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    Which kind of netting on an aviary last longest?

    i have pvc-coated wire mesh for a ceiling on mine and then i hung the netting inside and underneath it, suspended. I used keychain clips (2 clipped together) on each corner and 2 in the middle to hold it up. I figured with the rotting pecan trees, squirrels and hawks in my area, having netting...
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    Mandarin Ducks Won't Eat! Please Help!

    When i bought my ducks, they didn't eat for almost a week. I think they were shocked from being transported and removed from their home. The breeder said just to give them time and try to leave them alone and not stress them out. After several days, they finally started eating. Dried mealworms...
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    Aviary Design&Construction

    I would personally recommend predator-proofing your aviary. there are so many threads on there (primarily the regular domestic duck area), where people didn't take their set up seriously and properly secure their ducks or just let them roam around. Not sure how large your pond is, but if it's...
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    Avairy- How many birds can I keep in it?

    I wouldn't recommend more than a pair or 2. I have an aviary this size: 5.5 feet across 13 feet long 7 feet tall It comfortable supports 1 pair of Hottentot Teals. If i had 2 pairs, it would really be pushing it, because it would get messy very fast and the pond would be too dirty within 4...
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    What do you feed your birds??

    I feed my Hottentots Mazuri Waterfowl Maintenance. I know some of the water birds need a special diet, but from what i recall from visiting here years ago, most people used Purina or Mazuri. I think Mazuri is technically just a premium or higher quality brand by Purina. i'd have to look at the...
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    Flooring for aviary?

    i have river pebbles scattered around the pond area and lawn dirt which is some kind of sand really in the rest of the area. the dirt/sand is very soft. it's dirt, not sand, but very fine.
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    Can someone recommend publications for Exotic Duck care and breeding?

    Yeah, if you really want to learn something in depth about a breed or the non-domestic kind, i'd highly recommend doing a behind-the-scenes tour or just asking if you can talk to someone in the birds section. I don't know how active this area is , since i've been away for several years, but i...
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    Which kind of netting on an aviary last longest?

    I second the 3T Netting as well. I built my aviary in 2010 and bought a roll of it and it's still pretty much new. It gets partial sun since it is behind my house.
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    Post your exotic/domestic duck aviary/pool pics

    I'll go measure it. I want to say 3x5'. It's a 40 gallon tub i got at Tractorsupply. I'll edit my post in a few minutes. edit: Ok, it's 52"x 30" or 2.5 feet x 4.25 feet Not sure if i mentioned my aviary dimensions, but it's 5.5' wide x 13' lenghtwise x 7' tall The netting technically...
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    Clovers good for ducks to eat?

    There is clover and sorrel that looks similar to clover that grows in my aviary and they eat it from time to time, but not much. They tend to eat baby plant shoots if they decide to eat it. Both are edible for humans and clover is edible for livestock as well, so i think it would be fine.
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    Starter feed, Maintenance, and niacin for ducklings

    Ok, thanks for letting me know. The past few days, i have been putting 1/2 cup of the maintenance for the adults and putting 1/4 cup of the starter in the adult feeding bowl, since the ducklings have been eating from the adult bowl. I have a baby chick feeder and a waterer, the kinds with...
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    Starter feed, Maintenance, and niacin for ducklings

    I am reading my Storey's Guide book and a few web links and am trying to figure out what i need to do for my ducklings with niacin They are now 2 weeks old. I have been feeding them the Mazuri starter food (20% protein & 83ppm Niacin) and i also have the Mazuri Maintenance food (14% protein...
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    Hottentot and Ringed Teal Ducks

    Accidental double post
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    Hottentot and Ringed Teal Ducks

    Here is the link to the thread i made about the second egg she attacked. If anyone knows what happened, let me know. I didn't get any posts in the hatching section. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/newestpost/1089504 =====================================================
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    Hottentot and Ringed Teal Ducks

    Welp, it took a long time, but the eggs hatched. She laid 6 eggs. The first one didn't make it. She dumped it into the pond about 2 weeks later. I noticed when i was draining the pond, as i do every Sunday. She later took another egg out and attacked it on the food tray on March 5 or 6 at...
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    Duck just destroyed an egg and it looks like a hardboiled egg almost, but a scrambled egg consistenc

    My duck carried an egg out of her nest over to the feeding tray i lay out for them and she began breaking the egg. I went in and took it out and removed the food and water, since it got contaminated and it looks like the inside was filled with a rubbery light yellow filling. I rinsed it more...
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    Hottentot and Ringed Teal Ducks

    Welp, it's a been a long time, but here is an update on my 2 ducks. Last year she laid one egg and the weather went below freezing that night and it was in the 30s and 40s for about a week after that. She never sat on the egg, so i eventually just threw it out after about 2 or 3 weeks...
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    Baikal and hottentot teal ( where to find them )

    Hi buff goose guy, Sorry for the late reply, but you can check these 2 breeders, which are "close" by in Tennessee: Mallard Lane Farms: http://www.mallardlanefarms.com/pricelistavailability.htm It doesn't look like they have either in stock this year, but i would recommend contacting them to...
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    Egg question

    Welp, it's been 2.5 weeks since she laid the egg and it doesn't look like she is interested in sitting on it. She's moved it around once a day ever since, but hasn't laid near it at all from what i can tell. At what point should i dispose of the egg?
  20. HottentotTeal

    Egg question

    i went ahead and moved the egg back out today, since it doesn't appear to be dropping back down to the 30s any time soon. I set some pine needles down where she laid the egg as soon as she laid one on Sunday and when i got home today, i noticed one of the ducks moved the egg a little since...
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