Howdy there! I'll be putting together the thread throughout the next few weeks, but this first post is to give you a run down of the flock. I let them decide who they want to associate themselves with, so the dynamic of the flock is a little odd. I REPEAT, they choose who they branch off with, so some groups male/female ratio Is not where it needs to be but I let them do what they want unless someone is getting harmed. Pictures are coming soon!
My flock has separated themselves into 3/4 sub-sections:
Orange Section (ages range from 6-8 months old):
- 11 ducks (3 drakes, 8 hens)
- Black Swedish - (2 hens, 1 drake)
- Blue Swedish - (1 hen)
- silver Apple-yard - (1 hen)
- Apple-yard/Pekin - (1 hen)
- Pekin - (2 hens, 3 drakes)
Red Section (1 year-ish):
- Pekin- (3 females)
Green Section (2.5-ish years):
- Pekin - (2 males, 1 female)
Black Section (1 month-ish):
- Pekin (2; TBD)
Gray Section (age unknown, 2 yrs):
- Pekin (1 drake, 1 hen)
The Orange and Red Section are commonly found together, but they keep a few feet distance from each other. The Black Section can be found with Orange during the day time (when they aren't penned up).
Living Situation:
The ducks all have ONE coop, they are penned up at night in. ALL sections of the flock are rounded up and mixed together in the pen. They all just sleep and wait to be let out in the morning lol. SO, the ducks are let out to roam the neighborhood during the day, sometimes they take swims down the canal, whatever their little wild hearts desire. Everyone feeds them (not bread!) and yeah!
Laying!!:
So Orange group just began laying, they lay 2 eggs a day and the majority are double-yolkers! I provide enough nutrients and supply calcium so they don't form any deficiency's. The other groups lay one daily.
My "Mission Statement":
We strive to provide our ducks with the most wild-like life they are able to have. If they want to start a nest, they get to start the nest. If they want to move canals, I'll go and feed them everyday but they get to move canals. I want to provide these ducks with the best and most enriching life they can have.
Hatching:
Currently (Sept. 7th, 2024) I have 9 eggs in the incubator. They were placed in on 9/3/24. There is a double-yolker in there...
My flock has separated themselves into 3/4 sub-sections:
Orange Section (ages range from 6-8 months old):
- 11 ducks (3 drakes, 8 hens)
- Black Swedish - (2 hens, 1 drake)
- Blue Swedish - (1 hen)
- silver Apple-yard - (1 hen)
- Apple-yard/Pekin - (1 hen)
- Pekin - (2 hens, 3 drakes)
Red Section (1 year-ish):
- Pekin- (3 females)
Green Section (2.5-ish years):
- Pekin - (2 males, 1 female)
Black Section (1 month-ish):
- Pekin (2; TBD)
Gray Section (age unknown, 2 yrs):
- Pekin (1 drake, 1 hen)
The Orange and Red Section are commonly found together, but they keep a few feet distance from each other. The Black Section can be found with Orange during the day time (when they aren't penned up).
Living Situation:
The ducks all have ONE coop, they are penned up at night in. ALL sections of the flock are rounded up and mixed together in the pen. They all just sleep and wait to be let out in the morning lol. SO, the ducks are let out to roam the neighborhood during the day, sometimes they take swims down the canal, whatever their little wild hearts desire. Everyone feeds them (not bread!) and yeah!
Laying!!:
So Orange group just began laying, they lay 2 eggs a day and the majority are double-yolkers! I provide enough nutrients and supply calcium so they don't form any deficiency's. The other groups lay one daily.
My "Mission Statement":
We strive to provide our ducks with the most wild-like life they are able to have. If they want to start a nest, they get to start the nest. If they want to move canals, I'll go and feed them everyday but they get to move canals. I want to provide these ducks with the best and most enriching life they can have.
Hatching:
Currently (Sept. 7th, 2024) I have 9 eggs in the incubator. They were placed in on 9/3/24. There is a double-yolker in there...
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