Baby ducks are super adorable, in case you didn't know that. They are actually cuter than baby chickens in my opinion. I mean, it's a pretty close contest, for sure, but ducklings have the edge. And they are easier in some ways than raising chicks, They are not so fussy about temps, which is a really good thing because the ceramic heat lamp that I just bought in June is acting up. The first night in the brooder I could not get the temp up above 72ยบ. The ducklings will only need to be in the brooder for about 3 weeks, as opposed to 6-8 for chicks. Another key advantage to raising ducks is that we can keep a male duck in our flock for breeding ducklings (fingers crossed).
A definite disadvantage with baby ducks is that they are even messier than chicks. Chicks make a bit of mess by throwing their food around and pooping in their water, but ducklings throw water around like mad and can turn an ounce of food into a pound of poop. I exaggerate slightly, but they are little poop machines.
Here are some adorable pictures to get you through the day...
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| that is 15 minutes worth of poop right there... |
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| two days old |
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| learning to drink water |
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