Illinois...

[BReeder!]

I think I'm crossing duck off my project list. With pond and constant water supply it's more than I want to change. Next year is either turkey, sustainable broiler breed, or both (likely).

No no no

 

[WhyDoILikeChickens]

Ducks!!! Go for ducks next year.

What is easier, ducks or turkeys?

 

[Molpet]

What is easier, ducks or turkeys?

Ducks need lots of water, poop a lot but some can be harvested at 8wks
BB turkeys can be harvested 16 to 20 wks... heritage after 6 months

 

[BReeder!]

What is easier, ducks or turkeys?

Our turkeys are right in with the chickens so they are very easy. Ducks could be with chickens too as long as they have a waterer they can dunk their head into. Ducks do not actually require swimming water. They do enjoy it though.

 

[Faraday40]

What is easier, ducks or turkeys?

Ducks are cute with a lot of personality...... but very messy.

My turkeys are just in the backyard with the chickens, so they're easy to feed & care for. The taste is amazing. Nothing at all like the usual frozen turkeys.

They can & will fly up into the trees, so wings need to be trimmed. (It only stops them from flying too far) They are not very smart and will get themselves into hazardous situations - get trapped in the compost tumbler or head stuck in a feeder. They take a long time to mature.

 

[cavemanrich]

I have thought about keeping a pair of pet ducks with my chickens. What held me back from making that leap was these 2 1/2 things. 1,,, housing needs to be slightly different, especially my winter method. Ducks do not sit on roost bars.
2,,, Ducks do not reeeeeeeealy need a pond, but my loving pair would.
1/2,,, I'm not sure if they would like to stay only on my grounds. My run is confined with fence, but I let my flock out into back, and side yard daily. (not fenced) They never wander away past our property. Would ducks stay that close,,, or wander off??? I just have a city lot,,, not 5 acres I think If I had a pond, they would most-likely stay near it.
Turkeys If they came in bantam size,, I would consider one. I luv the way they look with the RED colors
Quail needs to be caged, and not free ranged, so those cuties are also a no go for my yard.
So this all limits me to my lovely chickens,,

 

[WhyDoILikeChickens]

Interesting website gives you a calculator to assess your covid vulnerability.

 

[WhyDoILikeChickens]

Ok here is the link to save you from watching.
It does require name and email address. I am against spamming so I refuse. They will probably try to sell you stuff. My opinion is they don't need info to help people. I'm sure soon a Lennox (open source) version will be out.
https://go2.profileplan.com/covid-calc/

 

[Justso]

Tough days around here! I've had two of my new chicks in as many days have sudden death. I could see no reason other than perhaps the heat being a contributing factor. I've pulled in all the young chicks, along with Peggy cochin who took them all under wing, inside. It is literally a zoo inside my house. All I need is a giraffe to make things complete.

 

[Faraday40]

@homeschoolin momma

This gave me a chuckle today & then thought of fishing with your DS last week and laughed a little more.