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Let’s see those duck games
My daughter taught our drake, Handsome Rob, to play tag. She’ll run up and boop his head and he’ll chase her across the yard until she stops, then she’ll pet him, which turns into neck tickles, then they’re off again 😂 I’ve seen people do shower time (mine run away), but what other little... -
First egg then nothing?
My welsh girl laid her first egg 3 or 4 days ago and we haven’t seen any since. I’ve done some basic searching around the coop, pen, and property but nothing. Before I go into deep scour mode, is this somewhat common? She’s acting normally, no straining or anything. And the first egg was a... -
Meat rabbit paralyzed, safe to eat?
I was planning to process this guy tomorrow, but today I let him out to have his Last Run and when I went to collect him, he suddenly couldn’t use his back legs. He did seem stiff when I let him out yesterday and today, and yesterday he got into a fight with his cage mate. Is there anything...- Teneniel
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Leftover quail recipes?
Anyone have a go-to way to use leftover cold quail? I was going to go for the standard salad mix with apples and whatnot but I thought I’d check here first!- Teneniel
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Rouen mix extra drake, when to process?
Ive got too many drakes on the dance floor. Thankfully my extra is a heavy bodied breed (Rouen over black swedish)The issue is, most of The Internets say to wait until about 16 weeks to process. By then, I’m sure there will be infighting and I don’t have the space to separate him for a month...- Teneniel
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Wire vs solid walls?
Hey there! Brand new quail keeper here, I’m picking up my established flock on Friday. I've got a two tier 6x2 hutch framed out, and was going to put barnwood on all three non opening sides like I do for my rabbits, but all the pics I’m seeing online have wire sides for quail cages. Is there a... -
Tell me about your good boys
I want to share some drake love! I’ve been watching my runner drake, Handsome Rob, really come into his own. He’s gone from a little greedy and pushy at treat time, utterly hopeless at mating (they’re not boats, Rob), and kind of easily spooked, to a very good flock guardian. now he waits for... -
I accidentally chickens
Well good afternoon from the Pacific Northwest! This morning I woke up listening to the rain and the quacking of the ducks. I was a PNW gal... I woke up “not really a chicken person.” Well, as happens sometimes, a friend of a friend knew a guy who had an ad on craigslist for some pullets close...- Teneniel
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- Forum: Pictures & Stories of My Flock
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Wild lone waterfowl ID help?
My neighbors just dropped by and handed me this little guy. They found it on the road and said they waited and looked for mama but couldn’t find signs of its flock. I’m not sure what it is but I’ve got it set up with a duckling setup since it looks like waterfowl. Its beak is more elongated and... -
Follow Along - Fermented Duck Feed
Hey duck lovers! I'm starting an experiment with fermenting my duck feed. Today was day 1: fermenting my normal mix So into the mini crock (read: a free food grade container from the smoothie place) went my normal duck mix: 1 standard feed scoop Purina Duck 1 Tbs Brewer's Yeast 1 tsp Cayenne... -
Just showing off my round two babies!
Well my “straight run” runners appear to all be drakes, so I ordered 6 sexed females from Metzer’s and they came this morning, totally happy and energetic despite their 3 day journey! please look at them and coo. I already forgot how small they are at first 😭 I went with Blue Swedish and... -
Juveniles with adults
Hey there! I poked around looking for the answer to my question but couldn’t find it. I apologize if it’s been asked before. My first ducklings are 8 weeks old now and living happily outside. I have 3 and 3, and plan to trade a trio to a friend (for a rabbit doe) and keep two drakes and one... -
What time do you unleash the dinos?
Good morning! Just curious, for those of you who do nightly lockup for your ducks, what time do they get locked up at night and what time do you let them out for the day? -
Okay, I give in
Ducklings are messy, they said. No problem, I said. I'm an ecologist by education, and we do all cloth and renewable or compostable whatnots. I've raised horses, children (with cloth diapers), puppies, rats, gerbils, and feral kittens with IBD. I was an EMT in a major metropolitan area for the... -
Poor growth or stowaway?
Good morning! On Friday… So three days ago, I picked up six Indian runners from the local farm store. They are my first poultry! Yesterday I was sure one of them was going to fail to thrive, because it isn’t growing nearly as much as its siblings. But because they change so much overnight I... -
Hello from the PNW
Hi there! I’ve been lurking for a few weeks but I just brought home my first ducklings yesterday so I though I ought to do an intro. I’m completely new to poultry and birds in general, am a research addict and an animal lover. I’m attempting to turn my 1/8 acre rural development lot into a...- Teneniel
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