Recent content by willjh
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Layer Ration Questions
I have a flock of 14, only 2 are laying. 8 are 3 months old, 2 are 4 months old and two are 2 months old. I feed them all layer pellets. I have a dish of chick crumble out for the ducklings but the older ducks tend to eat it all. Everyone is healthy as can be. I do however have a bowl of oyster... -
duck ponds
Hello all, So I have a flock of 14 and and looking to expand. I have ample space so I want to provide a decent size pond. My current setup requires me draining and cleaning a kiddie pool every couple days. I don't want to do this. Ideally I want something that circulates the water and filters... -
What age for eggs
Someone told me 14 to 16 weeks old but my 7 week old khaki Campbell's are starting to get theirs. -
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difficulty seeing khakis
Thanks for the info. The three I think are female sound exactly like my year old 300s. The 5 that I suspect are male have a very dry sound when they try to quack. From what I've read I strongly believe they're male but I'm going to keep them around for a bit longer to confirm as they get older... -
difficulty seeing khakis
Hello all, I have 8 khakis who are 7 weeks old. All have full plumage. I am trying to determine who's who in the zoo but am having difficulty. If I go by plumage/tail feathers (curl) I have 1 male. If I go by orange bills and feet I have 3 males and 5 females with greenish / copper bills. If it... -
Fence mesh size for runners
I don't have runners but to simplify things my duck run is surrounded in a 4' tall page wire fence and then I ran 24" chicken wire along the bottom of the run. It stopped my muscovies from going through the page wire. -
Mixed flock feed questions
Hello all. I have a general feed question regarding my current flock. I have 2 x 1 year old golden 300s which are currently laying. I have 2 muscovies born may 1st, 8 Khakis born June 1st and 2 more Khakis born June 29th. I can't keep one duck from eating the other ducks food so in order to...