Recent content by MaureenD
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Welshie molting this late in fall?
"predator tape" -never heard of it, but then, I never needed it. I will look that up as an option. We have an open field behind us and I am amazed at how little we see wildlife out there (and we have been here 13 yrs). We know we have coyotes, and I have heard we have a couple of neighborhood... -
Welshie molting this late in fall?
"...her large flight feathers dragging the ground thankfully yesterday the last ones fell off now she can regrow. " Hi there and thank you for your replies (Hello Ms Lydia!), I did get to hold her (though be it very brief!) yesterday and inspect her wings. I was fearful it was something more... -
Welshie molting this late in fall?
Hi there everyone, I have two lovely welshie hens and two choc runner hens. Love them to pieces. My largest welshie, Daisy has shed her very long colorful wing feathers. She does have a bunch of new ones coming in, and her personality, appetite, egg laying etc seem ok. I do not think she's... -
Surrendering to neighborhood dogs and neighborhood mentality (what to feed / supplement chickens tha
We had a low voltage wire around the base of our grazing/day pen for our ducks. One poke and they have been dog free. Our own dog got his lesson too. ; ) It is like a poke from their electric fence. I agree, just high enough for a duck to get under or chicken and the dogs will not be able to...- MaureenD
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- Forum: Feeding & Watering Your Flock
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Ducks and Flock Blocks?
In looking into flock blocks for ducks, what about freezing frozen veggies in ice, like large cubes? My girls love frozen peas (the dog does too now). If they can see them, you think they would peck for them, thus giving them something to do? Any other boredom buster ideas? I plan to get... -
Winter night time routine
Hey! My girls learned 'bedtime'! They all walk in a row right into their night coop! Yeah!!! -
Winter night time routine
Thanks for the cabbage/lettuce instructions. Do you know of any other edible item(s) that ducks can "play" with/eat to alleviate pen boredom (I have a couple days a week when they are in pen for 6-8 hr)...they have lots of room, I just want them active. I was going to put a mirror in the pen... -
Duck Pool water question
Great replies, thanks! My girls also preen, clean, fluff and "practice" in their kiddie pool. We downsized from a larger one we had last summer that cracked, I am glad we went smaller- much easier to maintain. It sits on a large bed of wood chips (from where large kid pool was a while ago) and... -
Duck Pool water question
Question: has anyone used oxine in pool water to help extend cleanliness for a day or so? In extreme heat? my pool is one of the smallest kiddie pools out there ($10), I think it's about 21 gallons. I dump and refresh about every three-four days. -
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duck water smells like pine oil
Perhaps tannins? Does your pool sit under/near pine trees? I too would scrub the pool, bleach, scrub again. -
Duck is sitting!!
Hi there! My duck (runner) was sitting also, but I think I broke her of that pretty quickly (she was sitting on fake wood eggs). Does a hen stop laying when she gets broody? If so, and she starts laying again, can she have some random off eggs (1 large, next one a lot smaller) and n off day or... -
do i need bedding?
A pot of coffee for ADHD...works for me too. : ) thanks for worm development in soil info. -
do i need bedding?
@aminga- Hi there, I do the same thing with straw in the day pen. I have river rock over very dry soil under the deck. Once a week I will rake out the poopy wet straw in front of their water/food area. The rest stays pretty dry and poop can be scooped like in wood shavings. I put this...