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Well im updating again we got our first ducklings they are all grown up now And we got our first broody. I can barely see in her eggs, thats how i know she close to hatch!

i meant hens as in duck hens, the ducks and chickens only mingle with their species. They are in seperate stalls at night and only have access to each other in the run sorry for confusion.

Actually yesterday it was so cold i had a double layered coat and was still cold. The drakes arent to bad, and its hilarious to see them chasing the hens aound, and all the other ducks start quacking like go go go.

I know i havent posted in forever but here goes.We got four drakes out of the bunch, all our buffs were drakes, one black swedish, and a cayuga. The rest are hens, theyre almost a year old and im so happy. They are laying like crazy, and omg i love duck eggs, so good. Also i have a silkie hen...

Thanks so much I can barely wait. Cause their my birthday present next week. I rather ducks than clothes and makeup...LOL

Hi um just one more question...We have a nice barn that we visit quite often to feed our sheep collect eggs and let our chickens out...Should we leave our ducks there. Or should we keep them at our house so we can keep an eye on them. Cause there coming as day olds and if one died i would be...

Are there any diseases that can kill a whole flock of ducklings? Also are duck eggs good? Whats a good temp. for the heat lamp? is straw a good bedding for day old ducks? Is McMurray hatchery a reliable company to get from? also is a plywood box with a chicken wire lid a good home for them...

Oh right...Me and my dad made a box of some plywood. Of course as they get bigger we will move them to larger accommodations. Thanks for the advice about drakes though. I'll tell my dad about that so we don't kill the females. I'm going to join 4-h and once are ducklings are grown I want to...

Like I said in the title, we're getting 11 ducklings. They are hatching on March 25 and I'm so excited I can barely breath. We are getting them from McMurray Hatchery. Me my dad and my brother are receiving them very soon. We are getting 6 Swedish, half black st. run and half blue females. Next...