Thanks for the replies. I found it hard that they would be full grown in 30 days. Mine aren't even quacking yet, but, they're not even 4 weeks old yet.
I am planning on doing the same when they are adults. I can't now, because my chicks are a month old, and my ducks are still really young, and I didn't buy them together. I've always been told when you buy them together, you can keep them together until they are adults. But if you buy seperate...
We bought three Pekin ducks from my local feed store this month, and everywhere I have been reading says that the Pekin ducks get to be fully grown in 30 days. Has anyone found this to be true? Also, any idea on how to tell who is male and who is female?
What do you do with the eggs?
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LOL No! I'm not that dumb. Seriously though, how long are the eggs good for once refridgerated? I can't seem to find the answer anywhere! LOL Thanks
Thank you for the replies. I thought that it was a little too soon to take it completely away. I will turn it off for about 30-45 minutes and see what they're doing, but during the day. I'm not going to completley take it away yet.
The local feed store that carries chickens says I can turn it off during the day if it's nice out, but around 6:00pm to have it on. My neighbor who has baby chicks and has raised them for years says I need to take it away completely. Here's my setup:
They are in a huge long tote with pine...
Hi There,
I am Meg and we just bought four baby chicks today. We are new to owning chickens, but I have some expierence caring for them as my neighbors have a bunch of chickens. We also have two horses, two dogs, two cats, twelve rabbits, two ten gallon fish tanks, one gallon fish tank, one...