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Michigan Thread - all are welcome!
Drakes have the bright orange legs. They are very bonded. Willing to split the girls from the boys but would prefer they all stay together.- Darkwing4
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- Forum: Where am I? Where are you!
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Michigan Thread - all are welcome!
- Darkwing4
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- Forum: Where am I? Where are you!
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Michigan Thread - all are welcome!
Hi all, I'm in SE Michigan. I'm trying to rehome 5 Ancona ducks -2 male, 3 female. (2 black, 2 chocolate, 1 lavender). Very friendly, close-knit group. They free range on my 1acre property (and my neighbor's yard). They have access to a pond at the back of the house and go out every day and...- Darkwing4
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Found Hidden Nest
Ok, in hindsight it wasn't so hidden. I just thought she was cozy back there in the back corner of the coop behind a wire mesh section where I had added extra straw for winter insulation. Today I pulled out 27 eggs!! Now I have 3 female ducks so potentially they've shared this nest. It could... -
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Who has tame ducks?
My crew don't like to be handled but they certainly respond to me. I slide open the kitchen door and they start chattering. They come running into the mud room when I get breakfast/dinner ready. They graze around us in the summer when we sit outside. They love routine so it's easy to train them... -
How much space per duck when feeding?
here's a pic of my coop with an extended roof with food underneath and water to the side. My ducks like it in their coop which has hardware wire and closed off/insulated with straw. They don't seem to mind rain or snow but I'm glad they use the coop. They have a heated waterer off to the side... -
How much space per duck when feeding?
It's all of the above - taking turns, pecking order, some staying behind to eat, some sticking with the group. The best solution I found for my 5 is a wide(ish) circular feeding station. They make a very pretty pinwheel. They all seem to get enough, they're in a group, and there's room for all... -
Rainbow Bridge (graphic medical description)
What a sweet, sweet girl. So very sorry. Peace. -
Garden Ducks
I have Anconas and mostly have a container garden which did quite well. I also planted Dahlias that loved the duck water. I compost my straw bedding. Occasionally I put my straw in leaf bags and it gets picked up by the town. I'm planning my garden for next year making adjustments from my... -
my mallard is a jerk?
Yeah, my two drakes act in a similar way. Ones the leader the other's his wing man. Perhaps, instead of bowls you scatter their food a bit so they have to forage for it. I do this with chopped tomatoes and lettuce. Also pellets and meal worms. The trick is to direct the leader one way while... -
Need to rehome at least 1 male ancona duck - Michigan
I'll start introducing it to the girls. I'm going to grind up snail shells which I've read are very good for ducks. They're all over the shore of the pond. I have an old pasta maker that I can run them through - placed in plastic bag, first crushed with hammer then ground up in pasta maker...