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The first things my ducks went for were the petunias. Little rebels!

Our ducks were basically the same age as our chickens, so it was no difficulty putting them together.

We let the two ducks free range during the day and keep the pool outside so the chicks can't get to it, and it has been working out perfectly! :D

I am so sorry for your little chicks - so sad! Thank you for the reply! I am glad we waited! We put the kiddie pool outside the coop and let them free range during the day. It did take at least a couple weeks for their oil to get worked in, just as you stated. and they are GIANTS compared...

Which breeds are these?

Update: The first week they went through about a trough of medicated chick starter per day (they share a coop with 12 layer chicks as well). By the second week it was about two troughs per day, and we are ending the third week and they could easily consume 3 troughs per day. We should be...

Do I need to worry about the baby chicks drowning in the duckling's pool? Should I wait to fill it til the chicks are grown a bit or have it above ground so they don't fall in? or will the chicks just naturally stay out of it? I am assuming a duck can basically go in at birth. We are getting...

We are building a new coop, and will be working on the run next week or so. I am wondering how deep to dig the fence to deter raccoon and stray dogs? I would prefer not to fence the entire floor.

Hoover's Hatchery provided a very helpful chart - for broilers, at 7 days they'll intake about 0.071 lbs/day/bird, Day 14 about 0.144 lbs/day/bird, day 21 about 0.238 lbs/pound/bird, etc. So over all about 500 pounds of feed for a flock of 25. Does this sound about right? Also, how long do I...

Hello! I am hoping you can save me some time adding numbers, and give me some actual real life experience as well. We are preparing to get a flock of 25 broiler chicks. Anyone who has done this in the past: how much starter feed did you use, and how much of the adult-protein mix feed did...