My ducklings are here plus some... UPDATED with pics

[DillardHome]

My order from Ideal came today. I ordered 5 Rouens, and I suspected that they may include a couple male chicks for warmth but I wasn't for sure. Wellllllll.... they did include male chicks for warmth, try EIGHT of them! They appear to be the same breed. They are all so darn CUTE!!!

I was trying to find the thread about having chicks and ducklings in one brooder but I can't seem to find it.


* What is my fellow BYCers take on keeping them together in one brooder?

* I know some of you have ordered ducklings from hatcheries, so what do you do with the extra little chicks that the hatchery includes in your box?
I already have 2 roos to my 13 hens, so I'm thinking I will probably have to rehome them once they are out of the brooder.

* Any ideas on the breed of the chicks in the last pic?

The packing peanuts

 

[Bleenie]

I have kept ducklings & chicks together, you just have to clean the brooder a lot more but it does help to have a waterer that they can't make too big a mess with.

I kept Muscovies & RSL chicks together (they were for easter last year) and they all did fine. Muscovies(some anyway) don't play in the water as much as other breeds.

 

[gryeyes]

The only BIG issue with chicks and ducklings in the same brooder is the rate at which ducklings grow: FANTASTIC. I mean, you can see the difference from the morning to the night! And webby feet stomp - inadvertantly - on wittle bitty chickies.

I put a hardware cloth barrier between my 2 ducklings and 4 chicks, in the same brooder. For about 2 weeks. Then the ducks needed far more room, so they got their own brooder.

My bathroom is very full with two brooders in it, but .... I don't mind.

 

[Dances with Ducks]

I kept mine in separate brooders and sold all the chicks on Craigs List to someone. It took two days.
Having a separate bin with bedding, food and water bowls for a few days just wasn't a big a deal.
The little roos were cute but I only have eyes for ducks.

 

[1lpoock]

Thanks for uploading pictures! They make me really want some ducklings too. Looks like they are happy in their brooder!

 

[DillardHome]

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Were you able to determine the breed in case someone asked? I have no idea what mine are. Or did the buyer even care? What would be a fair price to ask, $2.00?

 

[Dances with Ducks]

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Were you able to determine the breed in case someone asked? I have no idea what mine are. Or did the buyer even care? What would be a fair price to ask, $2.00?

I called the hatchery and also posted a pic on BYC to figure that out. What the hatchery told me at first didn't match what the BYC folks suggested, so then I emailed a photo to the hatchery, anyway I narrowed it down to two possible breeds but the buyer didn't care anyway. I sold five for $10.00. Here's the thread from last June https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=201965&p=1

 

[DillardHome]

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Were you able to determine the breed in case someone asked? I have no idea what mine are. Or did the buyer even care? What would be a fair price to ask, $2.00?

I called the hatchery and also posted a pic on BYC to figure that out. What the hatchery told me at first didn't match what the BYC folks suggested, so then I emailed a photo to the hatchery, anyway I narrowed it down to two possible breeds but the buyer didn't care anyway. I sold five for $10.00. Here's the thread from last June https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=201965&p=1

Thanks for the info!!

Mine look like yours did! It does annoy me that they include all males as the 'packing peanuts', I mean honestly why would I want EIGHT roos??!

 

[YakLady]

That is very strange. I had no idea that they did that. You're right-why the heck would ANYONE want 8 roos? Unless you have a pet python or something, that's an added burden that most people wouldn't want to have to deal with.

 

[Dances with Ducks]

Farmers are usually happy for the extra Sunday dinners! But not at our house.