New Jersey

[RoyalChick]

Hey all. I am linking this here to help out a new member @jploria116 who hadn’t yet found the NJ forum.

Basically new bag of free chick feed available in Morris County.

Thread 'For free in NJ - kalbach medicated chick feed'
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/for-free-in-nj-kalbach-medicated-chick-feed.1638931/

 

[jhitch3245]

Hi everyone, I'm looking for some advise. Sadly, we are moving and can't bring our 4 chickens (2 RIR and 2 BSL) and a male Pekin duck with us (all 1 yr old). We are having a hard time finding someone who can take them. If anyone has ideas on where we could try to find them a home, I'd greatly appreciate the help! Or if anyone is able to take them please let me know! We are in the South Jersey area - Salem County. You can even have the coops if you need them! We just want to see them go to a good home! The chickens are really great layers and he is a wonderful protector. Sadly, his female counterpart past away so we'd love to see him go to a home with other ducks!

 

[hayleyasaurus]

Hi everyone,
Sadly my sweet 14 year old duck Pip passed away and I’m left with only 1 duck. I’m looking to buy an adult female duck to be friends with the one I have left. Let me know if you could please sell me one of yours. I’ve been looking but have had no luck. I’m in central New Jersey.
Thanks!

 

[Bubblesduck]

Hi everyone,
Sadly my sweet 14 year old duck Pip passed away and I’m left with only 1 duck. I’m looking to buy an adult female duck to be friends with the one I have left. Let me know if you could please sell me one of yours. I’ve been looking but have had no luck. I’m in central New Jersey.
Thanks!

I have a few…depends where you are and what type of environment they will have - I would only want my ducks to go to a equal or better environment - they are cross between call duck hen and mallard father- silver ducks- I think I have one that is not paired up already . I’m in central NJ as well- send me a private message to f you’re interested

 

[Bubblesduck]

Hi everyone,
Sadly my sweet 14 year old duck Pip passed away and I’m left with only 1 duck. I’m looking to buy an adult female duck to be friends with the one I have left. Let me know if you could please sell me one of yours. I’ve been looking but have had no luck. I’m in central New Jersey.
Thanks!

It might be better for you to buy a pair if the other duck you have is also 14 yrs + that way if something happens the other two won’t be as affected

 

[hayleyasaurus]

It might be better for you to buy a pair if the other duck you have is also 14 yrs + that way if something happens the other two won’t be as affected

Thank you so much! Do they fly? I life in a suburban area so that wouldn’t work so well. I’m not positive how old odette is but I think like 5 or 6 because she doesn’t lay regularly. I can send photos of my set up to you! I have her in a 8x24 ft pen. I have a big baby pool with with a ramp and restaurant mats on the ground. They have a baby house with straw for the winter and a little heater as well. I let them free rage the yard during the day

 

[Bubblesduck]

Yes, all my ducks fly- but I think you might be happy with a pair of Call Ducks - my friend has a few available for sale - call Ducks are tiny, like miniature mallards…they can fly just like a mallard but if raised with humans can go out in the yard free range if safe from predators and will come in every night- it’s better if you hatch or get them as ducklings but if they were hand raised by another person should still be ok (every duck has a different personality of course). I live in the suburbs too …my back yard 40’x 35’ is fenced and has aviary net overhead to keep the ducks in and hawks out

 

[hayleyasaurus]

Yes, all my ducks fly- but I think you might be happy with a pair of Call Ducks - my friend has a few available for sale - call Ducks are tiny, like miniature mallards…they can fly just like a mallard but if raised with humans can go out in the yard free range if safe from predators and will come in every night- it’s better if you hatch or get them as ducklings but if they were hand raised by another person should still be ok (every duck has a different personality of course). I live in the suburbs too …my back yard 40’x 35’ is fenced and has aviary net overhead to keep the ducks in and hawks out

Yes call ducks look adorable! I think I’d love them too but I don’t have an aviary net so I’m probably better off sticking to the non flying breeds for now. I’ve never had a hawk incident I have them out whenever someone is home with the window cracked. Pip would alert me anytime a hawk was around so I’d put them in their pen for a while then

 

[Bubblesduck]

Yes call ducks look adorable! I think I’d love them too but I don’t have an aviary net so I’m probably better off sticking to the non flying breeds for now. I’ve never had a hawk incident I have them out whenever someone is home with the window cracked. Pip would alert me anytime a hawk was around so I’d put them in their pen for a while then

I thought that as well - usually my ducks freak out when a hawk is sited- but recently a hawk killed and partially ate a silky chicken when I was maybe 20 feet away in the yard - I did not hear a sound!!! Then when I walk over I just happened upon the scene