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    Teach Me How To Raise Meat Birds

    Thank you for your help!
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    Any tips for keeping duck pen dry?

    Happy to know you've found what works for you! Let me know how it works --- I might be interested in doing the same for my own messy ducks!
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    Teach Me How To Raise Meat Birds

    Yes, this does help! Thank you! Do you know how long you kept your broilers for? Did you show them at fair at 6 weeks, 8 weeks? Just wondering, because everything I've read has them on meat chicken diet --- so my thinking is that the turkey feed would somehow change how they grow. Once again...
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    For almost a year now, we've been eating duck eggs. I haven't had any chicken eggs until recently, when I was made... scrambled chicken eggs that sat too long on the pan. Lol. Whenever I make my scrambled duck eggs, they're fluffy and good, don't know what else to describe them as. In sunnyside...
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    I will! Thank you so much for all your advice!
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    No I know what you mean, I'm just saying... I have a lot of eggs haha. I've been looking at laws/licensing, I believe my own laws are similar to yours in Ohio. As long as I have a laying flock of less than 50 (or 150, can't recall and too lazy to check) birds, I can sell the eggs they produce...
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    Hello! Yes, I'm in shooting sports and am planning on joining more clubs next year. That sounds like a great idea --- didn't think of that! I'm definitely in a position where I can freely give away excess eggs; didn't realize just exactly how good of layers ducks are haha. Thanks!
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    Thank you! I just posted something about meat chickens, and will definitely check out the Learning Center. Once again, thanks!
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    Teach Me How To Raise Meat Birds

    Hello! I have been raising a flock of laying ducks and geese for almost a year now. It has been rewarding, and I wouldn't trade any of my birds for the world. This year, I showed a few of my ducks in the county fair, and I watched the small livestock auction take place. I had been thinking...
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    I was thinking about doing some sort of "egg route" or a "meet up", just worried about if people would want the eggs, since everyone seems almost scared by duck eggs lol. Now, do you know the people you meet up with, or do you post something somewhere saying "Hey, eggs for sale at (location)"...
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    Thank you! Will check those out.
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    Any tips for keeping duck pen dry?

    Just found this thread. It's supposed to be for brooders, but maybe you could make something of the likes? The thread starter mentioned having seen similar stuff for outdoor runs. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/created-a-water-saver-for-my-duck-brooder.641902/
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    Any tips for keeping duck pen dry?

    Hmm, I don't know. I just did some research and it seems like it would be messy. I think it might depend on how well your soil drains. Maybe you could dig a hole, then throw pea gravel (for drainage), and then some sand on top of that? You'd probably have to clean out the sand every once in a...
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    Any tips for keeping duck pen dry?

    Ducks are naturally messy creatures. They love their water. 😅 If possible, extending their run and giving them more space would help lessen the mess. Or, there's a lot of stuff on YouTube about how to have "clean" duck pens, but doing so is almost impossible since ducks cannot live without a...
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    Yeah, I was thinking about building a roadside stand, just mostly worried about people stealing since no one lives at the farm the ducks stay at. But, still up there on the list of "how to rid myself of all these eggs". Reaching out to local bakers was an idea I didn't think of, but definitely...
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