I really fell in love with duck eggs, love them more than chicken's.
So I plan on getting 1-2 more ducks this year. TSC gets them in un-sexed, so I will get at least 3 in the hopes that one or two will be girls.
The Question is: I read were adding new female ducks to an already established flock is easy. I only have 1 male and 1 female Khaki Campbell right now.
How do you go about introducing the new ones without the little ones getting hurt or worse?
Do you have to wait till they are big enough (like chickens which is around the same size as the adults) to stand on their own or can they go in earlier?
I have a duck pin that is roughly 7' wide by 53' long. I've got a temporary box for them and I'm going to build a more permanent one as soon as possible. I can also extend the width of the duck pen if necessary, I'm sure the chickens won't mind too much giving up some space, especially since there are only 9 of them and they have a run twice as big.
Any and all advice would greatly be appreciated
So I plan on getting 1-2 more ducks this year. TSC gets them in un-sexed, so I will get at least 3 in the hopes that one or two will be girls.
The Question is: I read were adding new female ducks to an already established flock is easy. I only have 1 male and 1 female Khaki Campbell right now.
How do you go about introducing the new ones without the little ones getting hurt or worse?
Do you have to wait till they are big enough (like chickens which is around the same size as the adults) to stand on their own or can they go in earlier?
I have a duck pin that is roughly 7' wide by 53' long. I've got a temporary box for them and I'm going to build a more permanent one as soon as possible. I can also extend the width of the duck pen if necessary, I'm sure the chickens won't mind too much giving up some space, especially since there are only 9 of them and they have a run twice as big.
Any and all advice would greatly be appreciated