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Winter nutrition?
Hi everyone, as we all know it's winter time and I'm kinda concerned with this being my ducks first winter and all. They have been doing well, but they have been spending a good part of this winter in our shop on a nice bed of hay. They get their pellet crumble food which they haven't' eaten... -
Bringing ducks indoors?
Hi I was wondering, I was going to stop at our local bait shop and pick up a couple dozen bait fish for my two duck. It's winter here and I don't have their pool set up anymore for obvious reasons. I was wondering if it would harm them to bring them inside and put them in the tub for a bit while... -
Winter marches on....
So we made it through the few days/nights we had of -35 degrees with the wind chill. I moved the ducks from their house and small run/pen into our shop which is insulated and made a small pen with hay for bedding and a heater which kept it between 5-15degrees in there. We got hit with 40 degrees... -
first time worried ducky momma
So i've read through some of these posts and this is my first year with ducks. I have two rouens that eat very well, haha. I was really nervous when we first got snow cause they stopped moving much and only took a few steps and would lay down. But they seem to have adjusted. They free range... -
My Ducks are leaving....
I'm still kinda new to duck ownership but we have one male and one female rouen. I raised them from a week old and they are usually pretty self sufficient. They don't normally wander off or if they do it's not far, however over the past week they have wound up on the neighbors front lawn and I... -
When to expect eggs
I have a male and female rouen that were hatched out this spring back in may. I was wondering if she will lay eggs before winter or wait until next spring. It has still been pretty warm out low 50's during the day. I've been noticing they have been disappearing during the day for perhaps a half... -
Do ducks have to have food/water at night
Hi everyone, I am still relatively new to duck ownership. From the six i raised we chose to keep one male and one female. They are now 7months old ant they go in their house at night and I've always given them food and water at night, i'll also say they are quite spoiled. However it has started... -
Algae Control in Duck pool
Hi everyone I am new to being a duck owner, I raised six ducklings this spring and decided I wanted to keep one male and one female due to what I had for space, I have to say I love it so far. They are our pets and very friendly however I have been struggling with their pool. They have a 275gal...