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In trying to create an article, I wrote a whole word document. Here it is as a pdf, you might find it helpful...

For anyone following this thread, in trying to create an article for the site, I've created the following pdf with quite a bit of info. Enjoy.

Thanks. Well, two barrels should be enough, but make sure they are balanced evenly across the platform. Also, Each barrel can support 440-450Lbs. So keep that in mind when you build the platform. Also, it is important that you secure the barrels to their spot (see my build thread). Frankly...

Yeah, and sunning deck. But frankly I like how it looks on the lake so I don’t mind it too much... That’s also a reason I regret not building a bigger platform, so that I could use it too, but too much work to bring in for that. I might build an extension skirt around it and some more shade...

Hey @aart Yeah it’s working great, this is also how it looks after a few storms and rain downpours. Thankfully no fox or coyotes seem to be taking risks. The house is close to the bank that is closer to our house. Mainly because I was too lazy to take out the boat every time to clean...

Hi, Well, it’s an involved answer. First the topology of our property is that the house is on top of a hill and the lake is at the bottom of said hill. We do have some coyotes in the neighborhood but they stay on the other side of the lake. Somewhat to my chagrin, my wife had spoiled the...

I can tell you that the visiting Canadian Geese seem to ignore it, while the snapping turtles like to use the ramps to sun themselves...

Here’s a link to a short YouTube video:

Hi folks! Sorry, I didn’t see the tags till today, when I saw an email about it. Let me see, I’ll attach a couple of pictures here: Here’s a link to a short video on YouTube. Sorry it’s a bit far away, but you can see one of the Pekings walking up the ramp.

Hi folks! Anything for fellow duck folks. Do you have any specific questions I can answer? In the meantime, here are some things I’ve learned from my build: 1. I should have built a bigger platform, our ducks prefer to sun out and this build only had a foot around the central structure. 2...

Thank you all! I didn’t want to just try one thing, so I gave them both Niacin, and more chick grit. All duckies are doing great, and getting big!

Yes, they all have the same amount of bedding, and I thought it looked puffed up, but I think this is just because of how it’s holding its neck...

Thanks for the quick response! I’ve been giving them the Mana Duck Starter and mealworms. I’ll go to TSC and grab the B-complex. Should I give it to all of them? Or just administer it to this one duckling? Thanks again!

Hi, My name is Avi, and my wife is Susan. We are both new to ducks. We recently moved to a property that is sitting on front of a small private lake (about 3.5 acres). When we first moved here, there were 5 adult Pekin ducks already living on the lake, and roughly 15-30 Canadian Geese that...

I recently had two Silver Appleyards (and one Black Swedish) hatch about 9 days ago. The ducklings appear to be healthy, with good appetite, good movement. This morning I noticed that one of the Silver Appleyards appears to be holding its head back, almost like it’s shrugging. Here is a...