Have you tried herding them? I have 1x4 board that I use to walk behind the ducks and steer them where I want them to go. This works great for me but my wife not so much.
My magpie female started laying a week ago. The first egg was a dark grey and they seemed to get become a lighter grey each day. Today the egg was partially grey and white. I’ve posted pictures of the dark and lighter greys but unfortunately did not take a picture of today’s egg. Is this normal...
So far so good. The alpha seems to be the main drake and the other one not as aggressive, except when he chases the dog 😀. I do plan on adding more females in the fall.
My wife and I wandered into a local feed store back in March. My purpose was to look at the chicks as I’ve always wanted backyard poultry. There were plenty of chicks but also we noticed ducklings as well which we loved. We discussed it that evening and headed back to the feed store the next...