[lauraanimal1]

:help: Hello all, Im in need of some guidance here. We have had about 30 chickens however my Lovely Hubby decided we needed more, I really didn't mind it, but with the 10 new chickens we got 10 New ducks:wallbang:, all are grown. We have some blue/black Swedish ducks and some Cayuga's....

I have raised chickens before but never ducks, what do I do? They was housed with the chickens and some turkeys as well as genies, so I have them in with the Chickens. What do I feed them? What do they need period is what I need to know. I know I can eat there eggs? and eat the ducks too like a chicken but what else are they good for?:shrug:
Thanks all

 

[lauraanimal1]

Thanks for the info, we already had one of the kiddy pools in the chicken area that was there when we got it. But so far they wont go in the coop. We often get free the bagged salads you can by at the store that they no longer want, (NOT MOLDED or anything I make sure its all good) and feed to the chickens and the goats for a snake here and there. The day we got the goats we happened to get a whole box full of them so we put it all out like we normally do, it was gone within a few minutes with the ducks , compaired to the hours it normally does with Just chickens. My main concern right now is we live in Wyoming and last night we had a few inches of snow, the day before was beautiful, I live in a trailer so I cant afford my pipes to freeze up and I don't think leaving the water hose on would keep from freezing in some of the -negative temps we get. SO Im worried I wouldn't be able to get them enough water threw out the winter.

 

[lauraanimal1]

Where can I find a heated hose? That would be so nice in many ways!!!! For now I am trying the let it continue trickling when not in use. I cleaned out ALL the waterer's yesterday including the pool, by the time I started filling the pool up ALL the other water buckets needed fresh water again cause it was all icky...couldn't even see threw it! Where they get all this dirt on them for as much as they bathe!!! Ended up dumping and refilling everything 5 times before I gave up! Glad there not going into the shed, at least I can make sure the chickens and the goats have fresh clean water.:eyeroll::kidblack::hammer: