silver appleyard
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What's Up with Martha's Feathers?
Hi, Everyone. We have seven silver Appleyard ducks going into their first winter here on the coast of Maine. It's been a warm fall with the first hard freeze last night. We've noticed over the past couple weeks that Martha's feathers look markedly different from the other ducks in the morning... -
Osprey and Ducks
As I've been working around the duck house, I've noticed a pair of osprey flirting with building a nest next door. We've always had osprey around, but a potential nest so close is new. What are people's experience with ospreys and ducks? We have silver Appleyards that are eight weeks old. They... -
Switching Ducks to Developer Feed - Suggestions
Hi, All. Our seven week old silver Appleyard ducklings are ready to switch to a developer feed per Holderread's recommendations. They have been eating a 17% grower crumble since week 3 with oatmeal, brewer's yeast and grit mixed in. Our guys are now foraging most days in the garden, and they... -
Are we ready to brood our first ducks?!
Well....7-8 weeks seemed so far off, but today is the day we bring the recently hatched, 6 or 7 silver appleyards home! Here is our brooder set-up. Do we look ready? To be honest we are the most nervous about providing them water in a way that is both not too messy and makes it easy for them to...