I am getting 3-4 call ducklings in a little over a week from now and I have a few questions.
what should the brooder temp be set for with day old chicks?
when will they be ready for a swim?
can they eat chick starter? they will be sharing the brooder at first with my new chicks, the chicks will be a little over 2 weeks old when the ducks come
Do they need to swim everyday when they are older? Our pond freezes over in our cold MN winters. Will I need something else for them at that point?
I am going to see how well the chicks and ducks can live together in the coop if it works great if not I will build them their own love shack
will they fly away? our pond/yard just has a 4 foot cedar fence around it. I plan on taking them out of the coop/run and let them swim and free range when I'm out there but wondered if they would leave? Would i just keep their wings trimmed??
so many questions thanks for putting up with this duck rookie!!!! there seems to be so much more info on raising chicks and not much for ducks. One of you veterans need to write a book.....
what should the brooder temp be set for with day old chicks?
when will they be ready for a swim?
can they eat chick starter? they will be sharing the brooder at first with my new chicks, the chicks will be a little over 2 weeks old when the ducks come
Do they need to swim everyday when they are older? Our pond freezes over in our cold MN winters. Will I need something else for them at that point?
I am going to see how well the chicks and ducks can live together in the coop if it works great if not I will build them their own love shack
will they fly away? our pond/yard just has a 4 foot cedar fence around it. I plan on taking them out of the coop/run and let them swim and free range when I'm out there but wondered if they would leave? Would i just keep their wings trimmed??
so many questions thanks for putting up with this duck rookie!!!! there seems to be so much more info on raising chicks and not much for ducks. One of you veterans need to write a book.....
