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    Extend daylighting in morning or evening for ducks?

    Thanks! I'll ask the source of the eggs for their opinion (the people, not the ducks). Are these super egg-layers or seasonal layers? At the very least, I'll wait until 7 months to light the night, introducing the light gradually. Here in Nova Scotia we have the moderating effect of the...
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    Extend daylighting in morning or evening for ducks?

    Keeping water flowing in winter is a problem not addressed in the books and handled so well here... Thank you again! I'm heading out to our feed store tomorrow anyway and will ask for it.
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    Extend daylighting in morning or evening for ducks?

    How cool is that? This is where this forum is better than all the books I've read from the library. They never mentioned that the light is hard on the ducks and I never thought it through. I'll take the light out of the coop. Thanks! Mercedes The electricity will be handy to keep the...
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    Extend daylighting in morning or evening for ducks?

    Hi All! We have 2 kahki Campbells (1 drake, 1 hen) and a hen domesticated mallard. 23 weeks, no eggs yet, but I just heard that the Kahkis in our area (Nova Scotia) have been bred for looks not so much for egg laying (should have asked... ). They are lovely friendly birds, though, and I am...
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    2 Campbells and a Domestic Mallard - flying?

    Same size. Back to Domesticated Mallard. I'm not sure if Ami realizes how close she was to becoming a Rouen!
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    2 Campbells and a Domestic Mallard - flying?

    Thanks for the welcomes everybody! Our "domesticated mallard" is indeed a Rouen. Thank you Google Images. It looks like a little feather trim will be in order. We'll wait and see. Oh, and Capability's beak is looking greenish compared to Persi's beak. Both are Kahki Campbells. We could...
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    Nesting Boxes?

    We have 2 Kahki Campbells and a Domestic Mallard about 9 weeks old. By October 31, I think, they should be laying. We have a 3' x 4' duck house that I herd them into every evening and keep them in there until 8 or 9 am. I have straw and shaving litter that I fluff once a day and change once a...
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    2 Campbells and a Domestic Mallard - flying?

    Hey All, First, an introduction. We have 9 week old ducks. We were supposed to get 3 Kahki Campbells but ended up with one Domestic Mallard. Ami(able) (the DM) is much more alert than the other two and is so much fun to watch than Capability Brown and Persi(tance) that we're fine with...
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