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    Introducing younger ducklings to older ducklings

    2 weeks a part — id say just put them together. I just mixed a flock that was about 4 months younger by putting them in the coop during the day while the older ducks free ranged as they usually do. They could see each other through the fence and the older ducks got used to seeing them in the...
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    My first go at building a coop

    Thank you! The panel on the housing portion comes off so I can shovel out the bedding easily and have sticky tile down for easy cleaning/moooing if needed.I’m actually going to duplicate a smaller version on the other side (so they’ll have two houses) that I’ll incorporate some more ventilation...
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    Remote Ducks

    I have 34 ducks on my 1 acre homestead of which I think I am maxed out at my primary residence. We do have an 80 acre farm about an hour from our house with approximately 6 acres worth of ponds. I would love to keep ducks out there; however, I am unable to visit outside of the weekends. I’m...
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    Ideas to Upgrade the Coop

    I keep 3 five gallon watererers in the pen at night and have that area covered in a couple of layers of River Rock which does a good job limiting the mud and is large enough that they can’t pick it up and put into the watering dispensers for the most part. That area attracts a lot of crickets...
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    My first go at building a coop

    I have since added some river rock on the watering side of the coop and 3 gravity feeders.
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    Duck Breeds and Mating

    Hello! New to the forum and ducks in general. I currently have several breeds of ducks in my flock: 1) Pekin (1 Male / 1 Female) 2) Cayuga (1 Male / 4 Female) 3) Blue Swedish (2 Male / 2 Female) 4) Crested Black Swedish (I think) - (1 Male / 1 Female) 5) Black Swedish (0 Male / 2 Female) 6)...
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