It will soon be another week since we started raising our flock of mallard ducks. The changes over the last few days have been dramatic. They continue to grow at a steady rate and have began developing more feathers on their tails and wings. Their distinctive yellow markings have started to fade, giving way to a light brown color. We have also noticed with a few of them that their chirp is sounding more like a faint quack.
We built them an outdoor pen so they can spend their days grazing in the grass (weather permitting). Using zip-ties we secured poultry wire to a frame we made out of PVC tubing. We tried to keep it lightweight enough that we can move it around, that way one spot doesn’t’ get “over fertilized”.
Now that they have started feathering out, we thought it would be okay to let them go for their first swim. We put out a shallow tub of water for them.
We built them an outdoor pen so they can spend their days grazing in the grass (weather permitting). Using zip-ties we secured poultry wire to a frame we made out of PVC tubing. We tried to keep it lightweight enough that we can move it around, that way one spot doesn’t’ get “over fertilized”.
Now that they have started feathering out, we thought it would be okay to let them go for their first swim. We put out a shallow tub of water for them.
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