Even Pekin ducklings should have food all the time for their first two weeks. If your ducks can’t forage, they should have food available 24/7 or at least all day. Free-choice access for the day If you don’t want food in the coop to reduce mess, it’s fine to give your ducks...
Ducks, on the other hand, are not like broilers at all. For starters, they cost $4-8 per duckling if you don’t hatch your own. Plus, even when you raisePekins– the Cornish cross equivalent in ducks – they still love to forage, explore, and do things besides eating all day. So,...
I would like to ask if how much will it cost me as an initial investment since I am planning to buy ducklings. Also please advise if how much will it cost me monthly like feeds etc before my ducks will lay eggs. I am from Candaba, Pampanga, Philippines. Max said on April 26, ...
*Now, after doing this for a few years, plucking a chicken is easy peasy compared to our Pekin ducks! I find they do better with crumbles, and I like giving them the higher protein since they aren’t foraging, and for some reason, our last few batches of birds wanted nothing to do ...