Thinking of getting some ducks, any tips?

[RoosterBoost]

Hello everybody! Recently I've been considering getting some ducks, I own large farmland and I know all about how to care for them, I'm just wondering if there's anything I should know, thank you friends!

 

[GracePoultry]

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[GracePoultry]

Ducks are great! just got 4 a few weeks ago! some breeds are great egg layers or meat producers. got mine for mostly pets and the breeds I got are very friendly!

Good for slug control in gardens. messier than chickens but very fun and affectionate! be prepared to clean the brooder everyday!!

 

[GracePoultry]

I'm dying

 

[StinkyAcres]

Ducks are adorable. But I will warn you they are messy. Let me repeat - THEY ARE MESSY. I read that ducks are messy before I got mine, but I didn't realize just how messy they are and in what way. They will get their water everywhere, including in their food (they have to have water with their food or they can choke). If they find a muddy spot they will expand that muddy spot exponentially by drilling and just walking around in it. Their eggs will always be nasty no matter where they laid them because the ducks themselves have been sitting in water and mud. Just be prepared and modify your duck housing to be water resistant and easy to clean.

 

[WingItRanch]

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Whatever it is... let's just let it happen and walk away slowly...

 

[RoosterBoost]

Ducks are adorable. But I will warn you they are messy. Let me repeat - THEY ARE MESSY. I read that ducks are messy before I got mine, but I didn't realize just how messy they are and in what way. They will get their water everywhere, including in their food (they have to have water with their food or they can choke). If they find a muddy spot they will expand that muddy spot exponentially by drilling and just walking around in it. Their eggs will always be nasty no matter where they laid them because the ducks themselves have been sitting in water and mud. Just be prepared and modify your duck housing to be water resistant and easy to clean.

Hi! Thank you for the information, I don't mind cleaning up a bit of mess so I think I'm going to go ahead and buy some ducks.

 

[StinkyAcres]

Another thing, in case you were thinking of keeping them with your chickens - you cannot keep male ducks with chicken hens as they could kill them mating. It's best to keep ducks and chickens separate anyway because of their different needs.

 

[KathiQuacks]

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I was gonna ask the same question

 

[RoosterBoost]

I was gonna ask the same question

Hi! sorry, some silly goose decided to come in and be mean to me, it got a little heated