Recent content by veryblueflame
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Good ways to keep water from freezing without electricity
We have 12 duckies and 14 chickies. We use a large rubber bucket for the coop water. We attached a hook to the inside of the coop. The bucket is sitting on the ground with the handle secured by this hook so they can't knock it over. About a foot above the bucket we placed a heat lamp. We...- veryblueflame
- Post #26
- Forum: Feeding & Watering Your Flock
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Baby duck is the BOMB!!!
It is now 4 days old and just wonderful! It seems to have bonded with the entire family somewhat. My 17-year-old girl sits by the cage and interacts with it a lot. In the mornings when I get up it demands my attention, just for a few minutes. I must pick it up, hold and cuddle it or it cries...- veryblueflame
- Post #5
- Forum: Ducks
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Baby duck is the BOMB!!!
We just had a baby duck!!! I had to help it because it pipped a little hole and was crying in distress 36 hours later with no more progress. I watched videos on YouTube and read lots of articles first. I am so happy now! It is now 2 days old and eating/drinking/pooping. I am amazed at the...- veryblueflame
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- Forum: Ducks
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10 weeks time for outside coop by themselves with or withoutt heatlamp 40's at night 60's ouring day
We got some turkey chicks and ducklings, all about 4 weeks old. After a couple of weeks in the house we were up at all hours with them. We added starter grain to their food and they started sleeping at night much better. Yesterday we put them outside. 70's during the day, 40's to 50's at...- veryblueflame
- Post #5
- Forum: Turkeys