Hi I've only been keeping ducks 1 year, I have 3 khaki hens, 1 khaki drake, and 1 golden cascade hen. I was told ducks only get broody when they turn 2 but all my ducks except 1 khaki got broody hid and hatched out ducklings, each 1 week apart. The first khaki hatched 4 and I penned them in...
Recently I got a cookbook for wild game, I thought it was just about Ducks since that was on the cover but.... It had squirrel, an, raccoon and even BEAR! Now I know some people eat opossums (HOW I dunno) but has anyone actually tried Raccoon? Since I know they break in so many coops I was...
It seems like once we decided to get birds all sort of predators are popping up (well that and the fact that they tore down the forests and drained the swam a few years ago)! Just last week my mom was going out to the car when she saw some "square looking weasel" run as fast as it could away...
This year I'm hopefully getting a flock of Ducks and maybe a chicken. I've been doing a bit of research and was wondering would planting a pond that contained many foods ducks naturally find on their own significantly lower feed? Or even replace it entirely? Would the pond need to be lined and...
Hi I'm just getting into the idea of having a backyard flock/ sustainable living albeit modestly since we only have 1/4 an acre (how those 1-3 acre listings on farm land for sale do torment me lol). We do have close neighbors so noise is a pretty big factor but we've narrowed down our ideal...