For the last week of January 2019 i ordered 15 ducklings from two different hatcheries:
This article will describe the whole story from setting up the brooder, receiving the ducklings, raising them until they are ready to live in a temporary house outside and meet their future flock until they are grown-ups and can roam freely.
More pictures related to this thread are collected in the »2019 Spring Ducklings« album and there is a discussion thread in the forum.
Pictures of the little ones arrivals, left the five from Metzer Farms, right the ten from Ideal Poultry.
Additionally pages will be added to this article, depending on the ducklings progress. You can select the pages of this article through the »Article Overview« menu right at the top of the article, you can read the whole article or just click on the »Next« button below.
- Five White Layer Hybrid ducklings from Metzer Farms
- Five Buff Orpington ducklings from Ideal Poultry
- Five Magpie ducklings from Ideal-Poultry
This article will describe the whole story from setting up the brooder, receiving the ducklings, raising them until they are ready to live in a temporary house outside and meet their future flock until they are grown-ups and can roam freely.
More pictures related to this thread are collected in the »2019 Spring Ducklings« album and there is a discussion thread in the forum.
Pictures of the little ones arrivals, left the five from Metzer Farms, right the ten from Ideal Poultry.
Additionally pages will be added to this article, depending on the ducklings progress. You can select the pages of this article through the »Article Overview« menu right at the top of the article, you can read the whole article or just click on the »Next« button below.
- Next page: Brooder Preparation
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