We all know chickens go through a molt every year, but did you ever wonder “do ducks molt?” In short, yes ducks molt. In fact, they molt quite a bit every year – possibly enough to build you a whole new duck. In fact, I’ve gone outside and wondered whether the drakes, hens, and young…
Raising ducks (especially ducklings) is easy, and ducks are some of the most entertaining and useful livestock you can add to your farm! We started to raise ducklings in hopes they would begin to lay eggs once they matured. As you might know, I’m a big believer in keeping more than one type of poultry!…
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I’m a big believer that if you have the space, raising more than one type of poultry will help you become more self-sufficient. In addition to chickens, we also raise ducks, quail, and turkeys, and we’ve considered adding guineas and even an emu (although emus can jump well, and require high fencing, and since we…