That's brilliant, have 11, 1 week old Pekin ducklings who are cute as heck but boy do they make a mess! Thanks for this idea which will be a huge time saver as I have to change their water several times a day and clean their stock tank sometimes twice a day!
Thank you! The tea "dunk" worked well, and I applied the eye ointment last night and the little guy or girl has opened it's eye, yay! Seems to be happy and healthy--whether it can see out of that eye or not it is running around with the others and eating and drinking just fine. Thanks so much...
Thanks, everyone! So far so good--started with 12 ducklings, I mistakingly typed 17, have 17 total birds including the chicks. We started with a dozen ducklings but sadly lost one after the first night home--he was under the pile of ducklings and chicks that had gathered under the brooder lamp...
Hello--I am new to this site, having recently aquired 12 Pekin ducklings, sadly lost one after the first night home so now down to 11; and 6 chicks. I was "talked in" to getting the chicks by the "poultry expert" at Tractor Supply in my town who said they would do great together if raised...
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My daughters and I are the new "moms" to 17 Pekin ducklings, and 6 chicks. We have the space and live on a small lake so thought it was an ideal setting for them, and we also love duck eggs. I thought this would be a great way to introduce my daughters to agriculture, as we are in a...