ducks and chickens

  1. TheGreenManFarm

    Ducks Using Nesting Boxes?

    Ok, so I moved my 7 ducks & 42 chickens into the same house at Halloween. I built a row of nesting boxes on one wall, including a row along the floor because hey, why waste the space? Turns out the chickens LOVE the floor-corner nesting box... some days to the exclusion of all the others haha...
    • TheGreenManFarm
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    • ducks ducks and chickens ducks and chickens in harmony ducks behavior ducks borrowing nest! nesting boxes
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    • Forum: Ducks
  2. S

    Chickens not eating oyster shells

    I own three ducks and four chickens and recently discovered one of my ducks is a male. Originally my plan was to integrate everyone to share layer feed, but now I don't want to feed my male duck excess calcium. So I bought normal flock grower food and I bought oyster shell to supplement the...
  3. C

    Help please

    Hi again, we once again rescued some fertile eggs for the cold outside after some tragic events with the neighbours ducks. Is there any tips in ensuring humidity stays high during lock down and anyway to help the ducklings with out effecting the temperature and humidity. Also what temperature...
    • Crowe18
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    • duck duckling ducks and chickens hatching and incubating
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    • Forum: Ducks
  4. Julielynn810

    raising ducklings and ONE chick

    Hi everyone! I just received my 4 welsh harlequin ducklings yesterday from Metzer Farms...but to my surprise, they included a baby chick as well. 1) Can I keep the chick with the ducklings in the brooder? 2) I've read that I'm supposed to supplement the ducklings with niacin, will this hurt...
    • Julielynn810
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    • chicken advice duck advice ducks and chickens ducks and chickens in harmony ducks and chicks. pond ok for chickens? help ! raising a chick alone
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Ducks
  5. Jessica3664

    Hello

    My name is Jessica, owner of a new and upcoming business on Whidbey Island, Ayden's Farm. We are a farm to table operation until we get our egg room finished. I have had chickens as a kid, and I have had my own flock since 2012 when we started as a hobby farm. We currently have approximately...
  6. Fourwaldens

    Call duck swimming hole :)

    Our family just adopted 3 call ducklings (in addition to 4 chicks) and will be working on building their respective coops over the next 2-3 weeks. Due to the possibility of moving this summer we are making the coops to be easy for us to transport until we finalize our plans. For the ducks, how...
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    • bathing call ducks chickens coop and run ducks and chickens water
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Ducks
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