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Winter is now upon us and I've begun limiting my 40 ducks to a 12' X 16' fenced run attached to their 16' X 16' coop. If history repeats itself, we shall have another three to four feet of lake effect snow on the ground throughout most of the winter. Up to two feet is expected to be dumped on...

I read that the average american consumes 80 pounds of chicken a year and maybe 0.35 pounds of duck. When I've talked with people up here in the Michigan Upper Peninsula I've heard the following comments: 1) I've never had a duck dinner that I liked. 2) My mom told us she would never cook...

This is my first year extending my duck sales into Thanksgiving. Four customers have told me they will be serving duck this year for Thanksgiving. Reasons are that a turkey is just "too much bird" for just a couple people, yet they want something a little celebratory. Makes me think that a...

I have a GP that is almost six months old now. For the most part she has been raised on Diamond Lamb & Rice for large breed puppies. I also feed her at times the raw giblets from processing my ducks Lately, many of my customers have preferred to have the carcass cut up because they just want...

I slaughtered some 12 week old muscovy drakes today. The local variety were dressing out at 5 to 5 1/2 pounds, and the ones from JM hatchery were around 6 1/2 pounds. Nice breasts on the JM Hatchery muscovies, and the white plumage helps produce a good looking carcass. As a result, I will be...

Pretty good price for a one year old trained and proven livestock guardian dog that has been working around ducks. It isn't mine, but could be a good deal for somebody here. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=2957554#p2957554 www.lgd.org

I just got a six week old GP female with badger markings two days ago. Her parents were working LGD's on a goat and chicken farm. What I have done so far is just let the puppy roam all day in a half acre fenced enclosure with a bunch of drakes, broody ducks and their ducklings. At night...