NY chicken lover!!!!

[stonykill]

I think the caption for the bottom pic should be... "you want us to swim in what?" or " Is this water sanitary?"

dirty ducks. They were in there that day. 2 days old. The muddier the better

 

[Adoravachick]

Rancher, I have muscovy ducks and they are laying fools. Way friendlier than other duck breeds, too. They were last year's ducklings and laid better than the chickens once they got on a roll. I couldn't weigh the eggs because the scale bottomed out they were so big. Tasty, too.

The processer was just here last weekend and I have 24 ducks in the freezer. However, I have 4 of the original adults that hatched out all the little ones this year and 12 youngsters that I will probably winter over for next spring. If you are going to hatch next spring we could work out a trade for a few young adults so you can try them out.

This is Hunk, the big drake who wags his tail like a puppy and likes to be petted.



This is Brownie and her batch of ducklings.


They are finally outside in the run with a tarp for a little protection until the chicken flocks are integrated and the ducks move into the small coop. My grandson saw a fox in the backyard yesterday so we are being very careful about security.



Forgot to add the muscovies don't make as much mess with their water and are fully feathered and ready to process at 8-9 weeks. They grow so fast it is scary.

Do you ever sell your duck eggs? I would like to introduce my youngest daughter to duck eggs and I don't want to drive to the albany co-op to get them.

 

[Adoravachick]

here are those same lil ones 4 days ago. All grown up

So cute! I almost brought a duck home from the last tailgate....but I came to my senses. Seriously, what would I do with just ONE lonely duck?

 

[horsekeeper]

I would sell duck eggs, but the remaining adult hens are broody again and the rest are in the freezer.

 

[Henicillin]

I have a bunch of duck eggs in my fridge, but they're all "pullet-sized" at the moment since my girls are young. They're really good eggs, though - I love them!

 

[stonykill]

So cute! I almost brought a duck home from the last tailgate....but I came to my senses. Seriously, what would I do with just ONE lonely duck?

well add more ducks of course

 

[horsekeeper]

I have quite a few young fuzzies, Adorovachick. No problem with being only and lonely.

Maybe you have to come over and visit to get a lesson with power tools, see how a modest size coop was put together and fall in love with the youngest pair that survived their inept mother.

 

[pharmchickrnmom]

Morning all. Shaping up to be a nice day. Hopefully the lawn dries out so I can rake up the grass dh cut last night and throw it in the runs. Have to throw in some more pine chips in the big run.

While looking at the game cam pics of when we were gone, we see that the reds were out one night till after 8. I asked my friend who was taking care of them if she let them out to freerange for a bit. She did not and they were all in the coop when she came up to lock them up. She did observe the sexlinks jumping off the ramp onto the deer fencing covering the run. I guess we will put up that last 2 feet of fencing to the top of the fenceposts (making it a 7 foot high fence) and then cover that with deer fencing all the way across. This is why I call them terrorists. They spend all day plotting on how to escape their run. These rir's and sexlinks certainly keep me on my toes!

I think I have finally found some girls for my silkie boys. Little Man will be happy about that because the young upstarts will stop harrassing him for his women when they get their own. I am going to bath them today. Never bathed a chicken before so this should be a whole lot of messy fun. Its supposed to be warm so they should dry up nicely. Going to try and get pics of my big boys as they are looking really good now that they are almost mature. Olaf has that beautiful red color that a rir roo should have. Since their jerk brothers were processed, they have really turned into very nice roos,,,protective of the girls, watchful, respectful of dh and I and they dont crow a whole lot either.

I see duck enabling has taken over on here lately! lol I think if rancher brings home any more critters his dw may be building HIM a hoop coop to live in!!

Enjoy the day all!

 

[Adoravachick]

I would sell duck eggs, but the remaining adult hens are broody again and the rest are in the freezer.

Let me know if you have another over abundance of ducks eggs, I would purchase some to see how DD likes them. You are close and we could maybe meet up at TSC or something.

 

[Adoravachick]

I have quite a few young fuzzies, Adorovachick. No problem with being only and lonely.

Maybe you have to come over and visit to get a lesson with power tools, see how a modest size coop was put together and fall in love with the youngest pair that survived their inept mother.

I would be in so much trouble if I came home with DUCKS! LOL We have been fighting off the canadian geese since the spring, but I think they finally got the message.