Salutations

[JoeyKidd]

Hello all, I was introduced to this site by a friend who has fallen in love with harvesting eggs from a home grown flock. Indeed, both him and my second job at an organic farmer's market, have inspired me to start raising various meat birds. Nothing of what I have tasted, commercially, compares to what those who truly care raise. I have started with a duck, hoping to get help and get much needed advice with this new experience.

 

[weimarmama]

& from Alabama. Glad you joined us.

 

[cluckcluckgirl]

I own three ducks, and important things to know about them are:

• Sometimes the male ducks will try to mate with female chickens, which is fatal
• Ducks love to eat insulation, so cover it up well
• Ducks lay on the ground, so be careful not to step on the eggs
• Cover the top of the coop to ensure that the ducks won't fly out

Have fun on BYC and raising your birds!

 

[Kevin565]

 

[1muttsfan]

Hi and welcome to BYC from northern Michigan

 

[Carcajou]

Welcome from New York's Catskill Mtns!

 

[Carcajou]

Hi muttsfan, Where in the UP are you located? I attend Michigan Tech in the early 70s. Do you still get 350 inches of snow there each year?

 

[Not You]

Welcome to BYC!

 

[sumi]

Hello and welcome to BYC

Have a look here:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/42/ducks

and have fun!

 

[redsoxs]

Greetings from Kansas, JoeyKidd, and

! Happy you joined us! Best of luck to you and your flock!!