I tried using golf balls, but the chickens didn't seem to like them. So I changed to putting a couple of ping pong balls in each nest,and walla! It works. The chickens will lay in those boxes now, bc for some reason they like to lay their eggs where the other hens lay theirs
They might peck up the plastic balls, but I buy a whole pkg of them at the local dollar store, so easy and inexpensive to replace. Good luck.
We dehydrate, powder, vacuum seal and freeze our surplus eggs.Now they will keep at least five years, so no waste. They are good for camping, emergency food supplies,or anything you want to use them for. The local food bank is a great idea, tooThank you so much. The only reason I would get drakes is because call ducks are straight run. I can't find them sexed anywhere! But all the other breeds I like I can get all female. So I may have to give up my dream of owning a cute little call duck. Because I have a rooster and it wouldn't really be worth them fighting or a drake hurting my hens. And I don't have the room, time or money to build a seperate duck pen. I have heard duck eggs are really good and would love to try them. But my mom says If we get ducks theirs no way she will eat their eggs. But she has no problem eating chicken eggs. Not sure why people act like it's really that big of a difference. Oh well, more eggs for me
I have the same experience here. We donate our surplus eggs to a food pantry. At first everyone was "YUK!!! Duck Eggs!!! No Way" but when that is all you have you brake down and eat them or use them to bake something. Now they actually ask for them. We can't give them enough to keep everyone happy. You might try making a really nice omelet someday (on the sly) and see if your mom notices anything. But that is wrong of me to suggest you do something to trick your mother. Sorry.
I'm not sure if there are health laws here about donating eggs though.I'll have to check into that.
Oh wow! I have killed 3 in our duck enclosure. One snake had one of the young ducks by the tail! Be careful.
Be careful of turtles. They kill ducks. We have lost some this way. I only have regular ducks, not Muscovies.
Don't have any turtles in pond luckily..and thanks for the heads up. I'm wondering when and if I need to clip my fliers wings and exactly how. It's a learning experience and I don't want to hurt while helping our babies. Any advice would be useful.
Okay. I own snakes as pets!
I have 12 snakes.
