Ducks sound cute/fun, but it sounds like there's no way they'll ever be as low maintenance as our chickens, Honey . . . er . . . Nifty-Chicken.
With our current chicken setup we could probably be gone a few days and our girls would be fine (HUGE feed dispenser made by Nifty-Chicken, and automatic waterer which I LOVE).
For longer trips we do have someone check on them and get eggs - to ensure they don't go broody or start eating the eggs! It sounds like we can't do that with ducks? Maybe we can hire a duck sitter for trips. Drop her off for a playdate/sleepover with another duck/chicken enthusiast!
Anyway, I love all the great detail from eggchel! I still have to check out the links, but like the info you gave. Thank you!!! Are the bantams very noisy? Also, when you provide a bucket for duck head dunking, do you find the chickens like to roost on it, or do they pretty much leave it alone? I can just see ours perching on it and pooping in the water.
With our current chicken setup we could probably be gone a few days and our girls would be fine (HUGE feed dispenser made by Nifty-Chicken, and automatic waterer which I LOVE).
Anyway, I love all the great detail from eggchel! I still have to check out the links, but like the info you gave. Thank you!!! Are the bantams very noisy? Also, when you provide a bucket for duck head dunking, do you find the chickens like to roost on it, or do they pretty much leave it alone? I can just see ours perching on it and pooping in the water.
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