Lesley Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 Update? Our ducks have had ducklings - we have 3 left now which are full size. We think they are all drakes..... .......ducks make a lot of mess ..... I prefer hens will that do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 yep - I'll stick to hens for now I think! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 Good Idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 .......ducks make a lot of mess Lesley's duck enclosure is like a swamp! I guess that if you have a stream or a pond that is fed by one, then it might be better. Some friends of ours have a large pond with moving water and it seems to be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 I have a stream at the bottom of my garden but it dissappears to a mere trickle in summer and in winter it is so fast flowing I fear they would be whisked away!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 Perhaps you could divert some off to feed a stream if you want some ducks Red. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 I don't think tere's enough space or water to do that (I may have made it all sound a bit grander than it really is ) Also I would be reluctant to divert in any way because it has been flowing as it has for very many years and knowing my luck I'd do something to change the natural course of things so much that the hamlet would get flooded or something daft! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 We were thinking about ducks but a friend who used to have a smallholding says that ducks don't take themselves to bed like chickens do Just saw this.....our ducks take themselves to bed quite happily. They do stay up later than the chickens but they do go to bed. We only showed them where bed was twice and they did it themselves. Bloomin' chickens took WAY longer to learn!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
