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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: john and helen on March 13, 2014, 07:26:48 pm

Title: Ducks gone broody
Post by: john and helen on March 13, 2014, 07:26:48 pm

yep..fluffed up feathers, bills taken a different shape..and boy !!! can't that girl shout when she wants food  :roflanim:

this will be her 1st batch… lets see if she stays the coarse

Title: Re: Ducks gone broody
Post by: HesterF on March 13, 2014, 10:12:36 pm

I've not yet had a broody duck! They do sound quite amusing.

Title: Re: Ducks gone broody
Post by: john and helen on March 14, 2014, 06:36:21 am

you will know when you get one  ;D

Title: Re: Ducks gone broody
Post by: northfifeduckling on March 15, 2014, 02:57:39 pm

turns into quite a different animal, amazing! no more Miss nice girl!  :roflanim:

Title: Re: Ducks gone broody
Post by: john and helen on March 16, 2014, 04:10:25 pm

 :roflanim: yes and watch the legs  ;D

she is sat on 12 eggs….  :fc: this is going to be interesting  ;D

Title: Re: Ducks gone broody
Post by: northfifeduckling on March 16, 2014, 06:49:43 pm

what legs?  :roflanim: have fun with at least 10 babies - are you ready and organised for this  :fc: :&> :&> :&> :&> :&> :&> :&> :&> :&> :&> ?

Title: Re: Ducks gone broody
Post by: john and helen on March 18, 2014, 07:19:11 am

me and the word organised, are not two things i would put together  ;D more of a quick panic , rush around like a mad man ..and get by …..  :roflanim: … i am getting better,

i have the chick crumb ready.. and i had already built a bigger duck house…
plus i have a few new homes lined up...

Title: Re: Ducks gone broody
Post by: northfifeduckling on March 18, 2014, 07:33:52 am

J & H, make sure the chick crumbs are non-medicated or they won't agree with ducklings! I couldn't get non-medicated here last year and first hand-fed them porridge  then found a place on-line who sold duck starter crumbs with free delivery.
Good you have only one broody - OH let 3 girls sit when I was away last year and I had to organise 3 safe houses for the maternity wards on my return - mad!