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It seems that every time I do a Google search with a duck or chicken question, the top 2-3 results are always from this site. I figured that this was a sign that I should join up 
My name is Eric, I'm from Rhode Island, and I am the new owner of 8 chickens and 4 ducks. After a couple years of my wife asking if we could raise chickens, I finally gave in - under the condition that we get ducks as well. I also had to agree that we weren't going to eat any of our birds, so they are for egg/pet purposes only. Which is fine by me at this point, since I have to admit I am smitten with our new flock.
We were originally planning on 6-8 birds, but chicken math and state minimums quickly bumped that number up to 12. We have a little bit of everything. Our flock includes (all female to the best of our knowledge):
Chickens:
2 x Polish
1 x New Hampshire
1 x Golden Comet
1 x Black Jersey Giant
1 x Golden-laced Wyandotte
1 x Australorp
1 x Ameraucana
Ducks:
2 x Khaki Campbell
2 x Cayuga
Right now, the chickens are 7-9 weeks old, except the Australorp and Ameraucana, who are a couple of weeks younger. The ducks are about 4 weeks old, but are almost as big as the largest chickens. We got the Australorp and Ameraucana at the same time as the ducks (chicken math at work there). The Australorp fit right in with the older chickens, but our Ameraucana was tiny so we kept her with the ducks. That is now her flock, and she now thinks that she is a duck who hates getting wet
I'm still learning about my birds, but they're all settling in nicely. The chickens moved outside this week, and I'm hoping to get the adorable, yet stinky, ducks outside soon.
Looking forward to chatting with you all
My name is Eric, I'm from Rhode Island, and I am the new owner of 8 chickens and 4 ducks. After a couple years of my wife asking if we could raise chickens, I finally gave in - under the condition that we get ducks as well. I also had to agree that we weren't going to eat any of our birds, so they are for egg/pet purposes only. Which is fine by me at this point, since I have to admit I am smitten with our new flock.
We were originally planning on 6-8 birds, but chicken math and state minimums quickly bumped that number up to 12. We have a little bit of everything. Our flock includes (all female to the best of our knowledge):
Chickens:
2 x Polish
1 x New Hampshire
1 x Golden Comet
1 x Black Jersey Giant
1 x Golden-laced Wyandotte
1 x Australorp
1 x Ameraucana
Ducks:
2 x Khaki Campbell
2 x Cayuga
Right now, the chickens are 7-9 weeks old, except the Australorp and Ameraucana, who are a couple of weeks younger. The ducks are about 4 weeks old, but are almost as big as the largest chickens. We got the Australorp and Ameraucana at the same time as the ducks (chicken math at work there). The Australorp fit right in with the older chickens, but our Ameraucana was tiny so we kept her with the ducks. That is now her flock, and she now thinks that she is a duck who hates getting wet
I'm still learning about my birds, but they're all settling in nicely. The chickens moved outside this week, and I'm hoping to get the adorable, yet stinky, ducks outside soon.
Looking forward to chatting with you all
