July Hatch-a-Long (including 4th of July hatch-a-long)

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

We just got this one that seems similar from Premier and they love it. https://www.premier1supplies.com/p/automatic-poultry-drinker-for-ducks-geese?criteria=duck+waterer

Yes - that does look similar! Is it easy to clean?

 

[AgnesGray]

Yes - that does look similar! Is it easy to clean?

It has a drain plug and seems ok so far. We've only had it about a week so time will tell. We're definitely glad to have something they can't sit in finally.

 

[fishin_dad]

Here is my July 4th hatch. First hatch from a broody hen. She went broody 1 week after I separated all of my roosters from my hens. Some are SLW over RIR, RLBW, and golden comet. Some came from my BLRW over blue splash and BLRW hens. I collected eggs and put a dozen under the broody for her to hatch.

 

[Emmytheduckgirl]

Super cute!

 

[Emmytheduckgirl]

It has a drain plug and seems ok so far. We've only had it about a week so time will tell. We're definitely glad to have something they can't sit in finally.

Thats great! My ducks always take bath in their water bowl!! This would work so much better!

 

[AgnesGray]

Thats great! My ducks always take bath in their water bowl!! This would work so much better!

We've caught them sleeping with their bills resting on the edge of the drinking holes. They seem to love clean water, but miss the point of not pooping in the bowls.

 

[kelseyk]

Amazon doesn’t sell it anymore, though I think that Stromberg carries something similar... We have ours attached to a rain barrel.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B06VVFBMSN?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

Thanks! That looks awesome! my ducks go through so much water! And where they share waterers with my chickens, I am always looking for something new. Right now I just have 3 water pans (2 have large pieces of wood on top of them to keep the ducks fros swimming in them...need to find something for the 3rd) and 2 kiddie pools. They usually have the water pans almost empty and the 2 pools half gone by the evening because they splash so much out.

 

[kelseyk]

We just got this one that seems similar from Premier and they love it. https://www.premier1supplies.com/p/automatic-poultry-drinker-for-ducks-geese?criteria=duck+waterer

Thanks! Adding it to my favorites list so I can look into it some more!

 

[kelseyk]

Does anyone know if Blue Double Laced Barnevelders breed true? Or are they like most other blues where breeding a blue to a blue would result in a 50% Blue, 25% black, and 25% splash offspring?

 

[wolfwalker]

I know some on here breed for feather colors or to see what will happen. I want to share a pic of a couple of boys that were hatched out May 9th. This is the result of a CCL over a RIR.