➡I accidentally bought Balut eggs: 2 live ducks! Now a Chat Thread!

[CindyinSD]

Yeah, I think I’m just gonna wait. Our winters have been soooooo mild lately. I used to love it but now I honestly wish we got snow and cold

I usually don’t let it get super low so I don’t think it would be an issue for me but idk if I like the nipples that much.




Thanks for the info! Very helpful! I don’t really like the vertical ones cause they’d have to be hung and I don’t really have a place to do it plus I heard they leak. I only have chickens so I don’t have to worry about other species thankfully and all mine are big enough to push the nipples now I think. Though I’m intrigued by the plain bucket. Do you just fill it to the top and have it low enough for them to drink from the top or cut holes in it or? Have you ever seen the big 55 gallon drums with different height nipples for all species and/or steps for the super small ones? I always thought that was pretty cool.

I use 2.5 gallon buckets and just set them on the ground. They don’t have any trouble drinking from them. Occasionally one will get tipped over, but they’re outside or in the deep Litter dirt floor greenhouse so it doesn’t matter. I have the one with the deicer in a plastic milk crate (those plastic storage baskety-kind-of cubes) so it can’t be tipped over.

 

[RUNuts]

Mine love fermented feed. It’s easy—just soak the feed. It will eventually start to ferment and smell like rising bread dough. How long that takes depends on the temperature, but they like the soaked feed, fermented or not. If you leave a bit of the last batch in the bucket, it’ll ferment much faster.

Disadvantages: you have to soak it, it will freeze in the cold, it’s heavier to carry out
Advantages: adds probiotics, they waste much less, it is hydrating, they like it better (if accustomed to it), you feel like you’ve gone the extra mile for your birds

I tried fermenting, but with all the humidity and mold in the air already, it molded quicker than fermenting. Clean, sterilize the bucket and repeat. Molded.

I will give them wetted feed when the crumbles are mostly pulverized. They are able to eat it better.

 

[CindyinSD]

I tried fermenting, but with all the humidity and mold in the air already, it molded quicker than fermenting. Clean, sterilize the bucket and repeat. Molded.

I will give them wetted feed when the crumbles are mostly pulverized. They are able to eat it better.

I’m using mostly grains/seeds (+ soybean meal), so maybe that helps, but I’m also in SD—y’all are crazy hot down there. Also I only soak overnight for the next day.

 

[RUNuts]

I’m using mostly grains/seeds (+ soybean meal), so maybe that helps, but I’m also in SD—y’all are crazy hot down there. Also I only soak overnight for the next day.

Crazy hot? Not at the moment. Sitting at a bone chilling 45°F. When I fed the birds this morning, it was 70°F. Had the window open all night.

Wanna guess who is wearing short sleeves today?

 

[Kiki]

Crazy hot? Not at the moment. Sitting at a bone chilling 45°F. When I fed the birds this morning, it was 70°F. Had the window open all night.

Wanna guess who is wearing short sleeves today?

I have my heater on.
I had my air conditioner on yesterday.

 

[Molpet]

I tried fermenting, but with all the humidity and mold in the air already, it molded quicker than fermenting. Clean, sterilize the bucket and repeat. Molded.

I will give them wetted feed when the crumbles are mostly pulverized. They are able to eat it better.

What color was the mold?

White is a yeast and just stir that in
Fuzzy black isn't good
In my signature is a FAQ that a member made and is how I do it

 

[FortCluck]

I'm getting this done tomorrow and a transfusion.

https://www.heart.org/en/health-top...t-attack/transesophageal-echocardiography-tee

 

[Molpet]

I’m using mostly grains/seeds (+ soybean meal), so maybe that helps, but I’m also in SD—y’all are crazy hot down there. Also I only soak overnight for the next day.

Yeah I use a mash too
Mash are supposed to be soaked or there's a ton of waste

 

[FortCluck]

I have my heater on.
I had my air conditioner on yesterday.

It was 70 something here yesterday and today it's rainy. Lots of traffic on the highway yup my entertainment for the day is watching traffic pile up

 

[Kiki]

It snowed beginning at 3 am and has been coming down off and on thru the day....we are now at 4 inches and it is coming down again.
Daisy the duck is very vocal in her discontent that I chose not to free range the birds today. And the dogs are mixed in their response...on a potty trip this morning...Lily was distracted by the snow wanting to play in it, but Ruby was focused on her duty!
Get out there, choose the right spot
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And run back to the house!
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I thought about you when I was watching the news this morning... When I saw the weather map.