ducks and chickens

  1. K

    A few birds

    I have six ducks, four red mixes, 2 bantams, a crevie (I think) and four guineas. Oh, and four goats.
  2. C

    Upstate ny adk

    hello! I am vary excited to finally have chicken's of my own. I am new to owning them myself even though I have been around them before with friends growing up. I have 6 isa browns, 2 orphington,2 Barhams and I can't remember the other breed lol but I have 6 of them. I also have 6 ducks,1...
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  3. H

    How much space will I need for my meat chickens and ducks?

    Hello! We currently have 5 laying hens who will be transitioning to their coop/run soon. Their run is 80 Sq ft. and their coop is 120 Sq ft. We also have 3 ducks that will be sharing the coop with them. Could the ducks also share the 80 Sq ft of run or do we need more space? Also, in a few...
  4. Frosty_2503

    Chickens and geese or chickens and ducks?

    I absolutely love waterfowl and would like to add some into my flock of chickens. I love Cayugas and I love black East Indies as well, but I also love American buff geese, pilgrim geese and Sebastopols. I’m looking for something that will be friendly and cute but also get along very well with my...
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    • cayuga duck ducks and chickens east indies geese and chickens goose help waterfowl
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    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  5. R

    Does my duck have lead poisoning?!

    In my previous post ( https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/sick-duck.1363581/ ) , I talked about how my weeks old duck was acting weird, she looks extremely anemic and pale. After some research, I noticed that all her symptoms point to lead poisoning. I have a video of her seizure in this...
  6. Ashleyfaith111

    New to the group! 🐣

    Hi!, My names Ashley, im new to this group. Currently have 5 chickens,2 muscovy ducks, and 2 mystery ducklings ( not sure the breed). We've had ducks and chickens for around 3-4 years now.
  7. ChickenPerson999999

    should I have ducks?

    Should I get ducks? I have 9 Easter egger chickens. But I’m intrested in why ducks are so more populaur than chickens are lately. How messier are ducks than chickens? Is it ways to reduce the mess. Are they louder or quieter than chickens. Do they eat and poop less than chickens. How messy are...
  8. Csparling

    How long are duck eggs good for if left in the coop??

    We cleaned out the duck coop this morning. All together we found almost 2 dozen eggs! I know some are less than a week old and I left them thinking they were being sat on but I don’t think they are. We pulled over a dozen out from under the ramp from the entry way going outside the coop...
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  9. B

    Hello, newbie here.

    Hello everyone! My husband and I recently bought 6 baby chickens, two baby turkeys, and 1 year old rooster. Nothing like getting your feet wet by getting a little of everything. We have just about finished our chicken coop while the babies are sitting under a heat lamp in the garage. I was...
  10. Kaytay0222

    My ducklings leg is hurt

    Don't know if I should be worried or not but need a little guidance as to what I should do. So we got some ducklings yesterday, and when we got home we filled up our sink so they could swim apparently my husband didn't have a strong enough hold on the duckling and the little fella jumped out of...
  11. Work in Progress - My Chicken Coops, Shed Conversion and Duck Run

    Work in Progress - My Chicken Coops, Shed Conversion and Duck Run

    Last spring we lived in a town that wouldn't let us put a shed on our 1 acre lot because we already had a detached garage. Chickens... forget it! So fast forward to August of the same year and in the midst of a move to a place that suited us better, we found ourselves the proud owner of some...
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  12. BabyTot

    Ducks and chickens together

    I'm planning on getting a couple ducks this spring to live with my chickens, after expanding my coop. Just wondering if anyone has any tips or anything I should know before I get the ducks, thanks 😄
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  13. SwedeinAZ

    Will hawks get ducks?

    I have been having my chickens and ducks picked off one by one during mid-day lately. Mostly- we find the carcass in the yard but now 2 have disappeared completely. Yesterday, my drake disappeared and my two female ducks were right by the pond. I was so surprised as the kids and the dog were...
  14. tacothechicken

    Pigeons & poultry flock updates and stories!

    Ok so I figure since everyone I know always wants stories on my birds I might as well start a thread here where all ye chicken lovers reside! This will be about all my birds from ducks, chickens and pigeons, to small notes and interactions with my other animals. Dogs, goats, cats etc. Along with...
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    • Forum: Pictures & Stories of My Chickens
  15. Dfarago

    Fodder systems

    I’ve looked into doing fodder for my Muscovies for a while. We plan on doing duck weed in the future but that’s on hold until we can get supplies. what are some good seeds to use for a fodder system? And where is a good, inexpensive source?
  16. Dfarago

    Mixing poultry

    My husband and I currently have Muscovies and are building a big aviary for them. But we want to expand our flock once the poultry ban lifts (we live just outside the quarantine zone but can’t travel into town without going through it) and we would like a variety of birds. What kind of poultry...
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    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  17. L

    1 duck in a flock of 4 chickens?

    Starting a community flock and currently trying to decidet best types of chickens to get. I think I've done pretty thorough research on the chickens part of it, but my question here is; would it be okay to have just one duck in a flock of 3-5 chickens? I heard that chickens and ducks can...
  18. D

    Help, my ducks are all Drakes

    Hello yall- I for some reason all along thought my ducks were going to be females. Well, no such luck! All Drakes with the curly feather :( I have 13 chickens and I started off wanting just chickens but my kid and grand kid wanted ducks so I got them without knowing much. The problem is, my...
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  19. Bettyboop7499

    So Blessed today!

    Hello! So excited! I ordered three female Pekin for my male Pekin, last summer I bought four from TS and they all turned out to be male, I have two left so I got them some girlfriends- they are going to be so happy:ya However, to my delight the shipper (who charged me a fortune) made a mistake...
  20. Audreyschickens

    Do chickens need water at night?

    Hi! I already have 11 chickens and I have a different section away from them where i planned on raising ducks. We ordered 4 from Metzer farms and they will arrive soon. But, we just rescued 2 chicks and since my flock of 11 is already established i was wondering if i could have the ducks and 2...
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