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 …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Are you thinking of hatching your own ducklings using a homemade incubator? Need some advice on what to do, and what not to do, to ensure successful hatches? My husband and I decided we wanted to add ducks to our family. We don’t have acres …
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