My Exotic and Migratory Ducks [Destinduck] (Photos)

[destinduck]

It takes a while before they turn brown and even then they last a good long time. They hold together real good . I make piles of them and shove hay down all in there and throw it all over top. I like this because you make the piles as big as you want ,put them where you want and they look natural. The birds really feel safe. They can get way up in there or nest on the fringes. I also throw a few boughs over my various ground boxes. In my opinion you cant have too much cover for breeding. I use about three square bales of hay and three truckloads of cedar branches in the big pen. Ill try to remember to post pics when I start putting them in the pens to show everyone.

 

[exoticduckluvr]

cool I really want the falcated to breed

 

[destinduck]

me too so I can get some young ones off you. All the new ducks came in fine. Bought some pine shavings at walmart and filled up my 6 boxes I just made. If anybody wants pics of any thing I have be it your favorite birds,boxes or anything I missed shout out and Ill try to post them here.

 

[Dr. Todd]

I thought Falacated ducks nested in trees?

 

[hollymh]

The canvasbacks are gorgeous! Heck they're all gorgeous!!!

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

Dr. Todd :

I thought Falacated ducks nested in trees?

nope, all mine were always ground nesters​

 

[destinduck]

I learned today that baikals will cavity nest sometimes, So... now they have a raised box in their pen in addition to 2 ground boxes. They are in a 8x14 by themselves. Im hoping thats big enough. The trio are very friendly. Lord I hope they have babies this year. Thanks Holly I have a trio of those as well. I got a new year old pair of those not long ago and still have a 5 yr old hen. I know it takes two years for the hens to lay. But I dont know about first year males being fertile . Ill just have to wait and see.

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

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They usually arent good til second year.

I did have baikals go in boxes too, but never laid in them, always ground nested, but yes, more sites the better, and if they want to use them, hey, why not have them a box!

 

[kangababy]

Ok so I just saw a picture of Bronze-Winged Ducks for the first time.. I had in my mind something like a Mallard..

Yeah I want some of those. I have seen them for sale and couldn't realize why they were so much if they looked like a Mallard.. Nothing like what I though.. Wish List time.. them and Eiders

i am for sure going to need more avairies!

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

I'm ruining you with all these species names aint I,

Yep the bronze wing is nothing color or size wise like a mallard, they are beautiful to me, now go find you some hartlaub's LOL

PS Mark Hall (the northern one) does quite well on his bronze wings. But they are high