Hey, I was wondering your guys experiences with Muscovies. How long do they usually lay? How many eggs a year factoring in the wanting to brood so much (I read 180 but if doesn't seem right since I read they're always brooding) temperament? And are they actually really good for fly control? Tanks.
Hey everyone. Recently my cousin had to get rid of his chickens, sadly someone reported him and he isn't allowed to have them in this city (he didn't even have any roos). I took in some, and we slaughtered some. I took two laying hens of his, but before I took them they had been broody for about...
Hey. I noticed that my flock is eating alot of food lately.. They aren't laying right now (most are around 4mo, others are raising some muscovy ducks). I noticed lately they have been going through 50lb of feed in around a week- a week in a half (i spend around 18$ per bag). They have a nice run...
Hey guys, I have chicken and I really like them because they are so friendly and I can pet them/pick them up with ease. However im thinking about switching over to ducks since I heard they lay year round, and makes are quiet (don't have to order chicks all the time) but friendliness is the...
i got 2 mallard ducklings about 1 week old-2 weeks currently raising them with some chicks (let me know if you shouldn't do this) and the ducks seem to be pretty attached to the chickens. However the ducks are afraid of me! Like even if I have feed in my hand or something. The chicks will come...
So I covered the top of the standard food holder with aluminum foil, since I don't have the bottle for it and they tend to step on top of it and poop in the food. I put the feeder back in and all of the chicks backed off into the opposite corner! After I took this off they instantly ran to the...