ducks and chickens

  1. BlessedChaosHomestead

    Feeding Mixed Flocks?

    I hope this is the right area to ask this. I have chickens, ducks, and turkeys that will share areas. Currently it’s my almost 12wk chickens & 6wk ducks. My issue is my ducks like the chicken food & my chickens like the duck food!!! Lolol I know in the future I can switch them to an all flock...
  2. AngelinaThePekin8

    Is this a respiratory illness or something else?

    1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) Seven of eleven chickens are about 5-7 years old, three of them are about 1-3 years old. I have eight ducks two cayuga drakes they are the only drakes I have. one female cayuga, two pekin...
  3. D

    Doublehorse shoe farms , located outside ravenswood , west virgina. We breed ducks !nd chicmens and can accomidate many more animals.

    We will travel to you and come get large amounts of animals ducks ,chickens , pigs, goats , dogs and cats sometimes. We don't ever charge but if you can give donations they would be appreciate. Or have feed sent to the farm.
  4. The chicken nurd

    Surprise Ducks help!

    Hey everyone so here’s what happened My birthday was a few days ago and my neighbor told me they had a surprise witch turned out to be ducks she’s getting them from someone and dropping them off sometime between tomorrow and Wednesday I already have most everything I need because I have 12...
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  5. Kitcathkat

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  6. sunnyschickens

    When can I stop separating my ducklings and chickens?

    Hello! I have 10 young (4 month old) chickens that free range in my fenced yard and sleep in their coop at night. My 3 Pekin ducklings are 5 weeks old and have their own area enclosed on 3 sides (but with chicken wire fencing on the 4th side also in the fenced yard) which houses their pool and...
  7. froggyphore

    can a drake live near hens?

    i’ve seen pretty mixed opinions, some say yes if they have enough female ducks and some say absolutely no. what has been y’alls experience with the two? if you had roos did they defend the hens from the drakes?
  8. A

    My Ducky Song List

    These are a few of the songs I find myself singing to my half-a-dozen duckie babies. Yes, there is a good chance I might have lost it, I have been talking to a bunch of Quacks! Ducks Just Wanna Have Fun Ducks in the Wind Taking Care of Duckies I Just Need a Ducky to LOve All My Friends are...
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  9. froggyphore

    how big should my coop be?

    My coop is big enough for my flock of 16, but next year i want to add 6 hens and get some ducks. (3-6 standard size and 3 calls) I’d prefer for them to cohabitate, how much floor space would be necessary? They free range during the day. Thanks in advance. :)
  10. The chicken nurd

    Questions about Keeping ducks and chickens together

    Hi everyone I’m adding ducks to my backyard flock and I have a few questions I’ve been keeping chickens for more than ten years and first I was wondering if my older (9+ Year old) hens would have problems because they have never been around other poultry besides chickens also I was wondering if...
  11. J

    Separate houses for chicks and ducks? And coop size?

    Hi everyone! I'm so excited and so confused to be starting my chick and duck life! I need a lot of help! We're on a weird patch of land in Vermont that's divided into 3 parcels. We have our little yard, then across the street we have more "woodsy" and hilly area of land, with easy access to a...
  12. B

    Introducing ducklings to my adult chickens

    I’m planning on getting two ducklings in a month or two and want them to get along with my four grown hens. Any tips for the introduction process and how to tell when they’ve gotten used to each other?
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  13. O

    Emotional support poultry :)

    Hi. My name is Missie. I've been lurking a lot here tending to my flock.. Im a first year owner. I have currently: 3 ducks. A drake rouen, a female rouen and a female peking And way too many other chickens. In Nov 2020 I got 4 isa browns that are currently my only layers. The guy i bought...
  14. DuckDude II

    Duck Names!!!

    Hello, Everyone! What are some of your favorite duck names? I am planning on getting ducks again in the spring.... some of my favorite names are Marty and Fawn...... Let me know yours! Thanks, DuckDude II
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  15. Brooke_R

    Any DIY Duck/Chicken coop ideas?

    My ducks are currently living in a shed of mine during the night but I will need to move them out soon. I want to build them a coop for them to go in at night to keep them safe (mostly from Coyotes). I would rather not buy one because all that I’ve seen are expensive. I was wandering if anyone...
    • Brooke_R
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    • Forum: DIY / Self Sufficiency
  16. cnielsen

    Introducing Ducklings to Chickens

    How/when should we introduce ducklings to chickens? We have 2 ducklings, pippa (golden 300) and poppy (rouen) that we got from tractor supply a little over three weeks ago. they were tiny, most likely less than a week old but were not sure. we estimate they’re 4-5.5 weeks old right now...
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  17. BurtonPeeps

    Mother/Daughter located in NC

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? - We are new to chickens, we got our first ones about two years ago. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? - We currently have 8 chickens and 3 ducks. (3) What breeds do you have? - Buff Cochin Bantam, Barred Rock Bantam...
  18. F

    My Pekin is getting pecked

    So I have 2 pekin, a rouin, and a rescue mallard. My male pekin had right below his eye pecked by one of the hens because my flock is all together. Chickens, ducks, and the turkey. They usually all get along fine but as everyone knows chickens have attitudes and ducks do too. His eye has...
    • FeathersFur15
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  19. Winston_the_runner

    Hiya!

    Hello! I’m glad I was finally able to join the community haha, I’ve been needing some help with my ducks the google can’t quite answer correctly. My parents are divorced and the ducks are at my dads house, and chickens at my moms. We have three ducks, a runner (winston), a blue Swedish...
  20. motherturkey

    New member intro

    Hello! My name is Victoria. I have 7 chickens, (two of which are hatching babies!), 3 ducks, 2 baby guineas, a baby turkey and a Canadian goose. I love them and I’m happy to be able to enjoy them with other people!
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