Recent content by BabyGotQuack
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Brooder help
We just torn down our old coop and replaced it with a new one so I don’t have photos of the actual set up but I still have the piece of plywood I bought and the hardware that I can show you So I got a piece of plywood to fit and found these things at ace, I have no clue what they’re called 🤣...- BabyGotQuack
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- Forum: Ducks
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Brooder help
Ducks are hard to keep in a typical brooder cause they get so big so fast! I usually do a brooder for the first couple days and then as long as weather permits (your weather temps sound good to me) I divide my coop in two and have the babies on one side still with their heat until everyone is...- BabyGotQuack
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- Forum: Ducks
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Waterproofing coop
I also didn’t let them in til after the 48 hours was up. There was no strong smell or anything while applying either.- BabyGotQuack
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- Forum: Ducks
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Waterproofing coop
I did, you’ll have to do some research on that. I couldn’t find anything that said I shouldn’t but I also didn’t dig super deep into it- BabyGotQuack
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- Forum: Ducks
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Waterproofing coop
I just did this to my new coop and did lots of research as far as the “best” for the price. This is not meant for painted wood or to paint over. It’s meant for natural wood or stain. I used it over natural wood, no stain or anything. I did one coat inside and out and it was super easy to...- BabyGotQuack
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- Forum: Ducks
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Any advice for first time duck owner?
The two kissing are so cute!! If you want “social” ducks start now! I can always tell a difference with ducklings that were held/handled, fed from our hands and spent lots of time near us vs. ducklings we didn’t do that with as much. As adults the ones who we didn’t do that with won’t even eat...- BabyGotQuack
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- Forum: Ducks
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New duck coop & ventilation
I appreciate everyone’s quick and helpful replies! Next thing I need some help with is a ramp, I was hoping to not have a ramp on this coop but I wanted it off the ground (for wet/weather purposes) so it’s about 4”-5” high so we need a ramp. Our old one we built an extra wide wood ramp with a...- BabyGotQuack
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- Forum: Ducks
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New duck coop & ventilation
Good call on the weather direction, I will take that into account!- BabyGotQuack
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- Forum: Ducks
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New duck coop & ventilation
A picture would be awesome and thanks for the answer, that is exactly what I was looking for! It’s got 2 windows in it already and yes it’s above their heads and I am covering with hardware cloth.- BabyGotQuack
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- Forum: Ducks
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New duck coop & ventilation
Building a new coop and run for my little ladies and I’m needing some help/opinions. Long story short there was a chicken coop here when we moved and we made it work for ducks but now 7 years later it needs replacing. I bought a playhouse to convert to a duck coop, it’s small, 4x4. I need to...- BabyGotQuack
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Cayuga or Not?
I think 3 of them could be. I have Cayugas and they had lightly yellowed chests when they were young. I was worried for a second that they weren’t Cayugas but once they got their feathers in they were solid black. It’s hard to see cause of my hand but you can kind of see the yellow chest. I...- BabyGotQuack
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- Forum: Ducks
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