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    What you wish you knew about ducks before you got them....

    I wish I'd known the correct, safe, and healthy ratio of drakes to ducks and also ordered, or kept, just one drake of a small breed (like a Khaki Campbell). My flock size and makeup is good now (6 ducks, one drake) but my large Saxony drake prefers my small American Buff duck so I have to give...
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    Welded wire shortage!

    Where in VT do you live? I have extra 1/4” hardware cloth that you can have. I live in East Burke. It is what I have leftover from making a duck coop and run two years ago. I’d have to measure to see how much but you are welcome to what I have.
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    I've been getting about an egg a day from, I think, two different ducks laying ~every other day for the last few weeks. It was ten below here last night and their house is unheated and unlit so I'm happy. My Ancona and my Silver Appleyard are both are showing mottled bills. I think one of my...
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    Vermont

    I use only straw bales from Agway or Pick n'shovel in Newport
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    Post your Duck names!

    Brownie and Lucy (khaki campbells), Penny (Silver Appleyard), Chloe (American Buff), Suzie (Ancona), Liesle (Saxony) and FriWie (pronounced Free-Vee...short for Friedrich Wilhelm..Saxony drake)
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    Advice Needed Concerning Ducks:

    As a new duck owner 18 months ago, having purchased a straight run of ducklings (first mistake) which turned out to be seven drakes and six ducks, I really struggled with what to do with the excess drakes. When they were six months old, I gave five drakes to a local farm family to eat. I didn't...
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    Comment for most gentle breed and best personality

    I've only been a duck owner for 18 months. I have Silver Appleyard, Khaki Campbell, Saxony, Ancona and American Buff heritage ducks from Sand Hill Preservation in Iowa. They are all gentle and personable ducks. The Ancona (Suzie) is a bit more independent and will take herself off from the flock...
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    Is she a Saxony or Buff?

    I have a one-year old American Buff duck and a one-year old Saxony duck (from Sandhill Preservation) and she definitely looks like a Saxony to me.
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    New Duck House!

    Looks great!
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    Duck egg conversion

    I set a glass measuring cup on a scale set to grams and crack my ducks' eggs into the measuring cup until the weight is close to equaling the right number of large chicken eggs, which I figure as 57 grams each.
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    Duck House

    I built a duckhouse and runs modifying the excellent plans available from The Garden Coop: http://www.thegardencoop.com/large-chicken-coop-plans.html The materials were expensive (>$1000) but, as an inexperienced carpenter, to say the least, I ended up with a really nice set-up because of the...
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    5 FREE purebred drakes northern VT NH border

    My state forum doesn't seem very active, no new posts, but a neighbor posted my offer on Vermont Fanciers' site tonight so, fingers crossed! Thanks for your recommendations.
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    5 FREE purebred drakes northern VT NH border

    Front Porch Forum is a good idea, although I would have to be careful about people who aren't prepared for caring for ducks, but I'll give it a try. Thanks
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    5 FREE purebred drakes northern VT NH border

    Thanks for the information, and yes, my boys are handsome! Unfortunately, I'm not on Facebook so can't access Vermont Bird Fanciers Club. Someone local had recommended that to me, but I can't access the club posts.
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    5 FREE purebred drakes northern VT NH border

    Have one lovely Khaki Campbell, two big handsome Anconas, and two American Buff drakes, all hand-raised on organic feed from day-old ducklings from Sand Hill Preservation. I need to find them a home before 14 October. Great temperments, healthy five month olds, good feet, and very people...
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