They need water deep enough to dunk their head in, but unless you want to deal with them splashing it all out then it needs to be something too small for them to climb in. A 2 or 3 gal bucket works prefect. They don't really need much else. You can build nesting boxes for them, but they don't "roost" like chickens do. They sleep wherever. I let mine run around the back yard, but I put them in a pen at night with a nesting box so I don't have to hunt for the eggs all over the yard
Ducks eggs have more of everything, including cholesterol, but they are supposed to have more HDL than chicken eggs. I think it depends on what you feed them, tho. You could probably engineer a diet for them that will produce less LDL overall.
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Domesticated ducks can't really fly. Sometimes they will try, but they can only manage to get 3-4ft off the ground for about 20ftThey don't fly away? Sorry if that's a dumb question..
Domesticated ducks can't really fly. Sometimes they will try, but they can only manage to get 3-4ft off the ground for about 20ft
The exception to that is muscovy ducks, but they are a completely different breed. Even then they won't fly "away" as long as you take care of them. They know where home is.
Is it an HOA thing? I'm pretty sure he city of Dallas allows a certain number of fowl per residential lot.Sadly we can't have chickens here, so I am sure we wouldn't be able to have ducks..
Pic of parents?
I can get you some balut if you want.you're supposed to eat the eggs right before they hatch.
post #5Hey, Dan...Did I ever tell you why ducklings walk so softly???
'Cause they can't walk hardly !!!!!!