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Hatching Duck Eggs: Can Chickens Hatch Ducks?
All of my experience hatching duck eggs led me to ask the question: Will chickens foster eggs from another species and raise them? The answer was, absolutely! I have both female and male ducks. I only...
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Raising Ducklings Eventually Leads To Combining Flocks
By Lori Fontanes – If there’s one thing most waterfowl experts agree on when discussing raising ducklings and how to introduce ducklings to older ducks, it might be this: AIEEEEEEEEEEE! No, wait....
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Learn About How To Raise Ducks and Raising Chickens For Eggs
I have to admit, I love books about poultry. It’s fun to learn about raising chickens for eggs. And, although I don’t have any, I love reading about how to raise ducks. (A girl can dream, right?) Even...
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The Magnificent Muscovy Duck
by Bill LaLonde – Some people say if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it must be a duck. Well, what if it looks like a cross between a turkey and a vulture, roosts in...
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A Guide to Duck Shelters for Winter
With their double coat of waterproof feathers over thick, warm fluffy down and a layer of body fat, ducks (regardless of duck breeds) are exceedingly cold-hardy. They love being outdoors year-round in...
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A Quick Guide to Buying Ducks
Whether you are expanding your duck flock, adding to your chicken flock or are brand new to backyard duck keeping, buying ducks is fairly straightforward, but there are a few things to keep in mind....
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The Definitive Guide to Domestic Duck Breeds
Storey’s Guide to Raising Ducks is a complete handbook to domestic duck breeds in North America. With this handy reference you’ll learn about choosing the best duck for your needs, hatching, rearing,...
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Three Favorite Backyard Duck Breeds
When you picture a flock of backyard ducks, you likely picture the large, white Pekin ducks, or the smaller, active brown-colored Mallards, but there are many more duck breeds that are great fun to...
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A Beginner’s Guide to Keeping Ducks in Suburbia
Ducks can be charming companions in suburban backyards. As someone who never raised so much as a parakeet on her own, the idea that I could look out the window and watch our five full-grown,...
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How to Raise Ducks in Your Backyard
By Dave Holderread – If you want an economical and steady supply of homegrown eggs that are nutritious and tasty, you’ll need a flock of backyard chickens, right? Well, not necessarily. You might want...
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Can Chickens and Ducks Live Together?
“Can chickens and ducks live together?” is one of the most common questions I get from readers. Since I’ve been raising my chickens and ducks in the same coop and run for years, my answer is always...
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Duck Eggs Vs. Chicken Eggs
Today I want to compare duck eggs vs. chicken eggs. How does a duck egg measure up compared to a chicken egg? How do duck eggs taste? Are duck eggs better for pastries? How much protein is in a duck...
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Facts About Ducks: How Much Does a Duck Need?
Facts about ducks and duck information, in general, can be difficult to find online because backyard ducks aren’t nearly as popular (yet) as backyard chickens, but I am hoping to change that by...
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