All they need is enough water to dunk their heads in to wash their head so they can clean out their bills every day. They root all the time and stuff gets in their nose. I give mine warm water several times a day just for that. They drink it and also use it to wash their head.
Home Articles > Learning Center > Other Fowl >
Other Backyard Fowl - Ducks, Quail, Turkeys, Geese, Etc.
All the information that you are looking for is right here on this web site.
On the top of this page is ( ARTICLES ) click on that.
that will take you to (LEARNING CENTER ).
that will...
If you have babys under 10 weeks, they will need Brewers Yeast. Why are you going to feed rice ? Is it going to be cooked ? I have aviary netting over the ducks pasture area and pen them up during the night. We all can read articles on duck s on this goup.
Philippine people are crazy about ducks and their eggs, They salt them , make Bute, that is eggs that are cured with baby ducks in them, Black egg cure.
Mexicans ,I have heard they believe it will effect their sex life. but that may just be that person`s belief. Duck eggs are perfect for the...
In 2005 I went to a Allergy Doctor,manly because I wanted to get on Armour Thyroid. He took a Stardard Food Panel: lgG/lgE with US BioTeK`s Labortories.
IgG antiodies may be associated with Delayed-Onset Hypersensitivty Reactions.
IgE antibodies may be associated with Immediate-Onset...
Duck eggs have a higher food value then chickens. Duck eggs are alkaline and Chicken eggs are acid. I believe duck eggs have detoxified my system and they are load with nutrition that a chicken egg does not have.
I am allergic to chicken eggs so I did buy duck eggs and eventually bought my own ducks since I was having a hard time finding them closer to us. I was determined to make it work for me. It took me a year to not have a little reaction from them. My husband still prefers chicken eggs because he...
That is wonderful, I have had 3 slow months getting 1 to 2 eggs a day and have 11 ducks. Just picked up to 3 eggs a day, I probably will have a busy summer though.
I would suggest paying attention to the size of the drake if you have small hens. They can and will get hurt by getting mounted by the huge drakes. Hens have a pecking order also and that they mount each other in a reflection of dominate`s . The Cayuga is not compatible with the Khaki-Campbell...
I have 11 happy ducks that lay eggs during the year but the last two months it has been very slow at 1 or 2 a day. Getting discouraged with this, it needs to change soon. I even bough 1 dozen from another farm but her ducks slowed down from 11 to 3 a day.
I hope for more then the 1 or 2 eggs that are lay`d every morning.It has been a slow laying 3 months. Of the 11 duck hens. I get one or two a day. Most of them have very heavy bottoms so I know they are heavy with eggs.
Never was this slow last year.