ducks mating with chickens???
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What is easier to raise? Chickens or ducks?
Comments (2)There's some federal lawstuff going on with Muscovy you need to be aware of if you're going to get into raising them for profit. The government outlawed raising Muscovy without realizing how many domestic Muscovy breeders there really are. It sounds like it will work out but for right now, it's actually illegal to have Muscovy in captivity, as crazy as that sounds. This is brand new, like just a few months ago. Anyway, thought you should know. I agree, raising ducks would be far more profitable per pound, especially free ranged on pasture, since they are such good bug eaters. The food is more expensive (higher protein) and I think the little chicks are a little harder to raise, messier and require more bedding. But, with the right set-up and market, the profit margin should be there. There is not much profit margin in chickens. They eat a lot more than you can make, even free-ranged, jumbo-cross organic meat butchered at 6-8 weed. Feed cost is really high right now, too. The best profit margin I've ever had in poultry, crazy as it sounds, was when I sold peafowl and guinea chicks. Free ranged the adults, collected and incubated eggs and sold tons of chicks during the spring and summer. They were very popular where I used to live, in SW OK, for some reason. I'm sure ducklings would have done well too, and when I move back to the country, I plan to add some duck varieties to my little hatchery plan....See MoreGiardia from ducks and chickens?
Comments (12)Hi lazygardens and BrosaFarm. Thank you so much for replying. It does sound a little gross, but better safe than REALLY sorry. First of all, I'm kind of obsessive about cleaning water containers and about hand washing. My mother raised cage birds for sale and chickens and she pounded it into me that we keep everything very clean. She used bleach in water containers when she changed the water. And she was a nurse, so she was probably hyper-aware. So this is how I do things too. I actually wash my own hands in hot water and soap PLUS bleach water if I've even touched a chicken or duck. So I am being careful with hand washing. But...I got very, very sick week before last and it lasted quite awhile. All the TERRIBLE symptoms were the same as Giardia, but I didn't know that yet. I got so dehydrated that my hubby took me to the doc. He sent me to the hospital as an outpatient. I had a litre and a half of saline plus other goodies pumped into me via IV. I felt pretty good for a quite a few days, but I'm starting to feel achy again along with upset stomach. head ache, no appetite, etc. I had a follow up visit yesterday and he asked me again if I'd been anywhere there may have been contaminated water. I was thinking of camping and that sort of thing. So I said no, but then on the 17 mile drive home I had some time to think and it kind of dawned on me that I am with my ducks, chickens, dogs and cats a LOT and I have been splashed by ducky wading pool water many times on my face as well as the rest of me. Also, our outdoor water is irrigation water that comes from the mountain snow pack melting and it's stored in a huge reservoir until spring. It's not fit to drink, to say the least. I haul indoor water out to the chickens and ducks by the huge bucketful's each day. I've never thought about ME getting something from it though. We water the lawns and plants with it and I always get wet from it. I've heard that you can get it very easily, even just get a drop or two and you'll get sick from it. But is that true? It sounds like you know about it BrosaFarm. How do I treat my chickens and ducks and other animals if they have it? Is it through worming and other....? Guess I need some advice from the seasoned professionals here. I'll call my sis too. She knows about ducks. I'll probably call the vet too. Thanks again for your replies. I really do appreciate your replies. :) Maggie chickenmama1...See Morequestions about a duck raised with chickens
Comments (4)I have raised several wood ducks. They are the most wonderful little birds. I loved mine. One died. It got sick I guess, and one was killed by a hawk. It was so sad. Since then I have raised two more. They are a male and female. They have not laid eggs though. Not sure they will in captivity but maybe next spring I will find out differently. They are not like normal ducks though they are very friendly and attach to their human friends(-: If your duck is able to fly off she might call a mate. They have a beautiful call....See Moreduck/chicken scratch yard in TX
Comments (1)My chickens love to eat chick weed and almost any other weed. They are in coops. We have loose dogs running around the neighborhood so we can't free range. They love grapes and cherry tomatoes that I give them when I have extras growing....See Moresherryo
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