The Duck Thread

[BLT79]

http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/poulsci/tech_manuals/feeding_ducks.html

This link has a very precise table of requirements for ducks. Chicken feed may have too much protein.

thank you!

 

[blondiebee181]

I read that if you have drakes and feed your birds layer you should offer access to straight grain, like wheat in a shallow dish of water, so the drake can lessen the calcium intake. Thoughts?

Never heard this before. Most people with drakes or roosters go ahead and feed an all purpose adult feed to everyone and just put out free choice oyster shells for the ladies....the men tend not to eat it.

 

[Amiga]

I read that if you have drakes and feed your birds layer you should offer access to straight grain, like wheat in a shallow dish of water, so the drake can lessen the calcium intake. Thoughts?

I have read this, too. It may help in cases where the girls don't eat enough of th free choice shell. I have a few girls like this.

 

[Duck Lover3000]

This is my cayuga breeding pair

His name is Boss and her name is Sasha and the duck in the back ground is my Mascovy mindi

 

[starlingsbaby]

I jus got a new pair of Campbell's an put in with my other male and 7 females, they were grabbing each other by the neck fighting, the males were, will they stop it's like a pecking order type deal right?

 

[starlingsbaby]

My old ducks and new ducks were both in with a lot of other ducks before I got them.

 

[Amiga]

When I introduce new ducks, I do not put them in right away. They are side by side, divided by a fence until they can have limited supervised time together. If fighting starts, anything more than poking or running at each other a little bit, they get separated again until they get more used to each other.

Giving them treats at the same time is another thing I do.

I would not leave the Campbells with the rest, unsupervised at this time. I would get some temporary fence up between them.

 

[starlingsbaby]

Thanks but I kept fence between them for awhile then in pen an was fighting so let out to free range an they done great now back in together and doing great. Thanks for the advice

 

[gilmeryote]

Let my ducks out today,first time they got to play in the water.

 

[smay214]

Can anyone tell me what Breed the duck on the right is? It is a female.

How cute are they??