Raising them as truly free how many hours would momma have them in the water?

[Flaca77]

also they love mud because whenever the ground gets wet worms come up to where they can reach them and the ducks eat them. u can spray them down with a hose if they get to messy because of the mud, my ducks let me do it sometimes and they love itView attachment 3610801View attachment 3610802

How old are your ducks? And you did say they were Peking correct? Someone told my daughter that breed had tons of medical after 6 months. I laughed and told her I'll be amazed if she could slaughter them or have them slaughtered then eat them.

 

[A little Daffy]

Good Lord I thought that was a giant ass snake going over your fence. Was ready to give up my dream of retiring to FL in a few years!

LOL! Oh they are much bigger than that here in Florida! You just have to go to the Everglades to see them....unless someone has them as pets.

 

[A little Daffy]

u should buy a little plastic baby pool for the ducks!!! their talons can puncture the thin plastic of that pool and they can have their own pool. i dump out the water every night and refill my ducks pool every morning. im also located in florida and my pekins absolutely love their pool since it keeps them cold, they even sleep in it during the day
heres an image of the pool they use for a reference if you need it (+them all sleeping)View attachment 3609073

I did that too for the ones I raised. Now they're out on their own but like to take advantage of my fountain. I've had to clean it 3 days in a row now.

 

[Flaca77]

haha have fun!! ive heard they have a lot of personality and are more friendlier than chickens are

Eh being mine were house chickens and traveling chickens they were pretty friendly and had big personalities. Not a 1 was disrespectful of any human because *I* was top dog. No one got flogged of I was present. No one actually fought cause I stepped in. It was harmony. My poor babies how I wish I could have taken them. They'd all still be alive unless they were stupid and tried to go swimming lol.

 

[Flaca77]

LOL! Oh they are much bigger than that here in Florida! You just have to go to the Everglades to see them....unless someone has them as pets.

What where? Huh?! I Hate snakes!

 

[Flaca77]

I did that too for the ones I raised. Now they're out on their own but like to take advantage of my fountain. I've had to clean it 3 days in a row now.

Lol 3 days? These lil S.O.B.s are already spoiled and won't go in unless I clean it.

 

[Flaca77]

What where? Huh?! I Hate snakes!

And I'm in central FL.

 

[A little Daffy]

What where? Huh?! I Hate snakes!

LOL! Sorry! They have a yearly "round-up" for all the Pythons in the Everglades. They get huge! I've been here since 1987 and have yet to see one.
Now water & other snakes...that's a different story.

 

[A little Daffy]

Lol 3 days? These lil S.O.B.s are already spoiled and won't go in unless I clean it.

They are so messy, aren't they! My back aches for you. LOL!

 

[A little Daffy]

Lol 3 days? These lil S.O.B.s are already spoiled and won't go in unless I clean it.

LOL! And after swimming...this is what else they get into.