Recent content by Bb8

I’m sure this has been asked a million times but I can’t find an answer that reflects my situation so I’ll go ahead and ask those more experienced. Newbie duck owner with 3 week old babies. It’s cooler than usual this time of year and my guys are getting big and messy fast. I’ve been putting...

Hm, ok thanks. My dream was to have them free range the whole backyard which we can’t allow for our chickens since they destroy the grass and gardens. I planned to have an area they could have water and be messy in but the rest be safe since we wouldn’t have water sources around there.

When you say “make a complete mess of the yard” do you mean just where their water sources are or anywhere they go? Planned to give them free access to a fenced yard but keep their water out of the way a bit so they’d be able to enjoy the shared yard space with the humans and the water and mess...

Help a new duck person out! Just starting out with a backyard setup and I don’t have space for all the ducks I want so I need to choose the best 3 from this list. Priorities are friendly (especially with small children running around), quieter (can’t be annoying to nearby neighbors), eggs, and...

Gotcha, thanks. I’d hate to get two ducks and have them hate each other and be stuck but we can only fit two and both those breeds seem to have different qualities we like

Ideally local but perhaps TSC depending on who has what when I’m ready for them. I liked the idea of the khakis for size and eggs but the temperament and appearance of pekin is appealing

Wondering how it would go to have a khaki Campbell with a Pekin as a pair of hopefully both females? Looking to get two babies and raise them together to try out the duck thing. Trying two breeds appeals to me but can only do 2 ducks total to start. Would this have issues? Do we need to stick to...

So that is a thing? I always assumed they mature pretty closely since they have the same hatch date

This friend was one of 4 “girls” we’ve been raising since the spring (one of two buffs and the kiddos favorite). She’s always been bigger/friendlier but I just noticed how big and red her wattle and comb are compared to her sister of the same age whose is pretty much non-existent. I’m really...