That is the hen that got hurt a few weeks ago. We put her with the ducks so the other chickens wouldn't pick on her..Apparently she knows the drill just like the ducks. lol
@@MikeTheFitFarmer I vote more duck vids for sure. I haven't seen very many that go into the financial ROI breakdown (costs vs. profits). That would be of most interest. Unless those ducks are paying for themselves via eggs or meat, they're just another pet.
I just wanted to thank you for sharing your wisdom with us all I am using this method and it works very well. I free range our ducks at the pond and thank to all the advice I got from you the ducks are very happy and so am I godbless you and be well.
Got baby chicks today and they had baby duck, oh so cute and I was tempted, but I don't have a pond! Many years ago I had ducks and a goose and I'll tell you those geese make great guard dos! My chickens have always come running when I go outside and call them! We are lucky here in our small town to be allowed chickens! Have a blessed day!
Just came across your videos. We have had ducks for quite a while now... We have free ranged them during the day since they were fairly young and every evening (sometimes even before we get out there) they are waiting at their run ..ready to eat and waiting on us. We also use the quack method to get their attention. At any point if we come outside and want to find them we can quack and they will perk up and come running over. Always ready for food or treats should we happen to have some. 😉 Love your pond! We plan on digging a small one on our property at some point.. jist debating how big and deep we'd need it so that we don't have to constantly drudge out the bottom.
It sounds like you have great ducks! We have found that ducks are super fun to watch, even more so than chickens! When our ducks are free ranging they follow Selah around when she feeds the dogs because they LOVE dog food and of course she gives them a few pieces. That is awesome that you are working on building a pond. Our ducks love the pond. Thank you so much for watching! More duck videos are coming so stay tuned!
YES! When my ducks are small I peep.peep.peep when I feed/water them. When they are older I also peep at them when I feed. So anywhere I am on the farm if I don't see the ducks or hear them or I find bugs or want them to come into the coop I will peep.peep.peep and they will answer and come running. I also use the same bucket to feed so when they see me with that bucket they go right into their coop. Happy Homesteading! ~Shaina~
The pond is definitely a game changer!! I don’t know yet that one of the free range issues with chickens applies to ducks however, they may lay an egg you’ll miss....maybe not. I like the quack as well....they respond and that’s what matters!!😉 great video!!
Thanks Keith! We normally keep the ducks in the pen until right before lunch to cut down on the egg hunts. They typically lay in the early mornings. Thank you for watching and commenting!
Great video man! Very succinct. I like how you say to "let the ducks express their duckness". Important to give your animals/livestock a good life. Whether raising for eggs or meat. They should have a god time.
That’s cool that they can be trained in that way. Someday I wish to semi free range a small and sustainable flock of muskovies when we move to Puna Hawaii. My neighbors there say that they are suited to jungle and also non invasive with the local nene. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Hey Mike, new subscriber here I just found your channel. My wife and I just recently got chickens and were planning on some ducks in the near future. Love your channel so far God bless you and your family
OMG! You are great! I missed seeing you on the Great American Farm Tour, I'mma have to go find you! I am planning on getting ducks aand a few chickens in the next two weeks! I'm going to subscribr to your channel now. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you Pamela! We loved being on the G.A.F.T.! It was great being able to host our friends and have a meet up. It is hard to believe that it has been a year since then. Thanks so much for joining the Big Pond Farm Family and we appreciate you watching!
love your vids, and am just about to order my khaki campbell ducklings. I have some questions, hope you can help (it helps that you have a pond!); how large is your pond? how many ducks do you have? do the ducks eat the duckweed (green stuff floating on the pond)? do the ducks hurt the pond by adding too much nitrogen, or digging into the sides? do you limit their time in the pond? I would like to free range for the most part, will get the electric fencing for the rest of the time. i'm in S/W Florida. really looking forward to your reply...thank you in advance!
Hi Mike. Thanks for sharing all these great videos! What kind of food do you feed your ducks? Looks like something special mix is made by yourself:) thank you
Hello Erol! You are very welcome and thank you for watching! Our ducks and chickens get a layer feed that is sold by a local farmer. He grows all of his own non GMO grains and makes his own layer feed.
Patricia we are working on some new duck videos to show you have we do things on our farm. Last week we picked up 35 new ducklings. Stay tuned for more info! Thanks so much for watching!
I have muscovy and Indian runners plus others..Mine are penned looking at the electric fence option for free ranging..I live next door to a River so must be careful (Western Australia) and they get in that river and GONE with the WIND..Thank You for the Video..
We love the electric netting because you can move them much easier. Yeah they probably would be gone if they got out into the river. Thank you so much for watching our channel!
Love your videos! Would love to see more duck videos. We have just started raising ducks. How do you know how many ducks a natural pond can handle without it becoming polluted with fences?
Thanks for the videos! We are considering getting ducks and free ranging them only. We have three one acre ponds, so they will be happy. I'm worried about predators though. Do you think a livestock guardian dog would help protect the ducks? Maybe a Great Pyrenees?
Also, if we let them on the lakes will they get suck from the water, or spread sickness to my family through the eggs? Should I treat the pond water with something to keep them healthy?
We would still want to put them up at night but a livestock guardian dog would help with predator pressure as long as it was bonded to your flock of ducks. As for your ducks getting sick, they have a higher body temperature than other animals and do not get sick very often. You would not need to treat your pond. Thanks so much for watching our channel and asking questions!
Sorry if you've already covered this question before, but I'm a new viewer. Do the ducks have daily access to the pond on your property? And if so, do you have to dredge it?
First! ;-) I forgot to ask on your last video how much apple cider vinegar do you add to one gallon of water? Great video! LOL, you make me want ducks. However, I'm sticking with chickens. :-) Have a great Easter.
Where is the sign up for members just found your channel by way of off grid with Doug and Stacy and roots & refuge channels. I am enjoying your videos. I am just starting with ducks on my homestead/farm. I was looking for the member sign up section and I think I am overlooking it.
Our members section has kinda evolved into our Patreon page. We are working on adding more content to our patreon page for our $10/month and up patrons. You can also sign up for our email list, we won't spam you, and you can find that link on one of our newer videos! Thanks so much for watching!!
Do you have any issues with the ducks making the big pond dirty? I'm wondering if a pond would need to have some kind of filtration/cleaning system in it, since ducks make such a mess in water.
There is no problem with you just having two ducks. As for the wet food, our ducks don't seem to care. They love being out on the pond and in the grass to forage but they will also eat dry food. Thanks for watching!! Let us know if you have any more questions. ~ Lacie
Wow thats great! We bought a homestead with a 1/2 acre pond close to the house, was wondering how far they will wonder if free ranged. Thinking khaki cambells for eggs thanks! Subbed your channel
Congratulations on your homestead! I think Khaki Campbells would be great. You will get more eggs from them than you will from chickens. Thanks so much for watching and subscribing!
Craig, we raise Khaki Campbell ducks. I do clip their wings. even though Khaki Campbells are not really able to fly, I have witnessed them getting a running start and gliding over our electrified fencing. So, I do suggest you clip their wings, unless you are letting them permanently free range. If they are permanently free ranging, and not going up in a pin, than please don't clip their wings so they may be able to flee from a predator if needed.
I'm surprised you didn't point out one of the main advantages of free ranging by day and safety containment at night is.... It reduces your feed costs.
You are very welcome Barbara! We use a layer feed from a local farmer. He grows, mills, and mixes his own feed. Sorry I couldn't give you a brand name to buy.
I have a male and female fawn Indian runners and a female Peking and Khaki Campbell. (Along with guineas cats dogs chickens etc)They have free reign on our 3 acre fenced yard. We have a small pond and a few places where they can shelter themselves if need but they either sleep on the pond dam or on the water. Rain or shine. My first year for having ducks so do I need to be pining them up at night?
They will make a mess! Here is a Jack Spirko video that show you a really great way to water your ducklings so they stay dry and less messy. I will say that we always provide an area in the brooder that is shady because they can get too hot. th-cam.com/video/yK70Glhmr5U/w-d-xo.html
Great question. We keep them in fencing at night and let them out during the day. When we let them out we close the fence so they don't have free access to their food so by the end of the day they are wanting to have more food and go back in the fence at night. They never wander off very far and we have never had an issue with them leaving.
I gotta find a local feed store where I can figure out what to get as well as scratch. :) I got my first Khaki Campbell 4 month ago. It is a drake and more beautiful than my others. Only have 3 ducks for now lol.
You have to start somewhere Dotty! We actually started with 3 ducks. One of my (Lacie) friends was moving and need to rehome them so we said bring them on over and Mike loved raising them so here we are 4 years later with 50+ ducks. lol
Hi, is it recommended that I make my ducks come back to their “home” (cage) at night even though they dont usually go very far from it at all? They always stay with 6-8 feet from the cage... Should i be worried that one day theyd never come back?
We feed then in the evening, so when we let the ducks out we close the fence and keep them away from their feed. Usually by the end of the day they are hungry so that makes it easier to get them back in the fence.
LillyMay they are not in a coop currently. We do have electrified poultry netting that we use but we are building them a mobile coop in the near future.
Well we have nesting boxes for them but half the time they lay wherever they are sitting. We find eggs all over our duck enclosure. We have even found them right on the edge of the pond or even in the edge of the pond. Sorry we can't be more help!
We raise our ducks for eggs so we haven't butchered any ducks yet. I do know that some ducks grow faster than others so it will depend on what breed of duck you are raising. Pekin ducks are usually what people raise for meat ducks because they grow fast and they are a bigger bird. I hope that helps!
Hey Mike I enjoyed your video everything about putting ducks up on a hay wagon and then closing it to protect him overnight from predators easy to harvest the eggs easy to clean just a thought email me if you get a chance like to talk to you
It would really depend on the type of duck. A breed that is considered a meat duck are Pekins. We haven't raised ducks for meat birds so I'm not the best one to tell you how many you will need but if I were you I would start researching Pekin ducks.
This video was very interesting, I have never raised ducks. I'm a chicken man from way back. Thank you for the information. I've eaten duck eggs before they are good.
When we put them back in their fencing at night we do have a structure for them to get under to protect them from aerial predators. Right now we also keep them in a wooded area so they are more protected.
@@MikeTheFitFarmer thanks Mike. Is this shelter a fenced off area with bird netting above or a coop style structure? I was going to reuse an old 4x6 chicken coop down by the pond and try to her them in every night. Good idea or epic fail? Lol thanks again.
LOL We just use an old chicken tractor. No we don't have netting above. We currently have all of our chickens and ducks together and Greg the Guard Goose keeps everyone safe.
They need to be able to associate you with food and with your quack or whatever sound you want to use. We let the ducks out around 11:30 or 12:00 and when we do that we don't give them access to feed for the rest of the day. By the end of the day they are hungry so we open the fence and pour their feed in their container and while I am doing this I quack. This helps them identify me and my quack with food and they start coming in the fence.
Shirley we feed them the same food as our chickens and we let them out so they can forage for themselves. The feed shown in the video is from a local farm that makes their own chicken feed. They also love being on the pond. Thanks for watching!
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You had me at "LET'S TALK DUCKS!!"
Great! Glad that you enjoy our content! Thanks so much for watching!
Love that chicken following them. Must thing she a duck ! How cute.
That is think.
That is the hen that got hurt a few weeks ago. We put her with the ducks so the other chickens wouldn't pick on her..Apparently she knows the drill just like the ducks. lol
Adorable they come when called and so did the solo chicken 😂😂😂
The ducks are so cute ! They listen better than my children...LOL !
Sometimes they listen better than our's too. lol
Brandi1525
I myself like the ducks better.✌🏼️
You do a great quack! Having a pond is the best, they need that water....thanks for the great Vlogs❤️❤️❤️✝✝✝✝✝🔯🔯🔯🔯🔯🆒🎵
Thank you for watching Becca!
Becca, do you raise ducks? You can actually raise ducks without a pond. I am considering doing more videos on ducks would you be interested?
YES!
@@MikeTheFitFarmer I vote more duck vids for sure. I haven't seen very many that go into the financial ROI breakdown (costs vs. profits). That would be of most interest. Unless those ducks are paying for themselves via eggs or meat, they're just another pet.
I just wanted to thank you for sharing your wisdom with us all I am using this method and it works very well. I free range our ducks at the pond and thank to all the advice I got from you the ducks are very happy and so am I godbless you and be well.
Got baby chicks today and they had baby duck, oh so cute and I was tempted, but I don't have a pond! Many years ago I had ducks and a goose and I'll tell you those geese make great guard dos! My chickens have always come running when I go outside and call them! We are lucky here in our small town to be allowed chickens! Have a blessed day!
One day in the future we would like to have a few geese. Chicks and ducklings are hard to resist. Thank you for watching!
Yep,food the #1,training aid. Trying to teach my granddaughter to call my chickens,not chase them!
Coolest Ducks On The Tube! Thanks for sharing your vast knowledge of ducks! Very interesting stuff!😊 Happy Easter To Your Family!
Thank you for watching!
Just came across your videos. We have had ducks for quite a while now... We have free ranged them during the day since they were fairly young and every evening (sometimes even before we get out there) they are waiting at their run ..ready to eat and waiting on us. We also use the quack method to get their attention. At any point if we come outside and want to find them we can quack and they will perk up and come running over. Always ready for food or treats should we happen to have some. 😉 Love your pond! We plan on digging a small one on our property at some point.. jist debating how big and deep we'd need it so that we don't have to constantly drudge out the bottom.
It sounds like you have great ducks! We have found that ducks are super fun to watch, even more so than chickens! When our ducks are free ranging they follow Selah around when she feeds the dogs because they LOVE dog food and of course she gives them a few pieces. That is awesome that you are working on building a pond. Our ducks love the pond. Thank you so much for watching! More duck videos are coming so stay tuned!
YES! When my ducks are small I peep.peep.peep when I feed/water them. When they are older I also peep at them when I feed. So anywhere I am on the farm if I don't see the ducks or hear them or I find bugs or want them to come into the coop I will peep.peep.peep and they will answer and come running.
I also use the same bucket to feed so when they see me with that bucket they go right into their coop. Happy Homesteading! ~Shaina~
The pond is definitely a game changer!! I don’t know yet that one of the free range issues with chickens applies to ducks however, they may lay an egg you’ll miss....maybe not. I like the quack as well....they respond and that’s what matters!!😉 great video!!
Thanks Keith! We normally keep the ducks in the pen until right before lunch to cut down on the egg hunts. They typically lay in the early mornings. Thank you for watching and commenting!
I have so much love for this video!
We are so glad that you liked it! Thank you for watching!
Lisa McCall Cornwell
He is living my dream.
the way you speak is very enjoyable.
Thank you Tumba!
Thanks for taking the time to answer I appreciate it
You're welcome!
Thanks Mike
I am new at ducks and have been trying to connect food to home.
This was very helpful.
What a brilliant idea my friends.
Thank you Felisa!
Great video man! Very succinct. I like how you say to "let the ducks express their duckness". Important to give your animals/livestock a good life. Whether raising for eggs or meat. They should have a god time.
Thanks! This was very helpful. We currently have 8 ducks and hope to add a couple more this year.
I am considering doing more videos on ducks and maybe a course. Would you be interested? If so, did you sign-up for the membership area?
Big Pond Farm Absolutely! I've signed up.
That’s cool that they can be trained in that way. Someday I wish to semi free range a small and sustainable flock of muskovies when we move to Puna Hawaii. My neighbors there say that they are suited to jungle and also non invasive with the local nene. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
You are very welcome Thomas!! Thanks so much for watching!!
You're doing a good work
Thank you Joseph!
Hey Mike, new subscriber here I just found your channel. My wife and I just recently got chickens and were planning on some ducks in the near future. Love your channel so far God bless you and your family
Thanks for being part of the Big Pond Farm Family!! We are so glad that you enjoy our channel and we really appreciate you watching!
I want to get ducks, i have lived with them and love them. i live on a lake, how can i make a enclosure for them with access to the lake?, thx
OMG! You are great! I missed seeing you on the Great American Farm Tour, I'mma have to go find you! I am planning on getting ducks aand a few chickens in the next two weeks!
I'm going to subscribr to your channel now. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you Pamela! We loved being on the G.A.F.T.! It was great being able to host our friends and have a meet up. It is hard to believe that it has been a year since then. Thanks so much for joining the Big Pond Farm Family and we appreciate you watching!
Great duck video...I may give ducks a try now
Go for it Roger! Ducks are loads of fun. You can raise them in chicken tractors, free range them and even keep them with chickens.
Ha ha you're a real quacker. I can tell because you quack me up.
😂
Gotta love the quack🎈
Love your stuff, Duckman
Thanks Bruce! We appreciate you watching!
Dude your a beast
Yep. That does work well. So does hollering eattie bread 🍞!!!!!
I grew up on a farm. We had every critter known to man, but no ducks! I think I would like to have some. They are so very cute.
That is awesome that you were raised on a farm!
So you do know that one of your ducks REALLY looks like a chicken, right? :) That was awesome.. :)
Yeah, she is called "Chicken Duck". She loves being with the ducks. I think she thinks she is a duck sometimes. LOL
That's too cute. :) I think if she was mine we would call her Chuck... LOL :)
I love it!
Thanks for sharing
love your vids, and am just about to order my khaki campbell ducklings. I have some questions, hope you can help (it helps that you have a pond!); how large is your pond? how many ducks do you have? do the ducks eat the duckweed (green stuff floating on the pond)? do the ducks hurt the pond by adding too much nitrogen, or digging into the sides? do you limit their time in the pond? I would like to free range for the most part, will get the electric fencing for the rest of the time. i'm in S/W Florida. really looking forward to your reply...thank you in advance!
Hi Mike. Thanks for sharing all these great videos! What kind of food do you feed your ducks? Looks like something special mix is made by yourself:) thank you
Hello Erol! You are very welcome and thank you for watching! Our ducks and chickens get a layer feed that is sold by a local farmer. He grows all of his own non GMO grains and makes his own layer feed.
Thank you very much for replying Mike. I am keeping watch your channel. Best wishes,
I really enjoyed this video!!
So glad you liked it! Thanks so much for watching!
good ideas. I have ducks coming in May.,
They are fun!
Yes!! more info on working better with ducks. Now do we need to keep them in one place until they learn to come ? Where do you teach start to finish?
Patricia we are working on some new duck videos to show you have we do things on our farm. Last week we picked up 35 new ducklings. Stay tuned for more info! Thanks so much for watching!
Very exciting. We may be getting new ducks the middle of May.
That was an awesome video 🥚
Dude I love those brown ducks. what's a dozen fertile eggs cost to get you to ship to my homestead in Bardstown KY
I will have to look into that. We haven't ever shipped any before.
Thank you, i was in tears last night, and that didn't do anything to help the situation.
I love the hen, she rellt believe is a duck ☺
Oh yeah she did think she was a duck. lol
very helpful thanks...i have 4 ducks now and when they get big enough i think i will let them free range...
Glad that you find our video helpful!! Thanks for watching Tim!
I have muscovy and Indian runners plus others..Mine are penned looking at the electric fence option for free ranging..I live next door to a River so must be careful (Western Australia) and they get in that river and GONE with the WIND..Thank You for the Video..
We love the electric netting because you can move them much easier. Yeah they probably would be gone if they got out into the river. Thank you so much for watching our channel!
Love your videos! Would love to see more duck videos. We have just started raising ducks. How do you know how many ducks a natural pond can handle without it becoming polluted with fences?
feces decompose in the pond and fertlise the pond grass /algae which ducks
eat ! circle of life ! zero waste , zero pollution
Love your quackiness ;)
LOL Thanks!
Great Video! God Bless
Thanks for the videos! We are considering getting ducks and free ranging them only. We have three one acre ponds, so they will be happy. I'm worried about predators though. Do you think a livestock guardian dog would help protect the ducks? Maybe a Great Pyrenees?
Also, if we let them on the lakes will they get suck from the water, or spread sickness to my family through the eggs? Should I treat the pond water with something to keep them healthy?
We would still want to put them up at night but a livestock guardian dog would help with predator pressure as long as it was bonded to your flock of ducks. As for your ducks getting sick, they have a higher body temperature than other animals and do not get sick very often. You would not need to treat your pond. Thanks so much for watching our channel and asking questions!
Sorry if you've already covered this question before, but I'm a new viewer. Do the ducks have daily access to the pond on your property? And if so, do you have to dredge it?
Yes they are able to get out onto the pond daily. No we haven't had to dredge the pond. Welcome to our channel and thank you for watching!
First! ;-)
I forgot to ask on your last video how much apple cider vinegar do you add to one gallon of water?
Great video! LOL, you make me want ducks. However, I'm sticking with chickens. :-) Have a great Easter.
Don, The ratio is 1 Tablespoon of Apple Cider Vinegar to 1 gallon of water.
Thank you sir!
You are very welcome. Thanks for watching!
Where is the sign up for members just found your channel by way of off grid with Doug and Stacy and roots & refuge channels. I am enjoying your videos. I am just starting with ducks on my homestead/farm. I was looking for the member sign up section and I think I am overlooking it.
Our members section has kinda evolved into our Patreon page. We are working on adding more content to our patreon page for our $10/month and up patrons. You can also sign up for our email list, we won't spam you, and you can find that link on one of our newer videos! Thanks so much for watching!!
Awesome !!! Video!
Do you have any issues with the ducks making the big pond dirty? I'm wondering if a pond would need to have some kind of filtration/cleaning system in it, since ducks make such a mess in water.
No we don't have any type of filter for our pond.
I’ve read ducks like their food near water or moist food as it’s easier to eat and digest - true? Any reason I can’t have just two ducks?
There is no problem with you just having two ducks. As for the wet food, our ducks don't seem to care. They love being out on the pond and in the grass to forage but they will also eat dry food. Thanks for watching!! Let us know if you have any more questions. ~ Lacie
Big Pond Farm we have 40 acres with two ponds but I think starting with 2 might be the safest way to start...
Wow thats great! We bought a homestead with a 1/2 acre pond close to the house, was wondering how far they will wonder if free ranged. Thinking khaki cambells for eggs thanks! Subbed your channel
Congratulations on your homestead! I think Khaki Campbells would be great. You will get more eggs from them than you will from chickens. Thanks so much for watching and subscribing!
@@MikeTheFitFarmer Mike, you have any experience with Metzer Farms' Golden or White 300 Layers?
And another question do you have any videos of building duck coop’s
Right now we do not but we need to see if we can put something together.
Quack quack!
Best vid ever! Quack Quack!
Do you clip your ducks' wings? Or do you just make them so comfortable (feed, shelter, etc.) that they don't want to fly away?
Craig, we raise Khaki Campbell ducks. I do clip their wings. even though Khaki Campbells are not really able to fly, I have witnessed them getting a running start and gliding over our electrified fencing. So, I do suggest you clip their wings, unless you are letting them permanently free range. If they are permanently free ranging, and not going up in a pin, than please don't clip their wings so they may be able to flee from a predator if needed.
Criag, I am also considering doing more videos on ducks. Would you be interested? If so, did you sign-up for our free member area?
I actually did sign up, though my interest is academic.
Sounds good.
Does the pond have to be clear and clean? My pond has a muddy bottom and is the same color as your pond. Like do they need a filter in their pond.
No your pond is totally fine.
The Fit Farmer - Mike Dickson Ok! Thanks, I am going to get some ducks soon!
I'm surprised you didn't point out one of the main advantages of free ranging by day and safety containment at night is.... It reduces your feed costs.
You are right!
HI thanks for sharing, what kind of feed do you use for your ducks? brand?
You are very welcome Barbara! We use a layer feed from a local farmer. He grows, mills, and mixes his own feed. Sorry I couldn't give you a brand name to buy.
I have a male and female fawn Indian runners and a female Peking and Khaki Campbell. (Along with guineas cats dogs chickens etc)They have free reign on our 3 acre fenced yard. We have a small pond and a few places where they can shelter themselves if need but they either sleep on the pond dam or on the water. Rain or shine. My first year for having ducks so do I need to be pining them up at night?
We have ours in electrified netting and they also have a guard goose that helps take care of them. It also depends on your predator pressure.
Me encantan los patos, gansos y cisnes
We love them too! Thanks for watching!
@@MikeTheFitFarmer You're welcome, thanks for uploading videos and showing us your ducks
I'm getting 2 white mallards next week along with 6 hens. Any baby tips?
They will make a mess! Here is a Jack Spirko video that show you a really great way to water your ducklings so they stay dry and less messy. I will say that we always provide an area in the brooder that is shady because they can get too hot. th-cam.com/video/yK70Glhmr5U/w-d-xo.html
Hey mike new subscriber here i have 3 ducks
Can you please tell me what to feed them?
you can use a whistle or some other such noise, not just a quack
Just asking, how do you make sure they don't run away? Or do ducks and chickens even do that stuff? Also thanks for the tips!!!
Great question. We keep them in fencing at night and let them out during the day. When we let them out we close the fence so they don't have free access to their food so by the end of the day they are wanting to have more food and go back in the fence at night. They never wander off very far and we have never had an issue with them leaving.
Thanks for the info in that lol getting ducks in a month or two
O dude. I walk out at dusk and ducks and chickens come in. They know it’s scratch time
That is awesome!
Do you feed the ducks and chickens the same food? What is a good mix for them?
Yes we feed the duck and the chickens the same feed, it is a layer mix. We buy all of our feed from a local farm that mills all of his own grains.
I gotta find a local feed store where I can figure out what to get as well as scratch. :) I got my first Khaki Campbell 4 month ago. It is a drake and more beautiful than my others. Only have 3 ducks for now lol.
You have to start somewhere Dotty! We actually started with 3 ducks. One of my (Lacie) friends was moving and need to rehome them so we said bring them on over and Mike loved raising them so here we are 4 years later with 50+ ducks. lol
Hi, is it recommended that I make my ducks come back to their “home” (cage) at night even though they dont usually go very far from it at all? They always stay with 6-8 feet from the cage... Should i be worried that one day theyd never come back?
Very Informative,but how do you get scared ducks to listen to you?I can not let mines out of their duck pen because of them being so scared.
We feed then in the evening, so when we let the ducks out we close the fence and keep them away from their feed. Usually by the end of the day they are hungry so that makes it easier to get them back in the fence.
Haha! Brilliant!
Do you lock them up in a coop at night?
LillyMay they are not in a coop currently. We do have electrified poultry netting that we use but we are building them a mobile coop in the near future.
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How do you get ducks to lay eggs in the same place every day?
Well we have nesting boxes for them but half the time they lay wherever they are sitting. We find eggs all over our duck enclosure. We have even found them right on the edge of the pond or even in the edge of the pond. Sorry we can't be more help!
Ducks tend to lay eggs in the early morning, so if you let them out at 9-10 am they should be done.
i do that for my chickens. not quack that is, lol. i have a special call i use to round them up.
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How many times I need to Butcher the Ducks 3 month 4 month or more .?
And am sorry my language not perfect
We raise our ducks for eggs so we haven't butchered any ducks yet. I do know that some ducks grow faster than others so it will depend on what breed of duck you are raising. Pekin ducks are usually what people raise for meat ducks because they grow fast and they are a bigger bird. I hope that helps!
Yes I have pekin ducks and 3.6 KG
I butcher the ducks in Friday
Thank you very much شكرا
Hey Mike I enjoyed your video everything about putting ducks up on a hay wagon and then closing it to protect him overnight from predators easy to harvest the eggs easy to clean just a thought email me if you get a chance like to talk to you
Do you always free range them??
There are times when we have more predator pressure and we keep them put up but the majority of the time they free range. ~ Lacie
I have a good question how many ducks would I get if I want to all meet ducks instead of chickens
It would really depend on the type of duck. A breed that is considered a meat duck are Pekins. We haven't raised ducks for meat birds so I'm not the best one to tell you how many you will need but if I were you I would start researching Pekin ducks.
Do you clip there wings so the don't fly or how do you deal with that?
Domestic ducks don't fly but they can glide. The only time we clip their wings is when one keeps getting out of the fence.
@@MikeTheFitFarmer ok i kept seeing videos on clipping duck wings what is a good egg breed to start out with so i can reasearch those specific breeds?
We raise Khaki Campbell ducks, specifically for eggs. They out produce our chickens all the time and they lay year round.
@@MikeTheFitFarmer thanks I'll look into them more
This video was very interesting, I have never raised ducks. I'm a chicken man from way back. Thank you for the information. I've eaten duck eggs before they are good.
You are very welcome! We appreciate you watching and commenting!
How do you protect them from owls and other raptors?
When we put them back in their fencing at night we do have a structure for them to get under to protect them from aerial predators. Right now we also keep them in a wooded area so they are more protected.
@@MikeTheFitFarmer thanks Mike. Is this shelter a fenced off area with bird netting above or a coop style structure? I was going to reuse an old 4x6 chicken coop down by the pond and try to her them in every night. Good idea or epic fail? Lol thanks again.
LOL We just use an old chicken tractor. No we don't have netting above. We currently have all of our chickens and ducks together and Greg the Guard Goose keeps everyone safe.
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Hi Lani!
what is the area of pond I mean the size in sq ft
Ours is around an acre so around 43,000 sqft.
But me ducklings r scared of me so how do I 'quack' them in??
They need to be able to associate you with food and with your quack or whatever sound you want to use. We let the ducks out around 11:30 or 12:00 and when we do that we don't give them access to feed for the rest of the day. By the end of the day they are hungry so we open the fence and pour their feed in their container and while I am doing this I quack. This helps them identify me and my quack with food and they start coming in the fence.
What do you feed your ducks ?
Shirley we feed them the same food as our chickens and we let them out so they can forage for themselves. The feed shown in the video is from a local farm that makes their own chicken feed. They also love being on the pond. Thanks for watching!
Thank you I will ck into that . :)
You need to lose the overpowering music right a the crucial moment when you are going to call your ducks ... not once but both times you called them !
Thanks for the feedback.
i can not hear you speak up please my computer volume is up