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koko64

#315
November 20, 2013, 06:59:03 AM
Quote from: ducpainter on November 20, 2013, 06:41:13 AM

They are back inside every evening at dusk...just like they're supposed to. [thumbsup]

The chook whisperer  ;D.
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ducpainter

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November 20, 2013, 07:02:57 AM
Quote from: koko64 on November 20, 2013, 06:59:03 AM
The chook whisperer  ;D.
They are smarter than turkeys. ;D
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koko64

#317
November 20, 2013, 07:19:24 AM
My folks never kept turkeys. They as smart as they look eh?
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ducpainter

#318
November 20, 2013, 07:35:59 AM
Quote from: koko64 on November 20, 2013, 07:19:24 AM
My folks never kept turkeys. They as smart as they look eh?
Dumbest creature in the barnyard...

except for some farmers. :P
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ducpainter

#319
December 11, 2013, 05:37:23 AM
Getting 4 eggs a day now most days.

I have to figure out how to get them before they freeze and break the shells. They don't all lay at the same time of day.

Probably add some more bedding.
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ducpainter

#320
June 24, 2014, 06:39:37 PM Last Edit: June 24, 2014, 06:41:59 PM by ducpainter
So....

a couple of weeks ago I forgot to lock the ducks in at night.

The next day two were gone and the rest, two females and the drake, were pretty freaked out. Pretty sure it was a bear...there were tracks in the garden.

I locked them in over bike week as they had pretty much decided they owned the neighborhood...including the road.

In the meanwhile I set 14 eggs in the incubator. Candled them tonight.

100% fertility.

If the averages play out we'll have 7 more ducks in 3 more weeks...along with 7 drakes.

I promised ducks to the two people that took drakes last year.

I think Bigboy can handle a harem of 7. ;D
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koko64

#321
June 24, 2014, 07:12:57 PM
Quote from: ducpainter on June 24, 2014, 06:39:37 PM
So....

a couple of weeks ago I forgot to lock the ducks in at night.

The next day two were gone and the rest, two females and the drake, were pretty freaked out. Pretty sure it was a bear...there were tracks in the garden.

I locked them in over bike week as they had pretty much decided they owned the neighborhood...including the road.

In the meanwhile I set 14 eggs in the incubator. Candled them tonight.

100% fertility.

If the averages play out we'll have 7 more ducks in 3 more weeks...along with 7 drakes.

I promised ducks to the two people that took drakes last year.

I think Bigboy can handle a harem of 7. ;D

Pretty cool animal husbandry skills. It's good Bigboy has you pimpin' for him.
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DarkMonster620

#322
June 24, 2014, 07:14:16 PM
I want to get a few chickens so they take care of snakes, toads and lizzards . . . thing is, I have 2 cocker spaniels and a cat !!!
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ducpainter

#323
June 25, 2014, 03:49:33 AM
The cat won't bother them.

If they were my dogs they would only do it once...if at all.
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DarkMonster620

#324
June 25, 2014, 06:20:16 AM
wife doesn't like the idea much . . . I said, fresh eggs and NO toads, snakes and less lizzards !!!
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DesmoDiva

#325
June 25, 2014, 09:37:41 AM Last Edit: June 25, 2014, 10:06:25 AM by DesmoDiva
We would like to have chickens, if we had the space.   :P

Good here you can rebuild your flock, dp.   [thumbsup]

How does Zeke like the ducks?
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Buckethead

#326
June 25, 2014, 10:44:19 AM
Quote from: DesmoDiva on June 25, 2014, 09:37:41 AM
How does Zeke like the ducks?

They're cute and fun to chase, but they don't bounce very well.

Well, not more than once, anyway.
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ducpainter

#327
June 25, 2014, 01:07:17 PM
Quote from: DesmoDiva on June 25, 2014, 09:37:41 AM
We would like to have chickens, if we had the space.   :P

Good here you can rebuild your flock, dp.   [thumbsup]

How does Zeke like the ducks?
He likes the fact they have a pool inside their house... :P

He's also very interested in the eggs in the incubator. He looks through the window every day.
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Ddan

#328
June 25, 2014, 01:09:28 PM
Quote from: ducpainter on June 25, 2014, 01:07:17 PM
He likes the fact they have a pool inside their house... :P

He's also very interested in the eggs in the incubator. He looks through the window every day.

He's just thinking they need some bacon wrapped around them    ;D
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TiNi

#329
June 25, 2014, 05:24:37 PM
Quote from: Ddan on June 25, 2014, 01:09:28 PM
He's just thinking they need some bacon wrapped around them    ;D

omg too funny!!! that's zeke alright!  [thumbsup] [bacon]
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