Western N.C.. with 16 chickens= EE's, Game, Cochin bantams,Light Brahma,  13Muscovy ducks, 1Embden Gander,1 Toulouse goose, 3 mini Dachshunds, 1 mixed breed, pond goldfish,  and a wonderful Husband who makes it all possible..♥

 



 

~~http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jYLTn4fKYQ~~

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post #9 of 26
8/5/12 at 4:47pm
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Already got that covered. Got more pallets today and now the pen is 4x the size it was last night. Built the entire thing for $5. That was the cost of the wire to wire the pallets together... LOL

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post #10 of 26
8/5/12 at 5:57pm
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Already got that covered. Got more pallets today and now the pen is 4x the size it was last night. Built the entire thing for $5. That was the cost of the wire to wire the pallets together... LOL

cool.png how about some pics... pop.gif

Living in the Beautiful Mountains of Western N.C.. with 16 chickens= EE's, Game, Cochin bantams,Light Brahma,  13Muscovy ducks, 1Embden Gander,1 Toulouse goose, 3 mini Dachshunds, 1 mixed breed, pond goldfish,  and a wonderful Husband who makes it all possible..♥

 



 

~~http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jYLTn4fKYQ~~

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Living in the Beautiful Mountains of Western N.C.. with 16 chickens= EE's, Game, Cochin bantams,Light Brahma,  13Muscovy ducks, 1Embden Gander,1 Toulouse goose, 3 mini Dachshunds, 1 mixed breed, pond goldfish,  and a wonderful Husband who makes it all possible..♥

 



 

~~http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jYLTn4fKYQ~~

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