Pekin Duck Club!

[waynec1955]

Dose everone keep theres free range?? Could we do that were out in the bush could we set them up with a little pool and then just bring them in at night?

My four drakes free range night and day. I let my hens out during the day often.

 

[Cassie Collins]

Can u guys post pics of your feeders & water containers. My duckies are getting big & the ones @ TSC are for beaks it seems, not bills .

 

[waynec1955]

Can u guys post pics of your feeders & water containers. My duckies are getting big & the ones @ TSC are for beaks it seems, not bills

.

I use plastic dish pans for my grown ducks.

 

[Miss Lydia]

once ducklings are about grown usually 6-8 weeks mine get buckets I buy them at my grocery deli they are food safe. about 1 dollar a piece and they come in 1-2-3 gal.

 

[Two Webbed Feet]

Modified waterer. My also have rubber bowls deep enough to dunk their heads. Mud not included - always add by my girls.

 

[csling]

U will need a bigger temporary house very soon. Mine are in a 45 gallon tub from TSC. Do u have a heat lamp? They can't regulate their own temp. I have 3 almost full grown @ 6 wks!! U will love duckies! They are so much fun

!!

This is a temp home, they will be moving into a bigger brooder in just a couple weeks. I do have heat lamp setup for them but turn it off during the day because were their located stays very warm during the daytime. And I'm loving them so far!

 

[Cassie Collins]

This is a temp home, they will be moving into a bigger brooder in just a couple weeks. I do have  heat lamp setup for them but turn it off during the day because were their located stays very warm during the daytime. And I'm loving them so far!

! I was pleasantly surprised in how affectionate ducks can be & how vocal. I'm still trying to learn their ducky language, lol! I use unmedicated chick feed, chick grit (only for the last week), & I mix electrolytes & probiotics in their water. Be careful of pine chips bc some duckies will eat them. I don't know if any of this is helpful, but I hope so .

 

[csling]

! I was pleasantly surprised in how affectionate ducks can be & how vocal. I'm still trying to learn their ducky language, lol! I use unmedicated chick feed, chick grit (only for the last week), & I mix electrolytes & probiotics in their water. Be careful of pine chips bc some duckies will eat them. I don't know if any of this is helpful, but I hope so

.

Me too! these two calm right down when held and are very curious. come right to me whatever side of the brooder I come to

All those things are helpful because I'm new to ducks and I want to do everything right by them as I do with all my animals! Luckily these two don't seem to bother the pine chips... they are more interested in water,food, waddling around and napping

 

[Going Quackers]

Can u guys post pics of your feeders & water containers. My duckies are getting big & the ones @ TSC are for beaks it seems, not bills

.

I am still feeding my piggies.. no wait pekin

at night, so switched to a 2GAL flat backed bucket and have a rubber bowl up on a block so they don't knock/tip it over.

 

[Going Quackers]

Here i'll add an updated pic of my half dozen... Almost fully feathered.