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[Hampmac]

Greetings from South Louisiana. I am preparing and planning to start raising ducks this Spring and then move into raising chickens a little later. I am new to this, so I will be starting from scratch. I have been watching online videos about raising ducks and chickens, and I have been shopping for the best places to pre-order ducklings. I would like to start with about nine hens and one drake. The first thing I need to do is to build a duck house and a run. I have a large fenced backyard and two 1/2 acre ponds where the ducks can forage and swim.

If anyone has any suggestions on where to find an affordable duck house and pen or plans to build an affordable house and pen, I would be very grateful. I would also love to find a mentor who would be willing to guide me through the beginning stages of becoming a duck owner/farmer. Any advice and/or suggestions are always welcome. Thanks, everyone!

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC. Here are some helpful links:

• Great go-to resource - Articles
• Ducks
• Find other BYC members nearby using the links in my signature, below (turn your phone to landscape to see them).

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
You can search the Coop Articles for Duck Coops and see what has been posted.

 

[N F C]

Hello, best of luck with all your plans...thanks for joining!

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello and welcome to BYC!

Definitely stop by our Ducks forums for more help and info. Ducks are so much fun to keep! Make yourself at home here and welcome to our community!

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC, and good luck in establishing your flock.

 

[featherhead007]

And ducks welcome too!

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Welcome to our FUN-omenal community!

I hope you enjoy it here as much as we do!

 

[Bird_Lover_17]

Many people on this site raise ducks and I'm sure that they will be happy to help!

 

[samshan21]

Welcome To BYC !