snailsandchickens Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 So do you think it is a good idea to get a grub 'n' glug for my two khaki cambells? I have one for my hens and they get on with it fab just wondering if you think my two scary ducks will go for it or not they have a basic feeder at the mo that lets rain in and blocks and clogs at the mere sniff of damp :0! Some expert advise from you knowing bunch needed xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller30 Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 my ducks just have stainless steel dog bowls with bricks around to stop them flipping them up they love it when the rain makes the pellets soggy and they are easy to clean leanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 My little call ducks have a purple grub / glug on one of those Omlet frames and they use it just fine. I put a few meal worms on top of the duck pellets at first and they soon got the hang of it. The Grub stays dry (unless I stupidly put it facing into driving rain) which I think must be good as I read somewhere that ducks can get blocked nostrils if their food goes to mash. The water in the Glug they make into a real mess (though it is cleaned out each day) from all the mud on their beaks but they don't seem to mind this at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coppers Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 My two ducks use a grub with layers pellets in and they have a tub trug for water. They were fine using the hens' glug today though. I had hung it in the walk in run whilst getting things ready to move my two old hens in and the ducks went in and had a good old dabble. I had to empty and refill it as it was a mud pie x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snailsandchickens Posted July 26, 2012 Author Share Posted July 26, 2012 Hahaha Our ducks have a small pond to dabble in they get so excited when we clean it and they have fresh water we do have a Glug too and in PURPLE cool colour my chickens have green ones I don't think they have used the glug yet but the grub there is evidence of them using that as they are still alive I scooped the crumbs to the front and let some spill out they quickly got the idea. Thanks for your helpful, funny comments :0) xx Rachael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coppers Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Our ducks, Daisy and Lily, have purple grub and tubtrugs to match all our eglus but they have a pink paddling pool . It brightens up the garden a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 My ducks are about to have a pink pond (when Argos finally deliver) and their grub / glug is purple. I was just saying how jolly it all looked, when OH reminded me that I once said the reason I didn't want children was that I didn't want the garden filled with 'primary plastic' Oops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snailsandchickens Posted July 30, 2012 Author Share Posted July 30, 2012 tehe is that your chook home it looks lovely! I have the Grub and Glug they do not really use the Glug they use the pond instead they sit with their heads in the little bush we have in the run and quack away when ever we go near them I have been giving them tit-bits to try and get them more friendly we originally only wanted chickens but we wanted chicks but the eggs didn't hatch but duck ones did so we now have two ducks hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Yes, that's my chicken house on my signature. Their colour was to be pink and the ducks were to have blue, but now though the ducks have a blue house (see picture), they have a purble grub / glug and will be having a pink pond. Psychedelic ducks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snailsandchickens Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 O I like that house I will get some pics of ours too :0) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 O I like that house I will get some pics of ours too :0) Oh yes please. We see lots of lovely chook houses but people rarely post pix on the duck area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snailsandchickens Posted August 1, 2012 Author Share Posted August 1, 2012 ok so today we entered two of our girls in to a local village and town show and one of them won I am very excited, this is my first show and she was so well behaved and looked really nice too and it was really fun! I am trying to upload some pictures but I am not sure how? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snailsandchickens Posted August 1, 2012 Author Share Posted August 1, 2012 see if this works :0) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snailsandchickens Posted August 1, 2012 Author Share Posted August 1, 2012 just trying this out too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snailsandchickens Posted August 1, 2012 Author Share Posted August 1, 2012 These are our two ducks at 5 weeks old they are now 8 weeks and growing in their big adult feathers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Love the pictures! Your ducks are gorgeous and I'm totally for your duck pond and duck area My new pink duck paddling pool arrived this afternoon and I can't wait to set it up but it will hardly look as lovely and natural as your ducks' establishment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
