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    Incubating Wood Ducks - Similated Drop?

    Awesome, thank you!
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    Incubating Wood Ducks - Similated Drop?

    Like getting up a ladder and letting them jump out a brooder box into a small pool or something. Similar to what they have to do in the wild. I watch them do it in my avaiary every year but my grandfather would always tell me growing up a wood duck must jump out the nest to 'shock' it into its...
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    Incubating Wood Ducks - Similated Drop?

    S,o I have not seen much on it, and am thinking it is not a thing but this is my first time incubating wood ducks and I am wondering if you need to do a simulated drop a couple days after hatching? I have 6 eggs viable 4 days from hatch date. Any insight is appreciated!
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    Wood Ducks and Chickens

    Yea, I think I may just go that route. Outfit a tempoary larger run to see what happens. I was just reading over the weekend through a Facebook group where most are adamantly against puttin chickens and ducks together because of the massive increase of the ducks picking up some illnesses from...
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    Wood Ducks and Chickens

    They are flighted, and the plan would be to outfit the combined run with the same perches that are in the corners of the aviary. But wasn't sure given that the hens would likely be interested in hopping up there as well. Excellent point on size. 3 hens are smaller Barred Rocks, but I have 3...
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    Wood Ducks and Chickens

    I am seeing a lot of great information regarding ducks and chickens cohabiting, but I haven't seen anything specific to Wood Ducks. I have an aviary for my 2 woodies, and a large coop with large run for my 6 hens. I would like to combine the two to make room for some additional gardening, but...
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