The Quack Shack

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Well, Junior is not particularly happy to be handled but it can be done - simply because she's not able to run away so efficiently. And she doesn't panic when held.

So yes, other things permitting, there could be a day session also. But I'm happy to report that over the night she mostly eats up the food we place in the crate. First all the peas, then most of the corn, after that barley, and the crumble she takes the last and usually leaves about half of it. Peas being best loved and entirely eaten up is great.

Yeah we can buy cracked corn. We can also just crack corn because we have about 100 kilos sitting around But it seems that our ducks have no problem eating whole kernels, including Junior; whether dry or soaked.

We have received inactivated yeast (normally intended for bees as a pollen substitute because of protein content). I have yet to figure out what the best way of serving that would be.

Seems there is a difference between European and American Ducks - or maybe the corn is different? The stuff that is sold here does not say "poultry" or similar, it is supposed to be used for pigs, cattle and deer.

 

[Canadian Wind]

As far as my experience with duck mommas goes, they do develop razor sharp teeth in their bills but do not develop fans in their bellies before they sat down on their eggs,

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Well, Junior is not particularly happy to be handled but it can be done - simply because she's not able to run away so efficiently. And she doesn't panic when held.

So yes, other things permitting, there could be a day session also. But I'm happy to report that over the night she mostly eats up the food we place in the crate. First all the peas, then most of the corn, after that barley, and the crumble she takes the last and usually leaves about half of it. Peas being best loved and entirely eaten up is great.

Yeah we can buy cracked corn. We can also just crack corn because we have about 100 kilos sitting around But it seems that our ducks have no problem eating whole kernels, including Junior; whether dry or soaked.

We have received inactivated yeast (normally intended for bees as a pollen substitute because of protein content). I have yet to figure out what the best way of serving that would be.

The more you held her and the more she understands that being held means yummy food the more she will like to be held in the future. It might go so far that she will attempt to leap into your lap in the future.

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

When my friends from the city come to visit, they go ooooh deer... And we go oh dear...

At the moment i say »Oh deer!« almost every morning. During deer hunting season all the deer in the area stay here to fertilize my land…

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Nutritional yeast or Brewer's yeast? just beware not all brewers yeast has B3 in it. But sprinkle 1 Tab for each cup of feed.

That is one of the advantages of living in the land of the free: I can just order 100 grams of pure niacin without the need to visit (and pay!) a veterinarian…

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Any kids in the cabbage patch??

Well, the ducks have not realized what is growing there. That wattle fence has become somewhat fragile during the last three years but i thought it'll be allright for just another season…

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Greetings! Another hot and muggy day. Weekend supposed to be cooler, and early next week downright unseasonably so.

Have some baby bunnies:

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Yes, the cage needs to be cleaned. I just took out the nesting box.

Looks like wabbits produce fertilizer too!

 

[Canadian Wind]

Looks like wabbits produce fertilizer too!

They do! Some of the best out there, doesn't even need composting!

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

I believe it's repurposed brewer's yeast. It's from Hungary and the writing is in Hungarian only. It's a tough language but niacin is called niacin So it seems OK.

You heart the story of the origin of the Hungarian language?

 

[rjohns39]

Good morning / evening folks