The Duck Thread

[MandyJ]

THANKS

The duck breed i Pekin. Can't tell what sex. Does it have one feather on it's tail that is curled? If so, it's male. When it makes noise, is it a loud quack or a quiet hiss? The loud quack will be a hen the quiet hiss is the drake.
Good luck!

 

[Chicken Egg 17]

The duck breed i Pekin. Can't tell what sex. Does it have one feather on it's tail that is curled? If so, it's male. When it makes noise, is it a loud quack or a quiet hiss? The loud quack will be a hen the quiet hiss is the drake.
Good luck!

Ya he is a Drake he doesn't have curled tail feathers but he has a quit raspy quack his name is Donald and we got him a hen and named her Daisy. Thanks

 

[Chicken Egg 17]

Yesterday and today was a busy day. Today's project was digging a duck pond I was going to wait until spring but I was bored so why not. I just took a section of the fence and started digging so idk how big it is or anything but I will get pictures tommarrow since it's raining I am hoping the water will pack the dirt walls will buy a tarp for it in the spring as it winter and before long it's going to be snowing so there really isn't any point.

 

[Chicken Egg 17]

For everyone who keeps ducks and chickens together how do you keep your chickens from getting in the pond and drowning? I had one of My grow outs drown in the pond the other day.

 

[Ren2014]

For everyone who keeps ducks and chickens together how do you keep your chickens from getting in the pond and drowning? I had one of My grow outs drown in the pond the other day.

OOO no, sorry to hear this. Our chickens do not go near the pond. They free range and have the opportunity but they don't. I currently have 5 wko chicks running around and they are not going near the pond either.

Make sure your pond has plenty of sloping edges so they can safely get out.

 

[Chicken Egg 17]

OOO no, sorry to hear this.  Our chickens do not go near the pond.  They free range and have the opportunity but they don't.  I currently have 5 wko chicks running around and they are not going near the pond either.

Make sure your pond has plenty of sloping edges so they can safely get out.

I'm going to leave the one side with like a step from the deep section which tommarrow I might move the one wall back some more to give a little more room in the deeper section as right now I only have two ducks but I I might hatch a few so I want to make sure it would be large enough. I will give measurements tommarrow. Can everyone give me demintions of there pond so I know how big I should go? Thanks

 

[BantyChooks]

For everyone who keeps ducks and chickens together how do you keep your chickens from getting in the pond and drowning? I had one of My grow outs drown in the pond the other day.

Oh no! So sorry for your loss.

I just keep the littles away, and since the pool I have is shallow they outgrow the "danger size" quickly.

 

[Chicken Egg 17]

This is the last question I think but does everyone prefer walls on there pond or no walls/ level to the ground? I would think that walls would help keep some water in the pond but if I do the walls then the ducks are going to just dig through the walls

 

[Chicken Egg 17]

Oh no! So sorry for your loss.

I just keep the littles away, and since the pool I have is shallow they outgrow the "danger size" quickly.

it was my roosters son I was going to use his as a replacement because my rooster is getting older and even though I'm getting out of my mixed flock I want to keep a beautiful rooster around that looks almost identical to my rooster Fred if you seen him you would understand. Thank you

 

[casportpony]

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