I know, lol. It's been a while - that's why I was hoping OP was still on the site and could update as it would be obvious by now
I guess it never happens, but I was just hoping :)
There are ventilation holes on the sides. Would I need to add a few more to the front and back as well? I was going to put it inside a run and didn't think I had to modify much. What else should it have?
Maybe 2-4 at the moment.
Modify? What were you thinking? I thought the coop didn't need much, just some straw really, & cover the vents with hardware cloth. I just have small chicken coops and everything else in the run which I cover for the winter for my chickens and I thought it might be...
Hi all -
I wasn't planning on having ducks this year so I didn't have a lot of time to prepare. I am looking at the following 2 options for a possible duck house, in addition to a fenced run. I am in Ontario, Canada and it can be cold, but is always windy!
Which would you think would work...
The little duckling is 23 days old in this video (from yesterday). Zipped out Sept. 23 out of a large, ever-so-slightly blue tinged egg. It's not a great pic but you can see here (the bigger/darker one) - when she started zipping.
It is an only one so I have nothing to compare to as...
Thank you for the pic. Yes, I have been changing out containers regularly to see what works best. I am using something that looks similar to your pic now. I didn't expect them really so I've been slowly figuring things out.
Thank you for this! I do see that both tend to weigh about the same at this point. It would help if I knew for sure their ages. They were just sitting in a box on the porch when I arrived so I have no other reference other than the person messaging me saying they were a week old. I'll keep...
I've acquired these two muscovy's by a complete misunderstanding. At first, I thought I had a male and female because of the size difference between them. The previous 'owner' said they were a week old (pic in the plastic container). One was larger and seemed to have a more oval head. I...