Hi! My yard was fertilized last week, one of my ducks keeps escaping their area. If she's pecking at the ground and accidentally eats some of the fertilizer, will her really hurt her?
They can go under the fence? So if there is say a spot that has a little, maybe 2 inch gap (stuck up on a rock) they will just kinda squeeze under and through it?
I have another question, they won't fly away will they?? One of them keeps getting out of the confined "yard" space and I'm thinking she might be flying over their fencing?
Haha that seems to be the consensus :) I was afraid of having one of each and the chance of having babies, being new duck owners and just learning this. Hope they are both girls, and we should have lots of eggs! :) Thanks for all your help. I'm sure I'll be back with more questions! Still a...
Yes, when we first got them, not knowing their sex, we came up with Dublin and Dingle (towns in Ireland, husband heritage is Irish) so that sounded unisex. He's planning on doing some kind of remodeling of their house or adding some kind of shelter over it. :)
OK here are two pics. In the first one, the one in front and in the second picture the one on the left are the same duck. This one is the "leader" and is very loud, it really honks more than quacks. Hope this helps! Thanks!!
Thanks so much for the reply! We sure do love them. What picture angle of them would be most beneficial for you and I can do that this evening. Do you think this little house/coop is sufficient for them for the winter? They were quite smaller when we picked this one. I sure hope they'll find...
Hi! We are very new duck owners and love them! They are about 4 months old and we have lots of questions. I don't even know what sex they are yet. My primary concern is we live in Oklahoma and winter can get very cold with ice storms & snow. How do they do outside? They have a small 2 level...