I recently ended up with 4 ducklings, about a week old. I keep chickens but am new to ducks. Does anyone else have any knowledge they can pass on? I don't know what kind of ducks they are, still trying to identify them.
I read that some people use dog houses for them to sleep in, does that sound like a good idea?Soooo cute. I love ducks. I had a bunch of mallards that was caught in an oil spill in a creek they lived by. They all needed to be rehomed so we took some. They are very messy both when eating and pooping. They do need water to both drink and swim in. Give them a place to sleep in that's dark and cozy but not overly big. They seem to like sleeping all snug together. Not much more really that I can think of. Enjoy
I guess I'll just wait and see when their feathers come in. Hopefully they're species that get along with one another.Black ducks are usually Cayuga, but I think your babies are probably mixed species. There's also a Swedish duck that's black with a white chest. As babies the Swedish look similar to your third picture.
I'm going to get a shed or something like that where they can go to be dry and warm. I guess I'll lock them up at night to keep them safer like with the chickens.A dog house should be fine. Do they have a place to go though to get out of they rain and sun if they want? Some place that if it gets rainy and windy they will have some room to still be fed and walk around while being out of the rain and wind? Doesn't have to be fancy or really big but you get what I'm saying
I have 2 rose breasted cockatoos that I call "pink chickens" since they like to run around on the floor and pick at things.Adorable!
I have chickens (and parrots - who I call the 'house chickens')...and have had turkeys. We eat the eggs. The animals themselves are pets.
The only ducks I've had were overnight Mallard babies. The mother was run over and the next day I dropped them off at a wildlife rehab centre. But they were adorable too!
Yep just got 8 ducklings myself. I'm rearing them with a turkey and 6 chickens that hatched. They will follow the leader as usual turkeys or chickens do. But also they will venture onto there own like. All the chickens and turkeys(adults)I keep together but during the day when they're out they tend to flock together with their own.I recently ended up with 4 ducklings, about a week old. I keep chickens but am new to ducks. Does anyone else have any knowledge they can pass on? I don't know what kind of ducks they are, still trying to identify them.
Yes indeed. Turkey eggs are fantastic too.I will be getting some ducks sooner or later myself I love the eggs big and tasty. So I will be watching this thread for information. lurker status confirmed