There’s no one-answer-fits-all when it comes to the subject of duck egg production. However, many duck breeds will produce an egg every 48 hours. Of course, many factors, including the duck breed, affect this number. Nonetheless, most duck breeds typically lay between 200 and 300 eggs yearly. This translates to an average of 22 eggs … Read more
Over the years, the American Pekin has become one of the more popular pet duck breeds globally. Thankfully, they are not very complex animals to keep and raise. But, this raises the question of what Pekin ducks eat. First off, you should know that the specific feeding requirements depend on your ducks and your expectations … Read more
Quite frankly, if you’re not familiar with the different classifications of ducks, you might assume that ducks are the typical small to medium-sized water birds you often see around, incapable of flying but highly capable of swimming. Ducks, however, have many types, and you might get confused about the varieties of ducks out there. Swans … Read more
The saying, “You are what you repeatedly do,” is also true to the health of your ducks. If you are raising ducks, for example, the food you regularly feed them will determine how healthy your ducks and their eggs will be. So, you can surely rephrase the abovementioned quote as “Your ducks are what they repeatedly eat,” … Read more
Yes, you can feed carrots to your ducks. However, since carrots are color rich, you might get surprised to see that the poops of your ducks would look colorful. This alteration in the odor and color of their poops is only normal because carrots are colorful and high in water. But when you stop providing … Read more
After a few months of indecision, my best friend decided to buy Pekin ducks to raise for their meat. However, before buying, he asked me whether Pekin ducks could fly. I told him categorically that Pekin ducks are incapable of flying. He raised this question because he didn’t want his flocks to be flying off … Read more
You might have seen a Muscovy duck and noticed the remarkable similarity between this duck and turkeys. You might also have asked whether Muscovy ducks have excellent and tasty meat. Well, Muscovy ducks have great meat, and eating them is safe. Besides, they got enough protein in their meat. Their meat, however, doesn’t carry much … Read more
If you spend time figuring out if you can feed your ducks with tomatoes, for example, don’t you worry for they can eat tomatoes? Tomatoes are not like avocadoes and other food that are okay for humans but toxic to ducks. You can feed your ducks different varieties of tomatoes; they can safely consume them … Read more
Have you ever wondered why grocery stores do not sell duck eggs? I guess you do, for most of the eggs you’ll see in the grocery stores are chicken eggs. But why don’t they sell duck eggs? Is it because consumers think of duck eggs as unhealthy? Or is it because consumers are used to … Read more
A couple of years ago, my best friend gifted me five pairs of ducks, saying: “I want you to jumpstart your duck-raising career!” I was taken aback, not knowing what food to give those cute ducks. I had a chicken coop then, so I thought: “Maybe I could feed these ducks with chicken feeds.” I did feed … Read more