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Dawn McD

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My husband & I just start our backyard flock this may 2017. We started with 6 chickens & 2 ducks, unfortunately 2 chicks died right after we purchased them. The hens & ducks are housed separately. I found this site just by goggling questions I have. I have found this site by far more informative than the others.
My hens have just started laying eggs,we found the 1st one 7/6/17 & since then we have a total of 5 eggs. We're slowly getting there. But anyways I want to thank everyone for their knowledgeable Q/A's it has been very helpful!
 
:welcome Glad you have found the site to be useful. There are a lot of members that are very knowledgeable on both ducks, and chickens. Welcome!
 
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Hello!
i have 40 hens and 3 ducks. let me just say i find the ducks a lot more "fun" to have then chickens (don't worry i love chickens too, just maybe not as much lol)
if your chicks were shipped, then there is a good chance one or two will die :/ too much stress could be a factor. that's what happens too us. having chickens and ducks are great! not just the eggs, but watching them explore, run around :lauwhen a chicken runs its the funniest thing, in my opinion. i've found that some of my chickens love head scratches like a dog!! hope you enjoy the crazy adventure of owning water fowl and poultry!! :frow
(BYC is awesome and very informative)
 
Hi silkie2
I agree, I do love my chickens but the ducks are so comical & they love being held & pet. I do have a question that maybe u can answer. My chickens are great eaters & with this site I have found fun ways to feed them, my ducks seem much harder to please. They are picker, they do love meal worms in their pool, that seems to be their favorite, they also like leafy greens. They always have a full bowl of chicken layer food, which they do eat but we seldom see them eating it. Any other suggestions of good food or treats for the ducks? They eat some bread, fruits & veggies. We don't know their sex, they were bought as straight runs, I believe they may be kahki Campbell's but we're not sure of that either,
 
Dawn McD said:
Hi silkie2
I agree, I do love my chickens but the ducks are so comical & they love being held & pet. I do have a question that maybe u can answer. My chickens are great eaters & with this site I have found fun ways to feed them, my ducks seem much harder to please. They are picker, they do love meal worms in their pool, that seems to be their favorite, they also like leafy greens. They always have a full bowl of chicken layer food, which they do eat but we seldom see them eating it. Any other suggestions of good food or treats for the ducks? They eat some bread, fruits & veggies. We don't know their sex, they were bought as straight runs, I believe they may be kahki Campbell's but we're not sure of that either,
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Bread is a No-No, bread has no nutritional value and will just make your ducks fat and sick if given to much. my ducks like corn (only given as a treat) peas are also a great treat. i give my ducks collards (since we always grow a lot of it)
i also give my ducks chicken feed as their 'main' food. they also used to hate the weeds/grass that grew in their pen. but now they seem more then happy to eat it! maybe young ducks just don't like to eat leafy greens?? but what my ducks love the most is worms and bugs! especially big live worms! they come running when they see me lift up their water bucket cause they know that's where the bugs like to hide under.
 
Dawn McD said:
My husband & I just start our backyard flock this may 2017. We started with 6 chickens & 2 ducks, unfortunately 2 chicks died right after we purchased them. The hens & ducks are housed separately. I found this site just by goggling questions I have. I have found this site by far more informative than the others.
My hens have just started laying eggs,we found the 1st one 7/6/17 & since then we have a total of 5 eggs. We're slowly getting there. But anyways I want to thank everyone for their knowledgeable Q/A's it has been very helpful!
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What kind of chickens do you have?
 

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