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[Jessimom]

Too bad they don't swim; I'd take a couple with me.

Supposedly DUCKS love it more....they do swim....

 

[Jessimom]

Alright. Weeeeell I guess if it's called duckweed they probably eat it ...

If you want to watch a LONG video...there is this guy that is teaching people how best to grow it.

He says fish love it. My fish don't. But even my tiny babies love it.

 

[DuckGirl77]

If you want to watch a LONG video...there is this guy that is teaching people how best to grow it.

He says fish love it. My fish don't. But even my tiny babies love it.

Thanks! I'll watch it when I have a half hour to spare! I'm very curious to see how he's going to spend a half hour talking about duckweed! I would try it in my goldfish's aquarium to see if he likes it, but in case he doesn't ...... umm .... I don't want my tank to look like yours! Is it good for the water, do you know?

 

[Jessimom]

Thanks! I'll watch it when I have a half hour to spare! I'm very curious to see how he's going to spend a half hour talking about duckweed! I would try it in my goldfish's aquarium to see if he likes it, but in case he doesn't ...... umm .... I don't want my tank to look like yours! Is it good for the water, do you know?

If there is oxygen in the water, yes, but if not - if it's standing water, than it can get stinky. I have a filter that keeps the water moving, but last time it got too thick I had some fish die. The ones that lived, stayed right where the filter sent water back into the tank.

I'll be scooping every couple of days until I get all of it.

I might keep a bucket outside and add water every time I clean my tank. I think it needs more than clean water.....

 

[DuckGirl77]

If there is oxygen in the water, yes, but if not - if it's standing water, than it can get stinky. I have a filter that keeps the water moving, but last time it got too thick I had some fish die. The ones that lived, stayed right where the filter sent water back into the tank.

I'll be scooping every couple of days until I get all of it.

I might keep a bucket outside and add water every time I clean my tank. I think it needs more than clean water.....

Ahh ok. Is it really hard to get rid of?

 

[BullChick]

Yes!

 

[DuckGirl77]

Yes!

Then neeeeevermind about putting it in the aquarium!

I think I'll get some for the chickens and ducks, though.

 

[Jessimom]

Yes!

x 3000

 

[ChickenCanoe]

hey yall i got an update the leads on the box will not shock me so now what

Hire an electrician. You don't know enough about electricity to hook up an electric fence.

Today is day 18 for my eggs. Should I A) candle them one more time tonight and go ahead and put 'em in lockdown mode or B) candle them and lock them down in the morning?

Note: I started them at 5:30 in the morning on day 1, and I would candle them around 9:30 p.m. tonight.

Doesn't matter. Whatever works for you.

Candling can be done at anytime. Ditto with lock down. As long as there are no internal pips, you can lock down tonight or tomorrow.

X2
It isn't an exact science.

Alright, so I found out peanut butter is high in niacin. So ...... I was wondering if it would be a good idea to make little "cookies" for the ducks with peanut butter, grower feed, honey, and a few other things that you put in cookies (flour, baking powder, salt, etc.) Is peanut butter actually high in niacin? Should I forget this idea and just get purina flock raiser?

Why go through all that trouble? You aren't feeding children. If you want to give them peanut butter, give them peanut butter. Honey, baking powder and salt probably wouldn't be the best idea.

Thanks again! Now...yet another question. (Yes, I realize it's getting old. Hahaha...)

If I can't tell for sure if an egg is good to go, is water candling okay? I don't know how controversial this is, but the YouTube videos make it seem pretty fun to watch...as long as I keep the water at the right temp.

I'm not a fan of water candling. If the eggs don't stink or leak, they stay in till 2+ days after due date.

lol, i would go with the brewers yeast

usually done after day 21 to check viability, otherwise just sniff test

Brewer's yeast is the way to go.

@ChickenCanoe
How do you feel about this blue seal feed I think my ducks are on this

https://blueseal.com/product/?id=151

https://blueseal.com/files/feeding-and-mgmt/equine/home-fresh-mf-starter-grower.pdf

It looks good. Did you read the ingredient list and guaranteed analysis? It says it is for ducks.

This is duckweed. I know my chickens LOVE it and it's loaded with protein, but i didn't want it, didn't plan on it. I had it in my fish tank about 6 months ago and thought I had eradicated it. I was wrong. Friday, my tank looked like this...



This morning it looked like this...




I had thought about growing it in outside buckets, but the trouble I"m going to have getting rid of it in my tank is not worth having it anywhere near my house...

You can almost WATCH it duplicate.

It may have protein but as a vegetative source, it will be incomplete in essential amino acids.

If growing in buckets, be wary of mosquito larvae.

Now you know what I go through every year, trying to fish through that crap

The slimy algae in some of our trout streams are a pain.

Do ducks like it?

Hence the name, duckweed.

Talk to Benny; he probably has a salad built around it

So true.

...

He says fish love it. My fish don't. But even my tiny babies love it.

If the fish are herbivorous, they'll likely eat it. If they're carnivorous, like cichlids, they won't. If they're omnivorous, they may. If they're micro-predators, likely not.

If there is oxygen in the water, yes, but if not - if it's standing water, than it can get stinky. I have a filter that keeps the water moving, but last time it got too thick I had some fish die. The ones that lived, stayed right where the filter sent water back into the tank.

I'll be scooping every couple of days until I get all of it.

I might keep a bucket outside and add water every time I clean my tank. I think it needs more than clean water.....

I'm thinking a product like Api's Algaefix may help.
If you skim out all the duckweed, where would more duckweed come from?

 

[casportpony]