Recent content by harlequinhouse

I wanted to add that I use straw, even on a floor, and it has worked out just fine for us. I keep the food and water next to the door, so that if they make too big of a mess, I can just take out that small bit, but the rest of the shed stays put. Also I never have the bedding freeze, but I do...

I deep litter with my ducks, but I only have two. Everyday I go throw handfuls of clean straw down over the mess. They seem to mess more in certain spots, so those areas are deeper than the rest. My ducks are only locked up from dusk til dawn, so they mess the joint up and leave, then I...

I only had two ducklings and they weren't smelly at all. I started using pine shavings because that was what was recommended by the feed store, but I quickly found that it was impossible to keep dry, and besides the ducklings would eat it and I was afraid they'd choke. So I switched them to...

This is all a lot for me to think about, and isn't making any decisions easier! I really didn't want to breed them when I got them, but they are just so perfect as far as I'm concerned, that I won't mind down the road entertaining that idea... But the reason I wanted a drake now is because the...

So sorry for your loss, wow, I would have never known.

Moose Manor is about a three and a half hour drive, though it is a hike, it definitely is a lead. I've already begun talking it over with hubby. The thought of the KC being a smaller duck is one that hadn't even occured to me. I could see that being a merit for them. If I did get a KC and...

My girls are lonely, and though I've looked every where I can think of, (I even posted ads on Craiglist) I can not find them a drake anywhere locally. The girls are a year old, so I really don't want to mail order if at all possible. I was wondering how bad would it be to pair them with a Khaki...