Recent content by Shewholovesducks

Lol its ok thank you for the suggestions! I ended up having to get rid of my ducks because they changed the law and a neighbor complained. You can only have poultry now if you have .5 a acre or more unless you apply for a special permit that I was told could be expensive. Honestly the covid 19...

Does anyone know of a butcher willing to do ducks and how much it costs? My ducks snuck off and hatched babies and I have to get rid of at least 10 males the fighting is just too much.

I hate to bring this thread back from the dead but I felt I should let you guys know what happened (lost my laptop for a while ;-; ). OK! I left them in that night together and what do you know they both worked together! The cascade adopted all of the babies while the Khaki tried to pick on hers...

Thank you, and I don't know it seems like as long as the eggs hatch around the same time both mothers will care for them. Khakis for me are kinda ditzy moms, the larger breeds seem more into parenting and protecting but it could just be my ducks. Hopefully, they don't fight like mine are right...

Aw really? I feel bad taking all of her babies, but I'd rather not see any die. There's no way some will re-imprint on their mom?

Ok they probably are in danger of that because the cascade accidentally killed 3 of hers when they first hatched, I'll go and see if I can put up a divider thank you! I hope so they weren't fighting when I locked them in but you never know thanks!

Hi I've only been keeping ducks 1 year, I have 3 khaki hens, 1 khaki drake, and 1 golden cascade hen. I was told ducks only get broody when they turn 2 but all my ducks except 1 khaki got broody hid and hatched out ducklings, each 1 week apart. The first khaki hatched 4 and I penned them in...

Whoops I meant pine shavings! XD

If you can see what stores near you sell livestock food, if its a male then all flock feeder is fine (even layer is supposed to be ok but I understand that's not the best for male ducks). He probably has lice or mites, if you have the time to let him get in a kiddie pool and wash frequently. I...

This is my first year with ducks and I use this in their house/run (its just the enclosed area under our porch) so far so good. The very bottom is concrete/rocks and dirt, above that is a mix of chopped straw and pine shavings. I might add grass and chopped leaves to one side to give them some...

I'm looking for some myself! I haven't been able to find any online, does anyone here have them? I'd really love to get some next year!! Such cuties!

Mine must not be pure, because they really can fly I saw someone on youtube post their khaki's flying I wonder what they could be mixed with then? Mallard? We got them from the Tractor supply store in maryland

I have Khaki's and yes they can fly, as in fly fly but most of them choose not to, and even when they do they don't fly out of the yard or fly far off. I'm assuming that most of the smaller breeds can fly really well if they wanted to, my mom thought it was just a fluke with ours till a vulture...

My son is alergic to as the doctors call it "direct" chicken eggs, meaning he can eat food containing eggs like cakes, cookies bread etc but he cannot eat friend, boiled or straight egg products. So you might have that sort of an allergy, do you react if you bake them in bread or things? Is it...

.... They had to have been joking.... surely! :/ I wonder why a lot of people moving to maryland seem to hate farms and farm animals?