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Does anyone here have any experience raising ducks?
For a couple years now my wife has been pestering me to keep a couple chickens in the backyard for eggs. After doing a bit of research I'm finding that something like a campbell khaki duck is going to be lower maintenance and can actually be allowed into the garden for pest control without destroying the garden. But reading about it isn't quite the same as talking to someone that's actually done it :-). -- Chris Dukes |
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Duck eggs are dee-licious. They will have brighter orange-ish yolks. As with
chickens, when they have access to bugs and veggies, the yolks have a richer color but in no way obnoxious flavor. Any egg when hard-boiled will develop a greenish 'skin' around the yolks. Maybe that's what you saw and thought odd, though it's quite normal...? I'd be interested in ducks too... though i love my hens. Sue wrote in message ... On Mon, 1 Mar 2010 18:20:22 +0000 (UTC), wrote: Does anyone here have any experience raising ducks? For a couple years now my wife has been pestering me to keep a couple chickens in the backyard for eggs. After doing a bit of research I'm finding that something like a campbell khaki duck is going to be lower maintenance and can actually be allowed into the garden for pest control without destroying the garden. But reading about it isn't quite the same as talking to someone that's actually done it :-). Are you looking for eggs from the ducks? I have a friend who once raised ducks. The eggs inside were sort of green and had a strong taste. |
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On Mon, 8 Mar 2010 15:28:03 -0500 in Sue wrote:
Duck eggs are dee-licious. They will have brighter orange-ish yolks. As with chickens, when they have access to bugs and veggies, the yolks have a richer color but in no way obnoxious flavor. Any egg when hard-boiled will develop a greenish 'skin' around the yolks. Maybe that's what you saw and thought odd, though it's quite normal...? I'd be interested in ducks too... though i love my hens. Well, I've been drilling through the "todos" Book on raising ducks read. Space for housing and pasture calculated and a spot chosen in the back yard. Triangle Horse Sports should be able to provide the feed. And there's another option of supplementing chicken feed for laying. Rough design for a duck house worked out. Now it's a matter of getting parts together to build housing, a predator proof run, and a dog free zone... Pick up a "duckling containment unit" (Kiddie pool). Call the Wake Forest post office to make arrangements, and order some ducklings. -- Chris Dukes |
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