At last we are finally getting our......

[~Tullymoor~]

BLUE DUCKS!!!!!!!

Very excitamagated, we're getting a trio of Blue Swedish, a pair of Black Swedish and some ducklings of unknown colour ....not hatched yet.
See some here.....
http://www.feathersite.com//Poultry/...BRKSwedes.html

[dryland dweller]

WOW play happy music and send heaps of good vibes and that should cheer them up
Pete

[~Tullymoor~]

Ha bloody Ha!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
Ah, so, Pete the bikie does fluff now huh?!
Welcome to the Fratenity of Fluff, the Society of Stuff.....new members always welome.

[Tezza]

Ah Ducks nice creatures quite docil,things yummy Duck eggs big dark orange yolks,even yummy fried or boiled on toast.Do these lay blue eggs as they get older like some ducks......I bred cambells for 6 years untill i lost a lot to foxes one nite,gave the rest to my daughter,they still laying lots eggs,still being great sitting,rearing, mothers too.were also surprised to get double yolkers from ours this year....Now i only thought chooks did that,But ducks,
well thats a first.

Chooks and Ducks never fail to surprise me. nothing they do surprises me any more..


Tezza........

[~Tullymoor~]

Don't know about the blue egg thing Tezza.....I'll find out soon enough though I hope they are very broody and hatch hundreds of babies, I can't wait! We're trying to rustle up a clam shell kids pool or similar now for them. Or, maybe I'll use an old bath and make a ramp...then I can attach a hose to the plughole and drain the water off onto the fruit trees
Next installment...GEESE!

[Tezza]

Tezza

[earthbound]

Interesting looking ducks Tully.... I'm struggling to work out the difference between the blues the black the silvers and the splash, they look very similar to me... . :?

Do you know if they make much noise?

That was half the reason I had muscovies, because they didn't quack...

[forest]

They are beautiful birds. I've never senn them before. I hope you have many great duck hours.

[verrall]

Howdy all,

I am looking at getting some ducks.

I have 4 chickens at the moment, that we raised from eggs (2 roosters- 2 hens). We have to get rid of the roosters because of local by-laws, can't eat them as they are kids pets.

Ducks are good for eating snails and other nasty pests in the garden, but they do not scratch like chooks do (so I am told).

I have a huge chook pen, can the ducks and chooks (2) live together?
Do ducks need any special accomodation?
Do they need some water to play/swim in?

Thanks in advance.

[Franceyne]

Oh Tully - they are beautiful! All silvery and so soft looking - they reminded me of my mother's old Russian Blue (very pampered) cat.


Fran.