New Duck Mom

[sourland]

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[rjohns39]

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[DobieLover]

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[Chick-N-Fun]

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[Small Town Chic Farms]

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Well, now I’ve got to learn all the fun emojis and stuff! I don’t think I’ve joined a forum since the mid 99s!

 

[Eggscaping]

Hi all! I have been a lurker here for awhile (mostly Pinterest pins directing me here), but finally decided to join in the fun!

I have recently inherited a house with a few acres (just under 9) that is part of our family’s larger farm. Now that I have a large outbuilding and some acreage, I decided to start a hobby farm. First farm animals (besides a couple of cats) were Ancona ducks. I currently have two females and I’m going to attempt to hatch out a few more.

I built a coop inside my shop (in a protected section), and my next project is a duck pond to replace the plastic turtle they are quickly outgrowing. Unfortunately, I learned the hard way that I shouldn’t have put them in the coop until it was 100% finished (I had a couple of temporary sections) when I lost two of my original four ducks while gone overnight (it was devistating). Raccoons I am sure. Now the coop is sealed up so tight I’m not sure a garter snake could even get through!

I am also going to be adding a couple of bunnies soon (Holland lops). And I am trying to decide if I should get a couple of geese or guineas next spring. If anyone has an opinion on that, I'd love to hear your thoughts!

Welcome to BackYardChickens! So glad to have you here in our wonderful community of friendly, helpful, knowledgeable people!

 

[chrissynemetz]

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