If you already have chickens, she probably wouldn't even notice the addition of a few ducks
They have the markings of a Rouen but I don't know what they will look like as adults.
My Rouen has hatched 13 babies. I plan to keep 2 so the rest need to go to a good home. These are pet ducks - not to be eaten. Also, you'd have to agree to provide a water source for swimming. A simple kiddie pool would be fine. They would have to be picked up (no shipping). I live near...
Wow! Thanks for all the responses. Great information. If I get some, I didn't want to clip their wings. I want them to be able to get away from my large male ducks if they try to breed them. I am still concerned about them flying into the dog's lot and getting eaten. That's what happened to...
I put fake eggs in my ducks' nests. I do it to get them to lay in the same place each day. They don't like it when I take their eggs and will find a new place to lay if I don't keep a few fake eggs in the nest. It hasn't caused them to become broody.
My ducks free range during the day and put themselves up in the barn at night. I built this duck house for them with the intent of locking them up at night but since they hangout in the barn with the donkeys, I don't have to. The donkeys keep them safe. I have their feeder in the duck house but...