ducks if always kept on free choice food will not over indulge. If you take food away and give it back they will try to eat all they can as fast as they can. this can cause more problems. There are also different breeds that will act differently. most all my ducks are on free choice food all...
if you get them when they are young enough then they will bond jsut fine. If they are adults then It will be harder to get them bonded. of course all animals are different so there are exceptions
Ducks will eat alot just about anything when allowed to forage. but I assume you are asking about grain. there are some grains made special for waterfowl but for a pet a simple grower cal pellet will do. Ducks can be house with chickens but I do not recommend it. Ducks can be messy with the...
I am running a youth program and was going to order a bunch of birds for the kids to raise and show in junior meets. helping them along the way with all the educational aspects of raising their birds. But seeing all these birds available here I got another idea. Since it is still early I...
I will be there I hope many of you can come too the club does a really good job. there are tons of birds for sale and they do chinese auctions and raffles too. I will be taking some call ducks and maybe some silkies to sell.
Hi all I am looking for anyone that has some sebastopol eggs available I nedd to know how many and how much you want for them. I haven't had a very good hatch this year so I would really like to get some.
by all means there is much more than poultry. there is a lot of waterfowl. everything from little calls to giant dewlap geese. this is all birds in general. cage birds all the way up to emus and everything in between. its a good time, many people and lots of sellers and buyers of all types...
This swap is held every year the first sunday of May and then they have a fall one the first Sunday I believe of October. I go therefore I know it is there. Also the VT Bird Fanciers Club attends which I am a part of and they promote it as well. Are you going to try to make it?
Sunday May 4th There is a swap in NY state in the town of Schagticoke. The swap will be at the fairgrounds there. this swap is generally a very large one with a very large assortment of birds. Starts at 8am til whenever.
Hi I just picked up some chicks at the feed store. they are assorted polish from hoffman hatchery. they are all in great shape but in the box I have a red one and cannot find anything red with a crest on their site. has anyone ever got polish from them before, or know what it will turn out to be.
I have met a breeder or the grey peacock pheasants a few times I will be seeing him on teh 4th of may, I can check with him but I am a little unsure of purchasing them and sending them I am in VT so it would be a long way and I don't want to tie up my money in it if something could go wrong...
SIZ any chance you would want to attend a swap in Springfield VT the middle of may. I would take a few of the boys and maybe you could sell or give away the rest as well. If that is something you would like to do then contact me for the info.
I got my eggs on tuesday, nothing was broke but of 8 eggs only two still had air cells attached. I think the PO is just way to tough on anything with my name on it this spring.