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Are there any good flooring for a duck run where I can hose the poop?
Inside our duck house we use Trex decking. It is expensive but we can easily spray the pine shavings down and the poop goes thru the spaces of the boards. When it gets smelly we spray vinagar then house and odor, flying pests and ants are gone. We also use it for our ramps to the house and the... -
Husband brought home 17 DUCKS and 10 Chickens...OMG
Our duckhouse is pretty big. It is not a perfect rectangle because we put it between a shed and a angled fence but for 12 they have plenty of room. It has 3 rooms. It goes from 5.5ft to 7ft wide, 13ft to 15ft long and with the slanted roof that raises up (includes part of the side wall) 5ft to... -
Can multiple drakes live together harmoniously long term?
I have 12 Pekins. 5 drakes and 7 girls. All but one older girl (whom taught them bad behaviours) are 8 months old. My drakes are in "jail" until my girls necks heal. 4 have been together going for 1 slutty girl who has scabs healing, 2 somewhat regular with some scabs and 2 once in a while. I... -
Bushes/Plants For Ducks
I had Calla Lillies but the ducks ate them. I have had to block them off from my Canna Lillies and Elephant Ears but they try to sneak in on windy days since that makes my temporary fence weaken. They even ate the lower branches of my Showtime Azaleas at first but they must have discovered that... -
I lost my redneck princess George last night
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Going to bed at night
Mine are in a fenced in yard but they stay in a tight group and have hiding areas. We will eventually have a run built to put them in as the evening approaches. -
Going to bed at night
Mine like to go in a few hours after dark. Tonight all 12 were in their house when I got home around 11pm. By the time I got to the back yard two of them were just outside of it and they seen me and headed up their ramp so I shut their door. Last night they protested in a March around the pool... -
Confused re duckling food?
I was going to switch to that 20% All Flock but I read that 20% is too high for drakes (mine are not meat birds). Do they grow much bigger on it? My boys are huge enough and have already began injuring my gals. I am struggling on the food decision and honestly my gals aren't eating the oyster... -
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R.I.P Sid the Duck
May he find his way back to either his family home or his duckie spirit home. -
How much egg can they have?
My husband cooked up our Pekin eggs and tried to give it to them and they did not appreciate it. They gave him dirty looks and went away lol. -
Spots much darker
I had previously posted concerns about blue spots on a duck and a couple of you said they were just sun spots. I wanted to show how dark these spots have become to be sure it isn't something to worry about. My husband was concerned it is mildew but they don't wash off. -
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Dirty duck eggs
I use a light layer of pine shavings that the poop is sprayed out daily and the ducks don't seam to be creating any nest with them. We had 4 eggs today so someone else may be starting to lay. All healthy yet poopy looking. -
Dirty duck eggs
Covered in poop every morning. Barely any white. They seriously roll the eggs around like their toy balls! -
Dirty duck eggs
I have searched and found that it is best not to clean duck eggs but I currently have 3 out of 7 girls laying eggs and out of the 12 ducks in the house the eggs become a toy and are always in a pile of poop. I have thrown the ones they crack away. I want to be safe but I also want to eat healthy... -
when should i seperate drakes from hens
We haven't had the Bloody or balding spots yet but our 5.5 month old 5 drakes to 7 hens ratio is starting to turn into gang bangs in our yard. Most of the girls run from them but they are definitely teases. Most of the drakes haven't figured out the actual "act" yet but the 7th female is... -
Help, Please.
My Pekin ducks keep eating all my planted flowers and bushes. I struggle to keep them away. I will definitely be looking for decorative lawn fencing. Poop is another thing they do a lot of but I love my ducks and they eat all the bugs and weeds. They also bring a smile to my face even though we...