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

[Fire Ant Farm]

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Yeah, I have family coops of chickens, I may just build a separate duckie habitat. I have some travel this summer so I know I won't be able to take on a "new" challenge this year, but am hoping to decide and if yes, build and be ready for the ducks the following year. Did you raise your ducklings and goslings together?

- Ant Farm

 

[minihorse927]

Yeah, I have family coops of chickens, I may just build a separate duckie habitat. I have some travel this summer so I know I won't be able to take on a "new" challenge this year, but am hoping to decide and if yes, build and be ready for the ducks the following year. Did you raise your ducklings and goslings together?

- Ant Farm 

I just got the geese recently so that will be a test for next year willing the gander does his job. The goose is 2 and the gander is this years. He said his 1 year olds have always bred but I've seen many that don't. I have seen geese and ducks raised together by many so I will see how that works out.

 

[kwhites634]

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Yeah, I have family coops of chickens, I may just build a separate duckie habitat. I have some travel this summer so I know I won't be able to take on a "new" challenge this year, but am hoping to decide and if yes, build and be ready for the ducks the following year. Did you raise your ducklings and goslings together?

- Ant Farm
Both of you are over-thinking the whole situation. It's really simple: the oven for the ducks, a skillet for the chickens. See how simple that was?

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

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Yeah, I have family coops of chickens, I may just build a separate duckie habitat. I have some travel this summer so I know I won't be able to take on a "new" challenge this year, but am hoping to decide and if yes, build and be ready for the ducks the following year. Did you raise your ducklings and goslings together?

- Ant Farm
Both of you are over-thinking the whole situation. It's really simple: the oven for the ducks, a skillet for the chickens. See how simple that was?

But I need to grow the duckies until they are the right size for the oven, whites!!!!

 

[minihorse927]

But I need to grow the duckies until they are the right size for the oven, whites!!!! 

this is a very good point whites

 

[BantyChooks]

But but but... it's PROOF that they are ALL NATURAL and FREE RANGE... 

Do you house them together? I was reading something that recommended that. Thought about getting ducks plus geese at the same time, raising them and housing them together. Good or bad idea?

This thread is EVIL. Just look at poor Banti's "Duck Addiction Disorder"...
(Sketching out waterfowl housing ideas now...)

Yup, this is what I meant. Charge triple!!! 

Just you wait... 

I don't currently have ducks but started reading about them seriously last year. It is my understanding that, on balance, it is best to house them separately because (1) ducks get everything wet (depending on your set up ) which can then put your chickens at risk of the kinds of damp-bedding diseases chickens get, (2) ducks and chickens don't always get along, and (3) they have different habits re: bed time. 

I will likely set up a duck house and large covered/enclosed run, and range them on weekends. I may paddock them if I can figure out the jigsaw puzzle of available land (my different chicken families are all paddocked with alternating range paddocks, would have to wedge duck paddock in between...)

Seriously, go check out the "Duck Houses" thread. It's a good read. (I just got to the end of it - again). I think I'll go pull out the Holderread book again...

- Ant Farm 

I house my ducks and chooks together and everything works perfect. I made a waterer that keeps everything dry with a 2 x 4 and a thin board- easy peasy!

And I have my ducks trained to go to bed in command, so bedtime works fine.

 

[kwhites634]

Quote: Microwave?

 

[BullChick]

I am......

WARNING GRAND BABY PIC

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

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But... you're the DUCK Whisperer! I couldn't POSSIBLY accomplish that...

 

[BullChick]

@Fire Ant Farm I have three ducks that you can process right now! I will even help you! Come and get them! I will throw in five or seven roosters too! Maybe eight pullets if you have room!