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3bird replied to the thread Our New Boy is Home - Silver Appleyard Drake.Quick Update: Sir William is doing great--an model drake. They eat and then he eats. Always looking out for everyone! -
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3bird replied to the thread Our New Boy is Home - Silver Appleyard Drake.Yesterday, after a few days of see-don't-touch, we introduced Sir William to the flock without any barrier between them. He wasn't quite...
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Thank you so much for your advice! I’d love to get hens but yes, I’d need a larger set up. They are such jerks but they are so...
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3bird replied to the thread Our New Boy is Home - Silver Appleyard Drake.Today is the day!!!! Sir William headed out on this sunny, 45F day (with winds gusting to 40mph...oh well) to meet his ladies. This is...
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3bird replied to the thread What feed do you give your ducks? How much per duck?.We feed Mazuri Waterfowl feeds and pay $47 for a 50lbs bag from Chewy. No supplements are needed, and we've been thrilled with the...
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3bird replied to the thread Thoughts on ordering ducklings with current bird flu situation..It's not up to the farm, is it? My understanding is once AI is identified on a farm, everything has to get culled.
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3bird replied to the thread Winter Layers?.Our silver appleyards lay through the winters their first few years and then they progressively take longer breaks each winter. We do...
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3bird replied to the thread Introducing new ducks.There is some good advice above. When we bring a new duck onto our farm, we quarantine the new duck. Depending on myriad factors, that...
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3bird replied to the thread Our QTing Duck is a Great Gardner!.If you are curious to know more about Bill and his QT, there is a thread over the duck area...
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3bird replied to the thread Our New Boy is Home - Silver Appleyard Drake.Great News! Day 10 of Sir William's QT, and we just got home from the vet (we have the most amazing avian vet, and her office is less...
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3bird replied to the thread Our QTing Duck is a Great Gardner!.Thank you so much. Yes, we are quarantining him inside, and he's doing great! He's a silver appleyard, which is the breed with which we...
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I'm guessing that QTing is quarantining, right? In any case, he's a good-looking boy. And, social, too? I have runner ducks, all of...
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3bird replied to the thread Our QTing Duck is a Great Gardner!.This is very true!
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He's pretty! I find birds to be very curious creatures. They're interested in everything!
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3bird replied to the thread Our QTing Duck is a Great Gardner!.QT = Quarantine. We are adding a new drake to our flock. He is a very handsom boy!
