GrootHomestead
In the Brooder
- Mar 6, 2024
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Hello all! I have a couple questions on Indian Runners. We have 10 female and two male runners that were born may 7th of last year. We also have two female khaki cam bells that were born in March. So all told we have 12 females and two males. Our problem is that we are not getting very many eggs… last fall we started getting two a day from our khakis, with an occasional egg or two from the runners. We learned from a neighbor that it may take them a bit longer to start laying so we’ve waited patiently In February we started to see 7-9 eggs a day for a couple weeks and were so excited! However we had a couple colder days and boom no more eggs. Now it has been consistently in the upper 40s to 50s and we’re only getting two eggs again.
I should also mention that we keep them in their duck house until later in the morning to make sure they lay where we can find them!
I am wondering if anyone has any advice for use to help with production. They have access to a flooded creek to swim in, a large pen as well as free ranging. We give them waterfowl specific feed and scratch grains. They have continual access to this.
They are also incredibly nervous and flighty so we were worried our presence was stressing them out so we try not to bother them very often.
It’s just been a very frustrating experience as we’ve invested a good amount of time etc into them with not very much return. This is our first time owning ducks and we’ve sure learned a lot! But just really hoping a duck veteran may be able shed some light upon our problem!
Thank you so much!
I should also mention that we keep them in their duck house until later in the morning to make sure they lay where we can find them!
I am wondering if anyone has any advice for use to help with production. They have access to a flooded creek to swim in, a large pen as well as free ranging. We give them waterfowl specific feed and scratch grains. They have continual access to this.
They are also incredibly nervous and flighty so we were worried our presence was stressing them out so we try not to bother them very often.
It’s just been a very frustrating experience as we’ve invested a good amount of time etc into them with not very much return. This is our first time owning ducks and we’ve sure learned a lot! But just really hoping a duck veteran may be able shed some light upon our problem!
Thank you so much!