Probably be good winter forage for them too, I throw hay out and make a giant nest that they can sit in, whenever it snows I throw another bale on top spread around. I sometimes throw meal worms in so they can forage.
We recently went to a place that had a petting zoo type thing they were selling corn, dried corn kernels to feed the deer and ducks. What’s the consensus on this as a treat? My daughter wants to feed our ducks corn now, I think she dislikes the cold/wet peas and it’s certainly more economical. I...
My runner babies are getting beat up by their Khaki siblings. Last Thursday this wing was bloody, I surmised that she had gotten her head stuck in the wire mesh of the brooder, flailed around and beat her wings up, the next day I caught the khakis attacking her and pecking her wings. I was away...
They will look like that wet, they don’t have the oils from their mother. Carefully blow dry them make sure not to burn them, they will really start to enjoy it.
My ducklings will be 4 weeks old on 5/21, they can’t be in the house anymore, and they aren’t ready to go out with the big ducks. I am
Contemplating a brooder on the porch, my porch is covered and enclosed on 3.5 sides. The brooder would be 4x4 and critter proof. It can have a heat lamp. This is...
Any opinions on this? Its 18% protein, doesn’t specifically state that it unmedicated, but doesn’t list it either, just a lot of probiotic drivel.
https://nutrenaworld.com/products/naturewise-chick-starter-grower-feed/
Alternatively, what is the opinion on 20% protein? I have runners and KC’s...
I am having a hard time finding crumbles at lower protein levels. My runners and Khaki’s are 3 weeks ild now and I am trying to get them off the 22% crumbles to an 18%, I am feeding the big ducks Kalmbach duck/goode pellets, which are small pellets. Today I ran some through food processor, it...
I don’t know that those are the only possibilities, I think she was just trying to bring me runnerish eggs because she knew I liked them.
I sent a message and she suggested maybe ancona.
No idea, this was one of the bigger eggs, I was handed a dozen eggs, told “these are fertilized and from this morning” I believe they have a large number of birds and sell to local stores and such, so anyone’s guess.
Any guess what this little guy is? I had 9 eggs thought to be runners, and 3 thought to be a K/C Cayuga cross. This doesn’t look like that to me. Feet are black too.
The phone rang at 6:30 this morning, my ducks were in!
2 fawn/white runners
1 black runner
2 K/C
I have eggs in the incubator that I wasn’t planning to have as well, I may be giving some away. My daughter wanted a black duck, otherwise I was going to get Buff as well. All were lively and...