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  1. HappyWIgardener

    Runner Ducks and cucumber beetles

    What poultry do you keep? Our dogs ALWAYS get ticks...whether we have poultry ranging or not, although it's been mostly chickens over the years. But we are also surrounded by woods on 3 sides and have a heavy deer pop. So I'm afraid we're doomed.
  2. HappyWIgardener

    Runner Ducks and cucumber beetles

    No kidding!! Have you heard if ducks do any good against ticks? They are endemic here, esp. the deer ticks. Our chickens don't seem to help much, and we can't have guineas here. My guess is that ducks do better with moving targets...and ticks don't move much. :P
  3. HappyWIgardener

    Runner Ducks and cucumber beetles

    LOL! I know what you mean! Wondering too, if they will want to eat stink bugs or squash bugs. Those things smell super nasty, so I'd imagine they would taste nasty too! My chickens won't touch them!
  4. HappyWIgardener

    Runner Ducks and cucumber beetles

    I'm dying to know if anyone has a positive experience with Runners (or any other breed, for that matter) and cucumber beetles. We garden about 1/2 acre intensively and as of the past couple years have had really bad luck with these beetles, to the point of total crop failure. Have tried...
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    Do ducklings create as much dander as chicks?

    Well, there will be no pics today. :( The ship date was supposed to be Monday, but now it's Wednesday, and there was still no postal delivery by 8:30 am. I expected a call shortly after 7. Called the hatchery, and they said they had no tracking info. On investigating further, they told me it was...
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    Do ducklings create as much dander as chicks?

    I would have tried a pool in the basement, but I don't have one, and they aren't being sold anywhere here yet. :) Currently I have a deep 5' x 2' wood hauling sled set up as my basement backup. Either way, It's gonna be awfully cramped quarters for 15 ducks. I may need to move them out to the...
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    Do ducklings create as much dander as chicks?

    cheezenkwackers, what kind of ducks are those--Khakis? Long ago we had a trio and they were the nicest ducks. I just vaguely remember brooding them with a whole bunch of baby chicks; it was amazing how those three little ducks made more mess than all the chickens! Thus, we decided to brood these...
  8. HappyWIgardener

    Do ducklings create as much dander as chicks?

    Thanks, Lydia! We are excited to have ducks around again; its been years, and the last ones were Muskovies. No one liked them much. :( Great tips in that link. The kids & I will enjoy perusing it! I will need to learn how to sex them, since we only plan on keeping 5-6 and selling the rest...
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    Do ducklings create as much dander as chicks?

    It is unseasonably COLD here and so I need to move to brooder plan B. My 15 Indian Runners are due to arrive tomorrow...so I need to set up a temporary brooder in the house. I am concerned about all the dust they may create. Our first year raising chicks we brooded them in the partially finished...
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