Holy cow! So the ducklings are about halfway feathered now. They are getting so active! I can now see why people say that they poop a lot, lol! I still love them regardless!
My Collie is great with my poultry. She was also great with the rabbits I used to have as well. I don’t know if it helped, but I would put chicks and other animal babies on her so she would get used to them :)
I had a little scare this morning. I have a German Shepherd who is 8 months, but I’ve only had him for about 2 months. Didn’t really get to work with him as a small pup. Long story short he ended up getting in the duck pen, then my Collie followed him in and kept him away from the ducks. Phew!
I believe it! It took my ducklings like an hour to get their water all nasty. Since they are getting their feathers in right now there are flakes all over the place. Ha!
Hmm… I wonder if that is why so many people are opposed to getting Muscovies? I mean that’s just how they act so I understand, but I’ve heard a lot of people say they don’t want Muscovies because they are mean.
He was mean to the girls. I placed a duck in the pen with him and his sister. He pulled the the girl down to keep her from getting away and he and his sister attacked her and tried to pull out her blood feathers. Had I not seen it myself, I probably wouldn't have believed it. I know there is...
It looks awesome! Kind of gives me that “rustic” feel. I love the creativity of it! Hey it is a good use of extra materials, or if you have materials just laying around :)!
I like the set up. I was hoping they could sleep in the dog house I got them but I guess they will be too crammed. Do ducks need nesting boxes or will they lay where they bed down? Kinda a dumb question but I want to make sure I make them as comfortable as possible.
How much space would you recommend for five ducks? I also got them a little kiddie pool for them to go in when they want. It’s not super deep but they can at least bathe. …Unless they should have a deep pool?
I have five of them, but I was thinking they could just sleep in there at night. I guess it would be too crammed, though. Worst case scenario I already received it in the mail and I’ll go ahead and set it up for my quail tomorrow.
I know I might be kinda going on a whim here, but I bought this for my five ducks and was wondering if it will be big enough for them once they are adults? Worse case scenario I will end up using it for my quail...
I noticed one of my Muscovies is laying down a lot. I was reading up that it may be a possible niacin deficiency. She will run or take a few steps and then lay back down. Besides that, everything else is normal. I did start them off for about two weeks on medicated chick starter (then found out...
That is interesting that you mentioned that about the mules. A few days before my Muscovies hatched I also hatched some Golden Cascades. we were originally debating on cross breeding them but then I decided not to. I plan on keeping the five that I have now for myself, but I also want to let...
Honestly they kinda remind me more of dogs lol. Well at least that one at the park did… What do you mean they aren’t technically ducks? Like are they more like geese, or…?