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I’m considering getting a couple Muscovy hens to incubate for me. I found some straight run duckling but would probably harvest the males this fall. My question is what is the meat like on a cross? My hope is to get a self producing meat source, obviously I’d feed them but the ducklings would...

I have a borotto real 49. My last hatch (ducks) 42 made it to lockdown and 18 hatched. I’m not sure what happened, the temp and humidity were consistent. Someone said maybe the temp was too low. I set two calibrated thermometers in there and turned it on for a day. Depending on where I set the...

I have 17 ducklings that hatched Wednesday- Saturday last week. So over a week old. Yesterday I noticed the one chocolate Ancona seems weaker and smaller than the others. Now, all the Ancona do seem smaller than the barnyard mix egg. Maybe due to nutrition in the parents? Not sure how those...

So I have an interesting observation I have made from 2 straight run hatches so far. At about 3-4 weeks, you can tell who is male of female by size. Now, you would think larger=boy. But it’s actually the opposite. I have successfully figured out genders just by looking to see who is bigger-...

I only have one incubator and am planning to hatch chickens and ducks together. I know to start the ducks a week before the chickens. Here are my questions: I cool and mist the duck eggs days 8-25. Is that okay for the chicken eggs or do I remove the duck eggs from the incubator for that...

Last September my grandpa and I built a duck house based on Elliot Coleman’s duckingham palace. We made it 3’x 5.5’ so it would fit in my car (outback). I added the handles and wheels when I got it home. This spring I finally had ducklings to put it in. It works so well! The floor is hardware...

My recent hatch is 17 ducklings. 6 are pure Ancona but several of my mixed look Ancona too. Any guesses on who is who? And no, I didn’t label the ducklings at hatch. Most hatched overnight so I don’t know who came from which egg (and the eggs were labeled). I posted all 17, even the ones that...

My first hatch I started with 48 eggs and got 3 ducklings. That one I know what went wrong- cheap incubator and the temp dropped when I put it in lockdown. Round 2 I upgraded to a borotto 49 automatic incubator. I started with 15 shipped ancona eggs, 11 green eggs, and 23 white eggs. Most of...

Hi all! I’m Lydia from Wisconsin. I was on here years ago, but stopped logging on for about 5 years. I’m in Wisconsin and raise alpine goats and a variety of duck breeds. I have been raising ducks for about 12 years. Started with 2 khaki hens and a drake. Have had a variety from various breeds...

I would really like to feed my hens corn/soy free feed. We currently use wheat, barley and oats. Does anyone have a surefire recipe that won't slow egg production?

I have 2 recently broody ducks, and I have some questions. What do you feed the ducklings? The same thing as the moms? I give them whole grains (wheat,oats, barley). Will this work? Do you cage the ducks in at all after the ducklings hatch? I am not sure if they need to be separate from other...

I am getting ready to breed my alpine doe and I am looking for advice. We have a Boer buck and we are purchasing a Nubian buck. I am not happy with the amount of milk my Alpine produces, so I was hoping to breed her to the Boer and use her kids for meat. Will she have kidding problems if bred to...

Does anybody use snap set pools for their ducks? I got one and I like it better than kiddie pools. It is easier to empty and the ducks seem to like it better. I have never seen anything about them on here ,so I thought I would suggest them. I use bricks to make steps in and out of the pool. The...

I got some ducks yesterday and I am wondering how long they need to be locked up in their new house. I need them to eat (potato)bugs ASAP. I will be clipping their wings so they won't fly away.

I got some new ducks today and I am wondering what kind they are. I know they are at least part mallard because of the single eye stripe on all the ducklings. The white one appears to be a Welsh Harlequin. They all fly. Their former owner said the white one had a brown sister. They hatched their...

My name is Lydia and I own 25 ducks. My parents have chickens as well. I just got 13 new ducks today. They were free from a friend who didn't want them. I think they are a mallard or mallard cross family, and a welsh harlequin mom and her ducklings.. I have 9 holderead ducklings, 3 khaki campell...