New Guy

[whatthequack]

Hello everyone. Decided to join BYC after reading a lot of your threads. this forum has some great info. I will be getting 3 ducklings next month. Probably 2 golden 300 and a magpie. Does anyone one know how noisy these breads are? I live in lake stevens wa so it's kinda of the suburbs. Thanks for any info. Also if anyone lives in the area what do you do when you go out of town for your chickens or ducks?

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Hi

Glad you could join the flock! Sorry but I dont keep ducks so can't be of help to you on how noisy they will be. Drop by the duck section of the learning centre for some great articles https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/other-backyard-poultry-ducks-quail-turkeys-geese-etc

I don't go away that often but do try to find a chicken sitter or a friend I can trust to lock them away safely at night and let them out first thing in a mornino.
Good luck with your ducklings and hope you enjoy BYC

 

[Kelsie2290]

Hello and Welcome To BYC!
You might try the Duck forum to ask about the breeds you are interested in https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/42/ducks and the Reviews section https://www.backyardchickens.com/products/golden-300 and https://www.backyardchickens.com/products/magpie
and maybe you can find some neighbors in your state thread https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/717207/washingtonians-come-together-washington-peeps/22660_20

 

[Chicken Girl1]

Hello

and Welcome to BYC!

Glad to have you join! Feel free to make yourself at home!

 

[Wyandottes7]

Welcome to BYC!

I'm glad you joined us.

Sorry, I don't know much about ducks. I would definitely check out the Ducks section that Yorkshire Coop left you, and those breed reviews. Good luck with your future duck flock!

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello there and welcome to BYC!

I don't know anything about either of these breeds. But it looks like the others have left you with some great links to follow.

Enjoy this new adventure you are on and welcome to our flock!

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC! I'm glad you joined us!

 

[NickyKnack]

Welcome to BYC and the coop! There's a lot of great peeps here! Feel free to ask lots of questions. But most of all, make yourself at home. I'm so glad you decided to joined the BYC family.

 

[Mountain Peeps]

Welcome to BYC! Please make yourself at home and we are here to help.

I don't know really anything about ducks either, so good luck to you!

 

[drumstick diva]

I had a kennel of show dogs many years ago, so I never went anywhere. Couldn't afford board for that many, and didn't trust anyone to keep them up properly. I loved my dogs, someone else would just be putting up with the for the $$$$. I've read about 'chicken sitters,' generally people with little to no experience. Show up the first day, decide it's too much trouble and don't come back,. leaving the chickens to starve or die of thirst.

I am sure somewhere there are highly conscientious flock sitters but, I've never heard of them. Could you get a family member who is used to birds, to tend to them in your absence?