Oh yes, my 4 ducks DESTROYED the grass section I give them. I put a ramp to the pool too. Nice place you have made for them. Worm farm is SO essential . I enjoyed the video. I let mine out at noon, till they go in at dysk.
Love your ducks. I use my shed for their housing and added a run. In the shed I put down a vinyl sheet floor, added horse pellets to absorb and pine shavings on top of that for bedding. Smells great and less adding and cleaning. The run right now is just dirt and weeds. I'm going to use construction sand for drainage. No food or water in the shed and no food and water when they go to bed. In fact my ducks put themselves to bed and i just lock them in. I have two windows, one full stationary screen door, and two solid doors. I only close the one solid door for now. I have 1/4 inch mesh everywhere. The mulch method is too much for this senior grandma. I feed and water them out of big rubber bowls and l have a baby pool for now. Once I add more of my yard, they will be able to use the pond I already have. I only have 4 Khaki Campbells, 2 boys 2 girls. I'm adding 3 girls in the spring next yr.
Absolutely obsessed with ducks!! I'm loving watching them grow. I watched the first video. Now I'm watching this one. Just loving it. Much love and success to you 🙋🏻💙💙
Thank you for this, I watched part 1 and now 2. My ducks are on there way, 3 coming and just waiting for a hatch. Good job on the pen/coup great idea here! Always still concerned about them running off...
If you soak your grain in water for 24 hrs then give it to them it will stretch your grain usage and they get more vit and minerals out of the grain an it's more satisfying Because they feel full faster.
I raise chickens and I'm about to switch over to ducks. A little trick I learned about the predator control on the base of the coop - use large gravel or what they call "wash rock". You need to spread it about 3-4 inches thick and 1-2 feet out from the base. We have raccoons, possums, foxes and coyotes thick as molasses here and I've never lost a bird to any of them. They simply won't dig through the rocks to tunnel under. Some folks even trench it in down a foot for extra protection but that's really overkill imho.
I've never had a rat dig through it. It's just too much work for them I guess. Now, the mice will scale the 3 foot high hardware cloth I have around the base to go through the chicken wire above it to go steal their food but even that's rare since I have 5 barn patrol cats who do a great job of keeping that population in check.
I got a question for you. Are the white layers good for meat or just eggs only? I'm at a toss up deciding between them and Pekins. I know the White Layers lay more eggs but they're smaller than the Pekin eggs, right? What made your decision for you on them?
You don't let your chickens out with them? Maybe divide the yard, Ducks on the garden side with water and chickens on the compost side? And I know you said it but... what is the breed?
rao m ali ali the feed i used was organic or pesticides / medicine free chicken feed. When they were babies they got baby chicken feed, older they got chicken layer feed.
Terrie Friday they were cool about it, but honestly if i didn't go out there the same time every day the ducks would freak out!! If you have neighbors i would recommend Muscovy ducks, totally quiet.
Tyler Mohning , my ideal would be Muscovy ducks, still a duck, but doesn't quack. I'm done with chickens, mine just would go everywhere if i let them out.
Oh yes, my 4 ducks DESTROYED the grass section I give them. I put a ramp to the pool too. Nice place you have made for them. Worm farm is SO essential . I enjoyed the video. I let mine out at noon, till they go in at dysk.
I had to chuckle a bit when you talked about them helping grass grow. Our entire lawn was destroyed in a couple weeks. Just mud.
Love your ducks. I use my shed for their housing and added a run. In the shed I put down a vinyl sheet floor, added horse pellets to absorb and pine shavings on top of that for bedding. Smells great and less adding and cleaning. The run right now is just dirt and weeds. I'm going to use construction sand for drainage. No food or water in the shed and no food and water when they go to bed. In fact my ducks put themselves to bed and i just lock them in. I have two windows, one full stationary screen door, and two solid doors. I only close the one solid door for now. I have 1/4 inch mesh everywhere. The mulch method is too much for this senior grandma. I feed and water them out of big rubber bowls and l have a baby pool for now. Once I add more of my yard, they will be able to use the pond I already have. I only have 4 Khaki Campbells, 2 boys 2 girls. I'm adding 3 girls in the spring next yr.
Both your videos were so helpful! Thank you for sharing this & answering questions! 🙏
Absolutely obsessed with ducks!! I'm loving watching them grow. I watched the first video. Now I'm watching this one. Just loving it. Much love and success to you 🙋🏻💙💙
Thank you for this, I watched part 1 and now 2. My ducks are on there way, 3 coming and just waiting for a hatch. Good job on the pen/coup great idea here! Always still concerned about them running off...
If you soak your grain in water for 24 hrs then give it to them it will stretch your grain usage and they get more vit and minerals out of the grain an it's more satisfying
Because they feel full faster.
Yeah, I did do some bucket fodder (on my channel how to). They like sprouted sunflower seeds, wheat.
Lynn trying to homestead
All right this might be a stupid question but what stops them from flying away
jeremy essmann they are too fat as a breed to fly. Basically like a chicken, they can kinda long jump while flapping.
Did you clip there wings?
No, these are runner ducks (layer 300). They won’t be able to fly, too fat I guess :).
@@TexasPlantCo They must eat too much lol
Do they hatch their eggs?
Make grilled smoked ducks. It so yummy.
I got 4 female ducks n 1 male , I keep on changing d water I give multigranes, watermelon , pumpkin rice n Malabar spnich
did he sell them or did he eat them?
Sell them
@@TexasPlantCo sure and wyh do you talk so low
and that was to be funny
I raise chickens and I'm about to switch over to ducks. A little trick I learned about the predator control on the base of the coop - use large gravel or what they call "wash rock". You need to spread it about 3-4 inches thick and 1-2 feet out from the base. We have raccoons, possums, foxes and coyotes thick as molasses here and I've never lost a bird to any of them. They simply won't dig through the rocks to tunnel under. Some folks even trench it in down a foot for extra protection but that's really overkill imho.
Seal-ed thanks that's a good tip. Are rats able to dig through that?
I've never had a rat dig through it. It's just too much work for them I guess. Now, the mice will scale the 3 foot high hardware cloth I have around the base to go through the chicken wire above it to go steal their food but even that's rare since I have 5 barn patrol cats who do a great job of keeping that population in check.
I got a question for you. Are the white layers good for meat or just eggs only? I'm at a toss up deciding between them and Pekins. I know the White Layers lay more eggs but they're smaller than the Pekin eggs, right? What made your decision for you on them?
Hey there! Quick question, am I able to dig out the dirt that has all the duck poop and use it as soil for plants?
Luis H you would probably want to compost it for a bit, might be really rich in nutrients.
could burn the plants if you don't compost
Luis H yes u can use it but in small quantities .i also use it.
You don't let your chickens out with them? Maybe divide the yard, Ducks on the garden side with water and chickens on the compost side? And I know you said it but... what is the breed?
Jan Coldwater they are white layer 300 ducks from metzer farms.
Farming Seattle Thanks! They are adorable!
are the containers (baby pool -) enough for ducks or do you intend to make a dug out hole in the ground pond for them?
Truth Seeker a pool was enough, they muck it up pretty quickly. you would need a big pond or filter good.
What breed of ducks are they?
pekins
Layer 300 ducks from Metzer Farms
Farming seattle i have ducklings i want to know about feed of ducks and what is the age when ducklings can swim
rao m ali ali ducks can swim pretty much right away. You just need to make sure they can get dry and warm quickly.
rao m ali ali the feed i used was organic or pesticides / medicine free chicken feed. When they were babies they got baby chicken feed, older they got chicken layer feed.
Farming Seattle thanks
Why haven’t you made a house for them instead of leaving them out ?
How are your neighbors dealing with the ducks ?
Terrie Friday they were cool about it, but honestly if i didn't go out there the same time every day the ducks would freak out!! If you have neighbors i would recommend Muscovy ducks, totally quiet.
I have pekin, and anacona
I live outside Renton in the highlands. My neighbors are cool with my mini farm.
Have you ever watched 50 ducks in a hottub? This guy raises ducks to feed the homeless.
Terrie Friday oh nice, I'm pretty close over in Burien.
So, chicken or ducks. What is your preference?
Tyler Mohning , my ideal would be Muscovy ducks, still a duck, but doesn't quack. I'm done with chickens, mine just would go everywhere if i let them out.
Are Muscovy's good egg layers?
Truth Seeker i think they are best at raising ducks and hatching eggs. they are less productive as these layer 300 ducks
Truth Seeker what can you do when a Peking duck breaths threw its mouth breathing kinda heavy
Gma Flaherty i have no idea
I have 5 Ducklings
Srimathi'sKitchen is it easy to take care of them?
@@callanreddington5540 like chickens but messier
What breed are your ducks?
Terrie Friday they are layer 300 ducks from Metzer farms (order online). great producers, just to loud for my neighborhood.
I recently seen Jack Spirko raises the same breed. What is their average lay?
Terrie Friday haha yup that's why i got these. they lay 300 eggs a year starting at 6 months.
Farming Seattle I might give them a try next year.
One breed I have heard of quite a few times is the Khaki Camo ducks as great egg layers. Are the layer 300's comparable?
can we raise them without pond
Haseeb Ahmed yes, just make sure they have fresh water where they can clear their nose. a kiddy pool or concrete mixing tray works perfect
How any are male/female?
Dana Grisko they turned out to be all female. Lucky!
I found a duck in my backyard but I don’t own it
They ARE going to be loud:-).
Farming seatle helps me my ducks get illness please
Hello
Give me 1duck ok
How not to raise ducks
Why? What is he doing wrong?