Old hat with chickens, brand new to ducks!

Date sort Score sort
localife

localife

Chirping
Joined
Mar 13, 2015
Messages
99
Reaction score
17
Points
51
Hello! I have been raising chickens for many years, but I am brand new to raising ducks (though I have been researching, and lurking here, for quite a long time). On Tuesday I brought home 10 day old Welsh Harlequin ducklings -- 2 male, and 8 female. And may I say, they are HILARIOUS! I have them in a 4'x4' brooder in my living room at the moment (I promised my son they could be in the house for at least a week...), and it's impossible to walk past them without being waylaid by their adorable appearance and crazy behavior. Anyway, my gratitude to all who respond to questions and concerns, and just generally mentor those of us who are flying by the seat of our pants!
 
I bet they are hilarious - I can just picture them waddling around. I understand ducks are much messier than chickens in bowel habits and getting everything soaked from their water bowl. So the cuteness factor comes with a price. They may be out of the living room sooner than you expect.
 
Ha, you haven't seen my living room! Just kidding -- they are much messier than chicks, especially when it comes to their water, but watching them go insane just because water exists is completely worth the mess. I was somewhat prepared for mess, so the brooder I built is designed to accommodate that (theoretically, anyway). I built a wire platform with a tray underneath today for their food and water, which is where things get to most foul, so now cleaning time is much easier on me, and they seem to be highly entertained by trying to figure out how to get to the stuff that falls through the wire into the pan below... Thanks for the welcome, and I do intend to make full use of the expertise and experience around here!
 
Welcome to BYC!

It would be nice to see a photo of your new ducks. Hope you have fun with them, little ducks are so cute.

Good luck with them!
 
Welcome!
welcome-byc.gif
I'm glad you joined our BYC "flock".

Congratulations on your new ducks! I've never kept them myself, but have always wanted to.
smile.png
 
Thanks for all the warm welcomes! I had always wanted ducks, but never kept them, too -- for about 20 years.... -- now I think I may be hooked :) I'll try to post pictures later today.
 

New posts New threads Active threads

Back
Top Bottom