- Mar 29, 2014
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Hi, we are new to this site and, if we get any, new to having "livestock". We have a small vegetable farm near Houlton, Maine. We hear that Indian Runners are great at picking off Colorado Potato Beetles and other less than helpful insects so we're considering getting a small flock (6 or so) to put into the potatoes in the summer. We have water available-have to get a small pool or stocktank for them. Here are some questions:
1) What do they require for the winter? Are they pretty cold hardy? We get down as low as -25 here in the winter.
2) What do they need for feed? How about when they are ranging?
3) Are the eggs good to eat?
4) How large a coop would they need, or sq ft/bird?
5) Any sources of these ducks in Maine?
Thanks alot! As you can see, I don't much about ducks!
1) What do they require for the winter? Are they pretty cold hardy? We get down as low as -25 here in the winter.
2) What do they need for feed? How about when they are ranging?
3) Are the eggs good to eat?
4) How large a coop would they need, or sq ft/bird?
5) Any sources of these ducks in Maine?
Thanks alot! As you can see, I don't much about ducks!