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Finally found a safe way to keep wild birds out of duck feed!
I have FINALLY come across an idea that works perfectly to keep wild birds from eating all of my ducks' food! I have an abundance of wild birds that love to finish the feed before the ducks even get a chance to eat. I was going to buy an automatic feeder (treadle feeder) but since I only have... -
Do my ducks have coccidiosis??? Help please
Within the last two weeks I have found what looks like a pink/red mucus/mince on the floor amongst the duck droppings. I have researched for a while but I couldn't find any answers for what this is. Today I read about coccidiosis and the first image that came up looks similar to what I am... -
Ways to keep wild birds away from duck feed??
So I've gathered that my duck feed is eaten more by wild birds than the ducks! I keep the ducks' food and water in their coop but I leave the door open so they can enter and exit to eat and drink throughout the day, however, this means that the wild birds that come to my backyard do the exact... -
Duck breed and gender!!
I'm new to backyard chickens as I am in the midst of determining the breeds and genders of my two ducks. When I first got them, I was told (by a person who was unsure) that they were Muscovies... they're definitely not. At the moment both ducks are 10 weeks old. Cielo is the slightly larger duck...