Every year, my husband and I have a mental battle with ourselves (and each other!) about whether we will add new animals to the farm. Usually, we both give in – we add something new! It’s hard to resist the allure of new baby animals, particularly if it’s a new species you’ve never raised before. …
14 Pros and 8 Cons of Raising Ducks on the Homestead Read More »
If you’re familiar with hatching chicken eggs, you may want to continue your journey on to trying to hatch your own duck eggs, too. Hatching your own duck eggs is easy, particularly if you have experience incubating other kinds of poultry. However, that’s not to say that it’s totally without effort. I like incubating duck …
My grandmother used to take me to feed bread to the ducks at a lake near her home. Through the years, I learned about animal husbandry and a great deal more on the nutrition of the various animals we have kept. I think the bread is the best place to start with when talking about …
Most average Joes see ducks as the cute little fellas at the local pond that Nana takes the grandkids to feed with scraps of bread. By the way, NEVER feed ducks bread! It has no nutritional value and makes them feel full so that they do not then eat anything nutritious; they can become malnourished, …
Duck Breed Guide – Which Ducks Are Right for You? Read More »
Ducks are cute and funny to watch, but should you have them on your homestead? There are plenty of reasons to add ducks to your homestead, but there are a few reasons not to raise them, as well. That being said, so, should you get ducks? Are they for you? Yes, you should get ducks …
If you are new to ducks, you will probably need a lot of learning and a lot of questions answered. The question I am asked most often is: how do you sex ducks? This is actually a rather important thing to do if you’re planning to gather a small flock because males – drakes – …
I studied body language at university and even wrote a course on it – human body language that is. But when you own as many animals as I do, you get to know each one’s personality (yes, I am one of those people who consider my pets to be children). Each animal displays different emotions …
Considering raising ducks for eggs? You’ve made a great choice! Many people don’t realize that duck eggs are just as delicious (if not more so!) than chicken eggs and can also be equally healthy and easy to produce. If you’re familiar with raising chickens for eggs, you probably already know that eggs laid by chickens …
If you raise ducks, you might be wondering what the best way to introduce new ducks or ducklings to the mix might be. There’s no one single right way – but for me, I’ve found that being thoughtful about the process is the best way to do things. Whenever I try to rush the “introductory …
Ducks are waterfowl birds. By their very name, you would understand that they NEED water. Ducks crave water. Their love for water is in their DNA. Keeping a flock of ducks happy is as easy as providing them a means to swim. Some people choose to give their ducks a plastic kiddie pool, while others …
