Raising ducks

Chixlittel · Feb 28, 2015

Hello. I have 11 chickens. I was at tractor supply tonite getting feed, and what do I see? Baby ducks. Now I'm contemplating getting 2 ducks for pets, and eggs. But I'm having a hard time finding any info on raising ducks online. If anyone can lead me in the right direction on info that would be great. Some questions I have are

Do they need to be as hot as baby chicks when in the brooder?

What do they eat?

Can they live with my chickens?

Are they cold tolerant?

Thank you

enriquec · Feb 28, 2015

I'm surprised you had trouble finding info. Search right here. A lot of what I find on Google leads here.

meendog10 · Mar 1, 2015

Yes. Same as chickens. Sometimes. Yes.

Chixlittel · Mar 1, 2015

Anyone have any good websites to read up on?. I've been searching, but it's hard to find a specific site for info.

Miss Lydia · Mar 1, 2015

Chixlittel said:
Anyone have any good websites to read up on?. I've been searching, but it's hard to find a specific site for info.

Here's a place to start https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/750869/raising-and-caring-for-ducklings#post_10611711

then here is more info https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/256233/ducks-sticky-topics-index

mikeru · Mar 5, 2015

if you type is ducks as pets you will lind a great deal of info. They can be trained too1

enriquec · Mar 7, 2015

They're super easy to train. It made me think they were really smart for awhile

Raising ducks

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