Pekin Duck Club!

[chickery-do]

Quote:Originally Posted by BarredRockGirls

heres my girls with their first time w feeder fish haha . so much ORANGE aka fish pieces - the girls loved it tho!
and they didnt like them in their pool so i kept them in a big bowl lol

EWE GROSS! But so cute!

 

[chickery-do]

Do you mean for fermenting feed??? It kind of depends on how many birds you have but I currently am feeding 19 chickens and 4 ducks using 1 5-gallon bucket...

This is the way I like to do it...

1 5-gallon (food-grade) bucket
1/4 cup unpasteurized apple cider vinegar "with the mother"
2 T. plain Kefir or plain yogurt
Feed to fill bucket about 1/2 to 3/4 full (I prefer mash, but crumbles or your own homemade grain feed may be used)
Water to fill bucket 1-2 inches above feed (I don't use the water from my sink as it's chlorinated and I want certain good bacteria to grow)
Long-handled plastic strainer spoon (plastic - do not use metal)

Add feed and water as needed - stir daily


"with the mother" is labeled right on the bottle but here's a couple of info bites on it:
Mother of vinegar is a slime composed of a form of cellulose and acetic acid bacteria that develops on fermenting alcoholic liquids, which turns alcohol into acetic acid with the help of oxygen from the air.
The mother is made up of the yeasts and fermentation byproducts that are produced when the cider ferments to vinegar, and you should shake the bottle up to evenly distribute it before you use it. The big commercial companies filter it out, because it makes the vinegar look like it's growing something--which indeed it is!

Is this what they mean when they say to add ACV to their water? I would add the unmothered kind to them, so I wasn't helping them at all? God, I love this site!

 

[Younger]

I was "honked" at tonight by one of my Pekins, "Fat Albert" as I was getting them out of the play area. I had been giving them Edaname peas and they loved them. When I came to get them in for the evening, she ran up to the side and started honking. I hope that means Fat Albert is really Fat Alberta. LOL

 

[golfdiva]

Hi, I lurk around here once in awhile, but this spring I acquired 2 Pekin ducks, I saw this and wanted to join the club!

My neighbor works at TSC and told me they had a duckling come in with only one eye! She asked me if I would take it. (I have had chickens for years, but never ducks.) She gave me the one eyed one plus another duckling to keep it company.

I named one Jack (as in a one eyed Jack) and the other Diane, although I have no idea what sex they are. The are now about 3 months old.

 

[Amiga]

Hi, I lurk around here once in awhile, but this spring I acquired 2 Pekin ducks, I saw this and wanted to join the club!

My neighbor works at TSC and told me they had a duckling come in with only one eye! She asked me if I would take it. (I have had chickens for years, but never ducks.) She gave me the one eyed one plus another duckling to keep it company.

I named one Jack (as in a one eyed Jack) and the other Diane, although I have no idea what sex they are. The are now about 3 months old.

 

[misschickenlittle]

Hi, I lurk around here once in awhile, but this spring I acquired 2 Pekin ducks, I saw this and wanted to join the club! My neighbor works at TSC and told me they had a duckling come in with only one eye! She asked me if I would take it. (I have had chickens for years, but never ducks.) She gave me the one eyed one plus another duckling to keep it company. I named one Jack (as in a one eyed Jack) and the other Diane, although I have no idea what sex they are. The are now about 3 months old.

That is so awesome that they let you take it and didn't just 'get rid' of it.

 

[golfdiva]

That is actually TSC policy for sick/injured etc. chicks and ducklings. They recruit people in their customer area to take them. I've taken chicks for a couple of years, but these are my first ducks.

That first pic is the side of Jack that doesn't have an eye. It had no injury or anything, just a dent where the eye socket should be!

 

[DenverDucky]

Although I've just joined BYC's, I've been reading posts for weeks. This thread alone took me 3 evenings of reading ~ Loved every minute and I've learned so much! My mother-in-law gave us 2 Pekin ducklings for Easter and we've had a great time with them. I love everything about them, including how large and sturdy they are. I haven't transferred my pictures from my phone to the computer, but here is how we spent last weekend with them. Enjoy!

Welcome! I loved the video! That is one of the things my duck Soleil loves to do! What are your duckies names?

heres my girls with their first time w feeder fish haha . so much ORANGE aka fish pieces - the girls loved it tho!
and they didnt like them in their pool so i kept them in a big bowl lol

Hah I love watching Soleil's 30 seconds of feeding frenzy, you have triple the excitement!

Hi, I lurk around here once in awhile, but this spring I acquired 2 Pekin ducks, I saw this and wanted to join the club!

My neighbor works at TSC and told me they had a duckling come in with only one eye! She asked me if I would take it. (I have had chickens for years, but never ducks.) She gave me the one eyed one plus another duckling to keep it company.

I named one Jack (as in a one eyed Jack) and the other Diane, although I have no idea what sex they are. The are now about 3 months old.

Welcome! Thanks for giving Jack loving home! Looks like a pair of sweet duckies!

 

[Laci7210]

I got 2 pekin ducklings from the feed store! I named them Pip and Squeak

I also have a khaki campbell duck named Belle!

I LOVE DUCKS!!!

 

[P-Funk]

Why didn't you tell me they would get so big. At 7 weeks (the same as my chicks) they are bigger than anyone in the flock, and my Anconas are huge. Still Sissys, though

They won't go out to free range and only run up to me when I have a bowl of peas. One is a bit larger than the other and has a much darker shade of orange in its' beak. Is that how you sex them? With all the commotion going on in the coop lately, It's hard to keep track of time. When I went back in to watch The Simpsons I realized I never even checked for eggs

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