Something’s Wrong with this Duck
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ต.ค. 2024
- It's another on the duck farm. Following the mink attack, most of the ducks are starting to recover, but there is this one duck that seems to struggle.
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When Justin said, "it's good to feel that weight", something special clicked for me. You're grateful for being able to take this responsibility on yourself and further bond with the animal through your empathy towards it. You dont want to be unaware and disconnected from our food like the lot of us.
You have a real love of all life and it shows.
Thank you, Janet! ❤️
I am sorry that you lost another one . It was really heartbreaking to see that duck struggling like that. Poor girl,she must have had an infection from the attack. :(
I know. It was a wicked bummer. Thanks for the kind words, Bettina.
Gold Shaw Farm I hope this is it and you have no more losses. I hope that when they feel better maybe you will get a broody duck and some new life on the farm.
The puddle ducks are so funny, more like the waddle ducks. 😉 they are the epitome of what you would expect from Beatrix Potters’ story characters.
@@bettinah.7429 Do you LOVE those or what??? I know people keep saying they are not the greatest for farm income, but I don't care, I think the trade off would be more than worth it to have those adorable creatures around all the time.
Candide Thirtythree they are adorable!!
Looking forward to seeing the build for the new duck house. Hope you catch the mink soon.
Thanks, Kaz!
I like how you change the camera angles frequently, It really makes the video much more engaging and easy to watch 👍
Thanks!
I'm so sorry for the whole situation. But so grateful that others can learn how important a secure coop is. Your plans sound lovely. Can't wait to see specifics!
Thanks, Dolly!
Morgan - Sorry about your duck. I had a duck that was severely stressed after a hawk attack... I put her in a dog crate, gave her some swim time in the tub and I gave her B12 drops in her water. After a few days she was much improved. I am sorry about your ducks.
Thank you!
Man...so sorry Morgan! Hope this is the last one you have issues with! You've got this. Just keep swimming!
Thanks for the encouragement.
Thank you for sharing your journey. The good, the bad, and the ugly. Sorry for all of the ugly recently and for the loss of another one of your ladies.
Can't wait to see your new duck house.
When I get my homestead you've inspired me to get ducks.
Its not an easy vocation you have chosen, but you are doing things right, and being humane. I wish you much success
Good morning Morgan, I hope today is better than yesterday and that tomorrow is even better yet! Good luck with all your plans....
Thank you! I hope you have a great day too, bud.
Hi..... Gold Shaw Farm, thank you for sharing your video homestead 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋
Cats and ducks alike must be smarter than i had thought. I mean, the cats don't seem to attack ducks which means they know you raise the ducks and the ducks hear what you say and do exactly as you told. It's amazing!
I almost can't handle the cuteness of ducks 🦆💞
Good thing you didnt get those 200 last year. Starting small is not a bad thing. Good video Morgan 👍
Thank you!
Oh poor ducks. I just love to watch your ducks. So darn cute. Hugs❤️
Thank you!
Man how sad was that. Sorry for another loss. Excited for the new duck house. Thank you for sharing your farm with us.
I just don't even know how to express how much I enjoy your videos. Even during the hard times. Your farm is so lovely, your heart is so big and your commitment to your farm and all who live on it is just beautiful. You have touched me in such a powerful way. Blessings to you and Allison as you continue on your journey. I'm so sorry about your predator problem. I hope it gets resolved. Oh, and PS! I do believe you do the BEST editing of any channel I watch!
Thank you!
I am so sorry for all that you’ve been going through with your ducks. It’s amazing to see how the stress effects their eggs. I hope you catch that mink soon
Thank you!
So sorry you had to cull her. That is so rough. She isn't hurting anymore though, and you are a better duck farmer from this experience, I hope that you don't have any more attacks like the last one.
Thank you!
Sorry about that, mate. It is one of the downsides of raising animals for profit or food. When you build your new duck house, be sure to bury about a foot of fencing all around the base. It is time-consuming and it does add to the cost, however, it will keep most predators from tunneling into your building. I am looking forward to what you come up with. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe.
PS: Look at how 50 ducks in a hot tub has done his building and yard for his ducks. Might help you some.
I was wondering about a concrete foundation and floor. I haven't done it yet, but it's on my dream poultry house plans :)
@@brendamontanye9877 Matt at 50 Ducks in a Hot Tub did that to his Shed when he extended it. It eliminates the possibility of digging under. Our duck run was like his only we had a full size barn on 2 levels. I put wire around the lower edges and buried it under about 12 inches of dirt. That seemed to stop all but the most persistent of mice.
my grandparents had to put plastic straps inbetween the fence line to try to stop the mink but ofc that didnt work
You probably know more about this than I, but there is a guy in Spain that raises natural (no gavage) foie gras. He also gets a lot of volunteer wild geese that he harvests along with his own progeny. There may be something he does that's applicable to your operation. His goal is to make his farm "a heaven for geese". That way they naturally gorge to produce the foie gras nature's way. Being able to lure volunteer additions to the flock might be good. Good luck to you. Making a go from farming is tough business. Love your videos.
Morgan your video was the first video anyone put out regarding everything we went through three months ago. We did not even know you yet you knew us and that touched our hearts. We have since learned about your podcasts and your wonderful Vermont homestead. We are encouraged by our northern friends because we are moving to northern Nevada and it snowed there yesterday. Short growing season and a desert. But we are not discouraged. On the contrary we are excited for what we can accomplish. Love your ducks. Love learning from everyone. Thank you.
Thank you! I really appreciate that. You guys are "hearty" you'll adapt to the cold easily!
Im glad to see new signs of growth back on your farm!!!!! Im must say the farm looks so lively and green with the snow gone..
It’s been amazing to watch! Two weeks ago a foot of snow. Today, green pastures!
Always a good idea to start on a tiny scale... your idea of tiny and mine is still radically different ha ha ... can’t wait til I have everything in place and get the “4-5” IRDs we talked about! I’m so thankful your flock is getting better and I’m sure the Premier1 fencing is a huge help! I’ve priced enough to go around my garden or to give them a secure place to hang out til they’re big enough to protect themselves somewhat.
That sounds like a good plan, Anna!
I hope your ducks will be recovered completely soon. Don't be so down on yourself. You will make it work. 🙂
I just love their little waddle! So cute!
Sorry your having a tough time, thanks for sharing it with us... dont give up pal with great hardship comes great rewards. May the future be fruitful for you!
Thanks for the encouragement, Eric.
looking forward to watching the plan and build of the new duck house
Thanks! It should be a unique build.
This really really breaks my heart. Just last year my pet duck runt had a hard time breathing and moving she died in my arms. I cried so hard I loved her a lot.
3:30 Am I the only one who noticed the two ducks in the background doing... well.... more ducks?
Morgan, I really am so sorry y’all are having to go through this storm in life. I wish I could take away the whole memory and pain of it all. Regards, Wendy
Thanks, Wendy!
Ive been watching your channel for awhile now. You have so much energy and enthusiasm with your duck farm (awesome sense of humor) its contagious. Its also interesting because you provide a point of view from a duck farmer whereas when I watch Joseph Carter I see the point of view of someone who raises mink. When I watch his channel I empathize with the mink and see that its their nature to hunt and kill rodents. But when I watch your channel I see how minks interfere with your livelihood. You have my sympathies. It is heart-wrenching to see someones life being torn apart because of a predator. You put alot of time and hardwork into raising your ducks and then to see it unravel- is really frustrating.
Loving the duck joy at the swimming hole. 😄
It is a lot of fun to see!
I DON'T THINK YOU CAN CATCH A MINK WITHA LIVE TRAP. tRY A REGULAR TRAP WITH BAIT. However, that is a nice mink, from a coat standpoint. Better than when my husband caught a shrew and told me it was the beginning of MY fur cost.
Yes you can catch mink with a live trap. I have done it but you have to use one made for squirrels so they can't get out. It helps if you use live bait; I use pigeons but I put them in a cage the mink can't get into
Why pigeons, use cheese haha
I cried :(
I’m sorry.
Black belly whistling ducks are wonderful
Aww, poor girl! :( You did the most compassionate thing.
So sad, such beautiful birds!
Poor ducks, stress isn’t good for any animal. We had to put one of our girls down last week and it sucked. Never an easy thing to do. Can’t wait to see your work on the new duck house!! Could always set up camp in the duck house at night and get the little bugger!
I've found a good sniper spot on the third story fo the barn. You can see a lot from up there.
Oh wow , that was so sad. I’m so sorry Morgan. Poor little thing.
Thanks, Leslie!
one of our ducks broke a leg and the vet had us put her in a dog kennel for several weeks so she couldnt walk around and make it worse. i would suggest isolating her in a small space so she can rest and heal.
jennienniedots Absolutely! I kept mine in a big plastic tote for a few days. And my vet said ducks need manganese. It's easy, just feed them bran flakes. It's helps with any leg issues.
@@jbarbee2151 i did not know about the bran flakes. thank you!
Hope all ducks will get well and get back to work. I believe it would be nice to be able to double your flock this year. But with building a new duck house and beefing up security that's a lot of expense. Oh well good luck with whatever you end up deciding to do. God Bless!
Thank you!
I really find your videos very interesting and simple. Please keep doing this content.
Thanks! I most definitely will. New videos every Monday and Thursday.
Hi, its been a joy watching your videos. Your family is so real, please don't stop being you !!!!!!
Thanks. I really appreciate that.
@@GoldShawFarm Morgan, I would LOVE for you to do a video on how you market your duck eggs. The details on how you approach your potential customers, who those customers are, what you charge, where you get the duck egg cartons from, etc. That's the side of duck farming videos that are really missing or lacking; the business side.
I'll try to put one together int he future.
Pedylite children's for extra electrolytes and some scrambled egg with spinach for extra nutrition / terramyacin eye ointment for eye ??
I hope things improve for you ...looks like you do a great job though , keep up the great work !
hi from Scotland i have just started watching your videos you have a super duck house the big shed tune that in to one all the best
I really really hate it when anything bad happens to ducks :( this was so sad
I'm sorry. It sucked.
I love your channel and I don't have anything to do with a farm. Your enthusiasm is great, the love toward your animals comes through in every one of your videos, and your editting is great. It's got to be a load of extra work to be setting up cameras constantly, getting great shots and editting. Will keep watching as long as you're making videos :)
Thank you! I really appreciate that support and encouragement.
Sorry that you're still dealing with fallout from the attacks. Good signs that some are starting to lay again, though.
Thanks, Rick!
So sorry for all the struggles you have been going through lately but it seems like you have a great plan in place. Sending good juju your way! :)
I really appreciate that!
So sad you had to put another one down, but lots of good lessons for the future. Looking forward to your new duck house design. It’s nice to see overall things are looking up for you 💕
Thank you!
I have no idea on this but...If you had a dog, wouldn it scare of the mink? Or at least barked. I think terriers are for fox hunting...maeby also mink
It's a great point!
Nicely done video Morgen..
With a personality like that you can be successful doing anything
Thanks!
Have you thought about getting giant rat traps for those mink and putting some fish on it? They eat crawfish and frogs and minnows, so if it smells like seafood...The smell would draw them in.
You could put a cattle panel hoop around it to keep the cats and bigger things out, they come with different size squares, just pick one with squares smaller than the cat's head. After you are done with the mink you could use the hoops as tomato trellis.
That's a good idea. I'm working on a new trapping method right now. Stay tuned!
I wish you the best! This is a dream of mine
Thank you!
Im so sorry for your duck 🙏😥
A Basset hound could at least bark and even a person unfamiliar with a dog would find a Basset is calming but will at least bark.
That's a cool idea!
It's a wonderful thought; however if he is going to get a dog an LGD is the way to go. While other dogs are barking the predators are still killing his livestock and livelihood. There is no guarantee that those other dog breeds will also not be cowards and high tail it. An LGD was bred to protect for thousands of years, even with its life if necessary, they will kill the predators before they get anywhere near his animals, if they aren't deterred first.
@@hollienguyen5222 I agree and if Morgan is like me, I could sleep through a tornado after a long and hard days' work on the farm. I have a friend who raises sheep and also has ducks. He has two Great Pyrenees that guard both the sheep and the ducks. Although mink is not native to our area, they both have a dozen coyote kills to their names. I would think a mink would be easy peasy for them. I would also think the mink wouldn't dare to approach anywhere near those ducks. Great Pyrenees are extremely laid back and friendly to their owners and as far as they're concerned those are THEIR sheep and ducks. Very protective.
:( So sorry for your losses. You made the right choice.
Almost the same exact thing happened to my ducks after a hawk attack on one of them. They began laying properly again after a couple of weeks, but there was at least a week and a half of no eggs.
They are starting to lay again. Three of the nine hens are laying.
@@GoldShawFarm Good sign. The duck of ours that was attacked by the hawk survived and hasn't laid while healing, but the others started to.
So sad....Man that is a bummer! I know that wasn't easy!
Basically penguins that forgot to wear a suit. Only the coolest birds chill at the ice lounge. 😎
So sad 😞 when it’s a tough call that you have to make when it was because of an attacks from a mink. So sorry
Hard core, Dude! Love the pond!
I love your ducks
Sorry Morgan. It seems the cost of the predator attack cost not only money, but having to finish off what it started. That must be the toughest part of animal raising.
Well said. A lot of non-money cost!
Poor girl. Never is easy.
As a Mink Man fan, I'm offended 😆 love your channel!
I hope things improve for you enjoy the video
take care
Thank you for showing the respect to bury her....that is a true farmer.
As one commenter stated before, maybe you missed it, if you want to catch a mink you need to bury the trap so that the opening is like a hole in the ground. As the commenter stated " never saw a mink or weasel, that can resist going in a hole". I believe that will bring you success in catching the mink. I grew up on a 30 acre farm way out in the woods, our closest neighbor was a mile away down a dirt road, we were over 5 miles to the nearest paved road, so I know what it is like to live in the woods with the critters. We had ducks, chickens, pigs, cows, horses, etc., every kind of farm animal, and even a Macaw parrot that my dad brought back from South America, LOL, he got a native to climb a tall tree and got one of the 2 day old chicks and hand raised her. We dealt with lots of critters way out there in the country, and the commenter's advice they gave you in your last video, is the best advice from my experience. Good luck!
Thank you! Thanks to all of the good advice, I'm trying some new methods for trapping.
Sorry about that duck it's sad. You said you haven't caught the mink yet is it possible another farmer set traps and they got it? Better luck Morgan
I have a bird that lost use of her legs -- she was egg bound. It took a while, work and prayer...she is walking again. May be of help in the future? It is rough watching an animal suffer.
I'm sorry to hear that, Deb.
I think you should feel good about your wild visitors. I had a friend who raised turkeys. One day a bunch of her wild visitors just stayed. She joked that she hatched 12 and ended up with 16 at the end of the season.
They seem to really be integrating in with the flock. I'll take if they want to be took.
You're going about this the right way. You knew NOTHING about this duck thing so it's better to start out as the janitor and work your way up! Period!! Good on ya for taking small bites.
wow rip ducks. now you is a pro bro keep up the good work don't give up
We got 2 ducks🦆🦆
It sounds like your heart broke at the end of your video. You're a good farmer💜
Looks kinda like me!
Edit: When you say release the quacken im filled with joy!
For the issue on animals not being protected, get a male goose that can't really fly. They're just as mean and fearless as the ones that do fly. Kinda like a guard dog
That was hard to watch... I am so sorry you had to put her out of her misery. This part of farming sucks! Hugs! Xoxoxo
Thanks, Rose!
Sorry man. God bless!
Thank you!
Great video. Thanks for the advice. My kids wanted to know if your ducks can fly.
They don't fly much. They can maybe fly about two feet off the ground and for about 25 feet.
I’m sure that you are dispatching your culls or harvests of ducks/geese out of sight of the flock, so as not to stress them out.
In designing your repkacment Duck Den may I suggest thst you make it elevated above the ground by at least 18 inches for better pred deterrent and enclosing and insulating the bottom elevated section so you can use it as storsge so ascto makecfull use of the space.
I'm definitely thinking of elevated. Why 18" vs 12"?
@@GoldShawFarm considering the standing height of minks and weasels, and that they can only stand for short lengths at a time this would make it more difficult for them to want to try to chew through the wooden walls. This also from what Ive watched others that have set their raised housing at for same or similar reasons. I like you vids for a newby you are learning very quickly and doing very well sir.
Wow. That is an outstanding point. I’m definitely doing that. Thanks for the suggestion. Part of why I like making videos and showing my screw ups is I can get out great ideas from people like you. I really appreciate that help. It’s going to make me better in the long run. Thank you!
Always a strangler hahatheve g own! Yeah eggs!!! I love duck eggs their so rich compared to chicken better for cookin !!
Awwwww I feel bad for the duck😥😥😥😥😥😥
A Gard goose, if raised with the ducks might get ride of other ducks. I lost a few chickens after bush turkeys brought in diseases.
The geese arrive in two weeks!
I really would like to have chickens, (after watching your video's I'm thinking ducks ) BUT, I have a Nature Preserve across the road from my property. There are Coyote, fox, Owl's Cougars many other animals that find farm foul tasty. So I would need to build a very solid house for the birds. A farm down the road from us were cleaned out they literally killed every bird they had (Coyote pack). Now that's pricey
So sorry Morgan. 😢❤🙏👋
Thanks, Sharon!
Not easy, but it looked like it really needed to be done
It did. : (
The only way to get that mink is to put the ducks back in the other coup with the trap set inside where the mink is getting through. Or I seen that the mink was active around 9.30pm I'd sit out with a shotgun and headlamp and wait from 9 onwards. I live in Chile otherwise I'd help you out hopefully a local hunter can help you out?
I need a place where i can have a few ducks so i can say"Release the quacken!"I don't have a farm business,but seems like raising animals has been challenging lately,after years of things going smoothly.Its hard for me not to feel discouraged.Sorry you have gone through these problems
Thanks, Christie!
I wish the Dukes are safe🦆🦆🦆
Thanks!
You are most welcome 😊
Hope it gets better from here
Thanks, Joan!
Never an easy decision
I'm so sorry about how things have gone down with your ducks. Are you going to get a new set or wait a while?
(Ha ha-"butt ugly"!)
I'm going to wait a little bit. I think the order is going to be to focus on the geese and build the new duckhouse over the next month or two. Once we hit the summer, we'll see where things are at, but I'll probably end up hatching around then.
We love you 💟💟💟
I love minks.
Stress absolutely messes with egg production. Not sure what the most cost effective method to deal with especially agile and small predators like a stoat. Always better to have a passive defense. If you could have long term traps with more enticing bait than your stock, maybe? But that could attract MORE predators.
If you could deter with scents that won't spook the ducks maybe?
I have been trying certain ways to better mark my territory.