Hello all,
I apologize if the answer to this can be found elsewhere on the site, but I was unable to find it.
I have ordered a Welsh Harlequin hen and drake and two Golden 300 hens from Metzer's to be delivered in early May. I currently have two Welsh Harlequin hens who are about a year old. Is there any possibility that they might take in the ducklings as their own? I also have chickens, and know that integrating youngsters with established hens is ridiculously challenging. The ducks are currently mixed in the flock with the chickens, but I have a run extension attached to the main run and coop that is made of 1/2" hardware cloth and has a corrugated plastic roof where all the ducks could stay (if it turned out my adult girls took in the ducklings) until the ducklings are bigger and could be integrated with the chickens.
Thanks for any input!
I apologize if the answer to this can be found elsewhere on the site, but I was unable to find it.
I have ordered a Welsh Harlequin hen and drake and two Golden 300 hens from Metzer's to be delivered in early May. I currently have two Welsh Harlequin hens who are about a year old. Is there any possibility that they might take in the ducklings as their own? I also have chickens, and know that integrating youngsters with established hens is ridiculously challenging. The ducks are currently mixed in the flock with the chickens, but I have a run extension attached to the main run and coop that is made of 1/2" hardware cloth and has a corrugated plastic roof where all the ducks could stay (if it turned out my adult girls took in the ducklings) until the ducklings are bigger and could be integrated with the chickens.
Thanks for any input!
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