They really are good eating! I'm not trying to make a profit on these animals lol, I see domestic waterfowl dumped and ponds and lakes all the time. I'm not trying to add to population we just want nice show birds and to feed our family...bird shows are not exactly cheap neither HaHaHa but they...
Oh no that's awful!
I rase them up to see who is better show quality and the rest is our food. We dont eat much store bought beef. And I love that I know how they are raised and what they are feed.
I dont cut throats neither.
Use loppers and off with the heads in one motion. I believe it is...
I try not to let them get to crazy lol 80 a season is more than enough for me!! I was tossing eggs out in May, I was completely over baby ducks LOL.
I like to keep my adult #s under 30.
The 2 juvenile drakes I kept are back up drakes. For the older 2 drakes I have. They tend to get lazy...
I only have 4 drakes and 24 hens.
I cull hard each year. I hatched out over 70 ducklings this year and only kept 2 drakes and 12 hens. I've got no issues in the culling department.
Should I cut back on the hens per pen? Or seperate the younger ones till breeding starts in February?
So far just younger drakes have prolapsed. But it scared me to see that
Yes muscovy. I had several juvenile drakes prolaps this year (3) . And one juvenile last year. I just happened to notice the young hen scoping him out and I'm sure she would have grabbed it had he not turned around! The younger drakes from this year, the hens whr grabbing them. Not sure if that...
I was just wondering this my self. I have some new young hens. And have had 4 young drakes come up prolapsed this year. Had one prolapse last year. Any how one of my older drakes bred a hen and when he dismounted one of the young hens was after his penis. He acted like he knew she was trying...
Hey duck pals I went to clean him up and get pictures. took me a while ..... Trying to clean up a 15 lb duck with razor Talons is not an easy job lol . Anyhow I had help today and he is no longer prolapsed! so maybe it fell off or wen back in I'm not sure but im happy his junk is not...