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    How to get Call ducks?

    Metzer Farm you can order a pair. It's $44.99 for sexed call ducks. I don't believe that's 'breaking the bank', but everyone has different budgets. They charge $35.99 on top of that I believe for a "small order fee". So around $125 for a pair if you want them sexed.
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    winter, water and ducks!?!?!? I'll take all the advice I can get!

    First winter with ducks (this winter) - I bought a large 5x8 outdoor rug (best $35 I spent for winter) to put my pool on to avoid any mud so they can't go digging!!! I rake off the rug every week (poop galore). It's holding up really well and I'm positive I can store the rug outside for a few...
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    Runner Duck Coop/Run

    My duck run has a ton of grass and it's been great. I wonder why some of us have issues and others don't...
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    Pool in the winter? How to?

    You can also use bird bath heaters for smaller drinking water or the smaller rubber tubs
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    Water Spigot for winter Use

    I hook and unhook my regular 100-foot hose to my spigot every other day to fill pools and drinking water. I drain it after every use and leave it laying in the yard. No way in hell I'm hauling water in buckets. Draining the hose isn't near as bad as hauling water. If I was in a really bad winter...
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    Pool in the winter? How to?

    Stock tank deicers work great for larger ponds and tanks
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    Water Spigot for winter Use

    Spigots (the ones that are red and you pull the handle up and down) should NOT freeze in the winter because they are built to keep water well below ground level when turned off. However, the hose will freeze. There are heated hoses that will not freeze if you have an extension cord or plug...
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    Winter floor for duck hut ideas-First winter

    I had new ducklings separated from my older ducks in the pen and the area was the small part WITHOUT grass, and it was just dirt. I put a ton of the shavings in this area for the ducklings and all of it composted into the ground without issue. Straw does not do very well composting and takes a...
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    Duckling & Duck Food

    Dangit!
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    Winter floor for duck hut ideas-First winter

    You wouldn't need to pick out wood chips because they will decompose on their own very quickly due to the high water usage of the ducks. I wouldn't worry a bit about pin shavings over the gravel.
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    What breed of baby ducklings do I have?

    I'm guessing that the fluffy one is a Cayuga.
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    My "maybe temporary" pond, what do you think ?

    We have 25 feet of ditch in your duck pen. Even when it's not overflown like this, and they absolutely love it and spend most of the day in it. Attached is a picture of some of our ducks in part of the ditch. No pools for us for 6 months out of the year because we have the irrigation running. I...
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    What breed(s) should I get?

    I have 8 ducks and every one of them is a different breed because I wanted a colorful flock. My Rouen, Hybrid 300, and Crested (drake) are the least friendly (they don't want to be touched/picked up, but they will eat out of your hand and aren't skittish). My other 5 are pretty friendly and easy...
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    Duckling & Duck Food

    You can order flock or duck food directly from chewy.com with free shipping orders $49+. That's where I get mine because I don't want to deal with the extra trip or the extra carrying
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    Wondering what breed of ducks I might have gotten?

    The one in the front looks like a saxony. But I'm not an expert :)
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