Ducks vs chickens is a big topic among poultry owners. Most people tend to be either team duck or team chicken. Then there are those who love them both… with a possible favourite. Both chickens and ducks have their own benefits and their own disadvantages. Ducks need a lot more water and make mud very …
Caring for ducks in the winter can be decently easy as long as their basic needs are met. They tolerate the cold much better than chickens do so they are a great alternative if your climate gets very cold winters. What do ducks do when it’s cold? What a duck does in the winter depends …
Let’s start with how a mother duck would incubate her eggs in the wild. In early to late spring a mother duck begins nesting. She will lay about a dozen eggs before she becomes broody. A “broody” duck is a female duck that is sitting on her eggs. She will stay sitting on the eggs …
Building a duck house can be super exciting and doesn’t need to be a huge extravagant thing. Ducks sleep on the ground and don’t need perches or nest boxes. They only need four walls, a floor, a roof, a door, and good ventilation. I will walk you through and answer all the questions that came …
Ducks can be a great addition to your farm, homestead, or backyard. Ducks can provide you with a mostly continuous supply of eggs as well as meat. But it’s also great to have ducks as pets. They have such personality and they provide many benefits to your yard. They are extremely social creatures and thus …
Hopefully you are here reading this before you have ducks. Trying to fix a muddy duck pen situation can be difficult if you already have everything built with ducks in it. If you already have ducks and need to figure out a solution then hopefully some of these ideas will help you figure out how …
How to Use the Deep Litter Method for Ducks and Chickens Cleaning out the duck coop can be very time consuming and a lot of work. Thankfully there is an easier way. It is called the deep litter method. You can be use the deep litter method for ducks and chickens. What is the Deep …
25 Important Facts You Should Know Before Getting Ducks So many people jump into getting ducks without knowing anything about them. But because they didn’t do their research they quickly realize how fast they grow and messy they get. Then these ducks are dropped at a local pond or just set free. Those ducks will …
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When ducklings come out of the incubator or when you bring your ducklings home they need to go into a brooder. A brooder is an enclosed space with bedding, food, water and a heat lamp. A brooder can look very different depending on what you have on hand. I made two brooders, one from a …
Feeding ducks is slightly different than feeding chickens as their dietary requirements are not quite the same. However, ducks can eat chicken feed, as long as it is un-medicated. Ducks require nearly twice as much Niacin (vitamin B3) in their diets than chickens do. Without having enough niacin, ducks end up with leg and joint …
