Oh yes, pics. I wanted to video them watching YouTube on my kindle and their first swim with me, but hubby had the cam at my mother's. I've got it now. I'll work on getting some good ones.
My mother has a pond in the back behind her yard. Her cats caught two of them. The other two are the only survivors from a batch born in a goat barn. Plan? It was to temporarily foster them, but now they can't go back. They'd never make it. I guess I'm a duck farm now.
I've got these little rescued ducks, anywhere between 2 and 3 weeks old, I'm now thinking. Up until now, I've been this scary human that holds them captive while taking care of them. Even though still frightened, the Muscovy ducklings came around pretty quick, but the other two have been a bit...
If you have facebook, a lot of animal lovers do the rubbing elbows thing there. There are farmers, rescuers, and park workers that all join up. As a matter of fact, there is a fairly big water fowl sanctuary out there somewhere. If I were anywhere near you, I'd take your Mallard to add to the 4...
Are your minnows outside? :) Around here, any number of things would snack on those if they weren't properly covered (raccoons, cats, chickens, skunks). I think they eat each other too.
Hey, that is a good design. I was envisioning something similar.
I jumped back on here to share a video I found. What do you think of this filter? Would it do the trick ya think?
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Originally Posted by 3goodeggs
You might have revolutionize the duck pool.
I had friends who raised ducks for eggs and finally gave it up because of the mess.
I has to be healthier for the duck too.
Now, if you could get a fish rearing bed started to feed the duck...
there is...
I'm trying to come up with a plan to do aquaponics using a duck pool instead of one for fish. Anyone have any ideas on how to keep the system balance without adding things that would interfere with the ducks' health?
I love dandilions and encourage them to grow in the soft soil so I can use the roots for tea and the leaves for salad. You are not wierd. Me? I might be getting more wierd by the year Anyway, if I happen upon the specific nutrient profile of duckweed, I'll put it up somewhere.