EDUCATIONAL INCUBATION & HATCHING CHAT THREAD, w/ Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs

[Chaos18]

BANTI, PLUG YOUR EARS!

(I plan to eat mine as well...)

- Ant Farm 

e That's what's nice about ducks is they grow fairly quickly. My Cayuga is just about 3 months old and she's already pretty big. I'm sure boys would be even bigger.

 

[moomoodiddy]

x 2. You might try searching BYC for "Breeding Pens" - I want to say I did that once, and got lots of good ideas. If you are doing 1-to-1 pairings, with small birds, I know some folks do those in actual breeding cages (just in the breeding season, then range at other times). My birds are all big, and I keep families, so my situation is different (at least for now).

- Ant Farm

I have looked at tons of those threads and have gotten several great ideas but not many use chain link dog kennels

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Quote: One of the reasons to pick the Cayugas, in fact - meat plus eggs...

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I tend to look at lots of different ideas to then come up with something totally different for myself, derived from all the ideas. You do know, I assume, that chain link on its own is not sufficient predator protection, correct? (Raccoons can reach in and do horrible, horrible things). You may wish to just set up something that makes sense and is safe, but in a way such that you can disassemble and alter next season to improve. I know that no matter how many things I read, and how nice my first coop I built was, I had to actually have chickens live in it before I realized its limitations. (Maybe it's just me, though, I may be newer at this than you are...

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Speaking of which, I think I'll go read the Duck Houses thread some more...

- Ant Farm

 

[Chaos18]

One of the reasons to pick the Cayugas, in fact - meat plus eggs...

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- Ant Farm 

Another to look at for meat and eggs would be the Ancona.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

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But Cayugas are so PRETTY!!!!!!!

 

[minihorse927]

But Cayugas are so PRETTY!!!!!!! 

so are ancona! Mine lay January through october, sometimes longer. They are still at it this year.

 

[Chaos18]

But Cayugas are so PRETTY!!!!!!! 

So are Anconas. They are the other ducks I have. Minihorse has some pretty ones as well.

 

[minihorse927]

I will take any chance I can get to create an interest in ancona to help get their numbers back up!

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

I will take any chance I can get to create an interest in ancona to help get their numbers back up!

Lovely!!!!

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

I will take any chance I can get to create an interest in ancona to help get their numbers back up!

I may take you up on it when I'm ready to start keeping ducks!

- Ant Farm