Recent content by Steve Ducks

Thanks. Thought so but nice to get confirmation. Mate suggested using aviation tin snips to butcher birds - much easier on bones

We bought a new Muscovy drake as our died of old age. The new drake had a wing sticking out that we were told was due to a dog attack but now his ducklings have wings sticking out too. Heard it's probably genetic Angel wings. We raise these birds for our food so now looking for advice...

Thanks, I'll see how they do with it on heavy pot turned upside down. If they knock it over, I may build a wooden stand and bolt it down.

Hi, I'm using the self filling feeder in the photo for my guinea fowl and they splash out as much feed as they eat - maybe more. Feeder works great with my chickens, though they might be eating spillage. The guinea fowl don't eat any spillage. Tried putting spillage back in the feeder and...

Thanks. The last batch of ducklings did ok with the covered dirt side and then ventured onto the gravel after they grew a bit. Any concerns having ducklings on gravel?

I used a triangular section between two fences to build an enclosed area for raising Muscovy ducklings. Blocked one end and put bird mesh over the top to keep predators out. Then I covered half of it with construction plastic and then shade cloth to create a waterproof section. Worked great till...

Hi, I have 8 ducks and 4 hens that stopped laying eggs when I moved them. I kept them in a grassy dog run (10m x 10m) during the day and a chicken tractor at night until I built a coop/bird run. When I moved them to the coop with 5m X 10m run in the trees, they all stopped laying eggs. We...

The gravel is quite large, 30mm so should have said rock. Do they get enough grit from the dirt or do I need to add something to the food? Floor has an embossed slip-resistant surface - 3mm etched squares for traction.

Dying ducks (4 left) are mixed with chickens (5), healthy ones (7) aren't

Healthy one's duck tractor is on 30mm gravel driveway. I move them out of this area into a separate dirt holding area for the day. Then I let the dying ones out of their duck house into area where the duck tractor is. Rest of the driveway duck run area is dirt in trees. Do they need access...

Hi, We are new to raising ducks and need help since we've started loosing 1 every month or two. We have 2 flocks and are only loosing them from one. First the duck will have trouble walking, then can't walk much, then not at all, then dies. Still eats and drinks water till the end...