Author: Justin Shelton

Drakes will Attack and Kill Ducklings A male duck’s most basic instinct is to find a mate to produce offspring, it’s why they have the crazy sex drives we’ve already talked about. Unfortunately, some male ducks view ducklings as a threat or obstacle to their goal of procreating, and will attempt to kill ducklings. Do […]

Every duckhouse has a pecking order which is established early on and then again if a new duck is introduced to the flock. This ritual can be quite vicious but they will very quickly settle down. You should not interfere unless one duck is being denied food or water. Do female ducks have a pecking […]

Manure Quantity In Water For example, an average 4-pound duck will produce a bit over 1/3 of a pound of poop per day. That sounds like a lot. But since ducks are semi-aquatic animals some of that will come out on land and some will be in the water. Do ducks poop anywhere? Duck poop […]

5-10 minutes. Place the duck breasts skin side up on a rack in a roasting tin in the middle of the pre-heated oven. Cook for 15-18 minutes, depending how you like your duck cooked. When the duck is cooked to your liking rest the meat in a warm place for 5-10 minutes before serving. How […]

Things to Consider Prior to Adopting Pet Ducks Ducks are pretty high maintenance compared to chickens. They need lots of fresh water, which they soil frequently—so that will need to be cleaned quite regularly. There is a lot of cleanup to be done with ducks—and it is often a wet, stinky mess. What does the […]

Duck is red meat because it contains 30% myoglobin, a protein found in most mammals, flightless birds (ostrich, emu, etc) , and fowl such as duck and geese. Why is duck a red meat? This is because more oxygen is needed by muscles doing work, and the oxygen is delivered to those muscles by the […]

Good Ventilation Inside the coop it’s vital to have adequate ventilation to allow air to circulate inside and keep the bedding dry. In the pen, make sure there is no standing water or places that don’t seem to dry out quickly. Good drainage is key to keeping the pen dry. How do you keep ducks […]

If you have a permanent pond that ducks swim and poop in, you can usually directly water your garden and edible landscape areas with your pond water. You can simply dip a bucket and dump it where you need it. Or you can get a bit more sophisticated and use gravity or pumps to do […]

They do cry, like human beings, but do so by quacking or making a loud, weird noise. When in an emotional state, their feelings do not prompt a flow of tears. Ducks tend to cry more loudly when feeling scared or they perceive a threat. When alert, alarmed, or feeling grief, they cry out loud […]

They likely imprint information about their home breeding and wintering areas and use navigational cues to return to them. Ducks and geeseDucks and geeseThe Anatidae are the biological family of water birds that includes ducks, geese, and swans. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring on all the world’s continents except Antarctica. These birds are […]

Most of the time, ducks can travel eight hours before resting. During migration, for example, mallard ducks will travel 800 miles in eight hours. What is the range of a duck? Pay attention to a duck’s size at 20, 30, and 40 yards. The majority of all birds taken are within a 40-yard range. Learning […]

But here’s an inconvenient truth: Ducks and geese don’t always land into the wind. In fact, when the wind is light, they might approach from any direction. During those situations, you’re better off ignoring the wind and heeding an obvious but oft-ignored tenet of hunting: Keeping the sun at your back. Where do ducks go […]