snow ducks

[Daphne_loves_mealworms]

Great pics!! so happy you got 2 girls to one drake and Daphne is doing so good.

It actually turns out that everyone’s a girl!

 

[Daphne_loves_mealworms]

So glad to hear that Daphne is doing well!
She has stopped laying for the season? (Which i assume is very good for ducks!)
I bet in the end there was more duck in that tray than water?
All five of my ducks squeezed into a 40" bowl this morning after i filled it with luke-warm water. They were stepping on each other, pushing and in the end they got out, wet to their skins, then running around in circles, flapping their wings to dry up. I left my phone inside, that would have been a great video!

Daphne still lays on occasion, maybe once or twice per week. Sometimes her eggs are normal, sometimes not. However, she’s remained bright throughout. No recent lethargy or endless straining! I don’t care what she lays or does not lay as long as she is happy

It sounds like your crew had a blast in their winter pool! It’s amazing how enthusiastic they can be for a swim, even when the weather is downright terrible! Maybe you can get a video next time .

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Daphne still lays on occasion, maybe once or twice per week. Sometimes her eggs are normal, sometimes not. However, she’s remained bright throughout. No recent lethargy or endless straining! I don’t care what she lays or does not lay as long as she is happy

It sounds like your crew had a blast in their winter pool! It’s amazing how enthusiastic they can be for a swim, even when the weather is downright terrible! Maybe you can get a video next time .

Currently its the great warmup here, all the snow is gone and the mud has returned. But next Wednesday night it will be cold enough for their water to freeze over again. And i will be prepared!

 

[Miss Lydia]

It actually turns out that everyone’s a girl!

Yippie!!

 

[happy duck]

Love the pics!

 

[jennybvcr]

i tried putting out cracked corn but they have like no interested in it.

Yup me too. My spoiled ducks will ONLY eat meal worms. And peas in the summer if I toss them in their pool.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Mine go nuts for whole corn I mix 50/50 whole corn and 6 way scratch they all gobble it up.

 

[Jpat]

Mine go nuts for whole corn I mix 50/50 whole corn and 6 way scratch they all gobble it up.

Corn ia duck crack here. Frozen nibblets thawed out ive seen my cayuga eat till she fell over, Heaved a couple up then whent to sleep

 

[chickens really]

Ducks actually don't need all the extras in winter. Corn is high in fat. I feed mine the same all year but feed more Romain and veggies to compensate for the lack in forage. Plus give them soggy alfalfa cubes in a bowl of warm water.
Mine bath if it's not cold out. Yesterday they all bathed and are fine today.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Corn in winter gives carbs to stay warm and fed in moderation will not make them fat but will help keep them warm. @Iain Utah said her vet even recommended it for her flock. Along with proper diet.