I had some ducks last year in a 20'x30' pen attached to a 7'x7'shed. When the ground froze I moved my over crowded rabbits into it since it was vacant and spacious. I have found a nice market for the rabbits and want to continue with them. I've read that chickens happily consume rabbit pop and...
I've done alot of reading and research but there doesn't seem to be much out there about caring for ducks in extreme cold.
I'm starting my winter preparations and am trying to figure if my idea is reasonable enough for our harsh Canadian winters that do drop to -40 before the windchill for at...
Just got a hovabator from a guy up the hwy for $15. I've read they normally make some noise but noone says how much, when, or how loud. When mine makes they noise it is when the fan/element is kicking in, or when it shuts down. It almost sounds like it needs to go faster to be quiet, like...
So the ducks are in the coop at night, and that is where the nesting box has been since they always lay at some time in the morning before I let them out. The eggs are always in the nest and someone is keeping them warm, but as soon as the ducky door opens they are gone outside for the whole day...
I met a man who has kept poultry for decades. He saved all the shells from his chickens eggs crushed them, and then put them out instead of oyster shell, and said it would reduce the need for gravel as well. I was wondering if this would also worked for duck. It's not like it's hard to get...
So I have some new additions to the family 5 adult indian runners, and 4 swedish ducklings. We live on a smallish plot 100 ft by about 75ft and have alot of puddles about full of bugs, as well as a vacant lot next to use with a small pondish thing that we can use. I know that I can train the...