New to chickens.

[Cathy Roberts]

Hello! It's nice to meet you.I don't know anything about raising ducks, but it sounds like fun. Good luck with all of your feathered friends!

 

[swampfox440]

Good evening ! Welcome to BYC !

 

[N F C]

Hi Gina, in addition to the duckling growing faster than the chicks, ducklings make a lot of wet messes and it's best for the chicks to not constantly be in all the damp.

Thanks for joining!

 

[Run Amock DucksNChickens]

Hello, Gina, and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

Completely impossible!

It gave me nightmares.

 

[Run Amock DucksNChickens]

Welcome to BYC!!
Ducklings grow faster than chicks, by week 3-4, ducklings will be more than triple the size of the chicks even though they are younger. They should be kept separate.
You probably already have this done but I wanted to mention your coop and duck house. Make sure the building of the coop, duck house and run are done or almost done because the little ones grow so fast! The chicks can move into the coop in a few more weeks and the ducklings will be able to move into their duck house in a couple weeks.

We have 2 Silver Appleyards, that's where I got the egg from. I was collecting them when she got clucky and sat on them. So I put all but one back lol.
Amy (duckling just hatched) is beside my bed in the hot tank. She can go out with her parents when she's old enough.
We have a garage for the chicks to go into, but I am thinking of buying one of those chicken coup houses to sleep in and lay in. Not keeping any rosters. I won't eat fertilized eggs.
Thank you for your input.

 

[Run Amock DucksNChickens]

Hi Gina, in addition to the duckling growing faster than the chicks, ducklings make a lot of wet messes and it's best for the chicks to not constantly be in all the damp.

Thanks for joining!

Yeah, I thought along those lines. The ducks are out the front and the chickens will be at the back of the property.

 

[chrissynemetz]

Hello, and welcome to BYC! We're so glad you decided to join us!

 

[Run Amock DucksNChickens]

Please excuse me if I miss a like or comment. I'm trying to keep up lol.

 

[rjohns39]

Hi Gina and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us

If you're feeding meal worms, be sure they have chick grit available

 

[Grandmas Coop]