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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: warmglo on April 11, 2018, 08:17:40 pm

Title: New to keeping ducks
Post by: warmglo on April 11, 2018, 08:17:40 pm

Hi everyone  :wave:   It's been a while since I last visited, and have to admit I've missed you. But so much has happened - met the love of my life, got married, found a project house with a bit of land...


Anyway, Ducks... can they be kept within a large fruit cage? I realise that chickens would be a better bet, but my step daughter is strangely terrified of them.

Title: Re: New to keeping ducks
Post by: Alex_ on April 12, 2018, 12:14:24 pm

What size is the large fruit cage.
I kept mine in a 6ftx8ft polytunnel until I started a breeding trio and increased the space

Title: Re: New to keeping ducks
Post by: warmglo on April 12, 2018, 04:17:04 pm

The fruit cage will be a triangle of about 12ft per side. Will the ducks destroy the fruit bushes, or be poisoned by them?

Title: Re: New to keeping ducks
Post by: Gunestone on April 12, 2018, 06:08:55 pm

Can you fence off a larger area which they could go in during the day? You could keep maybe 2 in this size an area but it would soon turn into mud, ducks are very messy! As for the fruit bushes, if they are in a small area they will probably destroy them, especially by dabbling around the roots.

Title: Re: New to keeping ducks
Post by: Alex_ on April 13, 2018, 10:24:00 pm

I think the ducks would be fine in that space. Depending on numbers
What fruit trees are you growing. They shouldn't be poisoned unless you have something exotic