Raising mixed species poultry together – tips and advice
Get advice from three different, experienced poultry parents who successfully raise different species of poultry in their backyard or small farms. Ducks, chickens, geese, turkeys, and guineas!
Backyard ducks are the perfect animal if you want pets who make you breakfast. However, before you jump in to duck keeping, there’s lots you should know and lots to do to get prepared. You can learn everything you need to know to raise happy, healthy backyard ducks here in our duck articles – and in our book, The Impractical Guide to Keeping Pet & Backyard Ducks!
Get advice from three different, experienced poultry parents who successfully raise different species of poultry in their backyard or small farms. Ducks, chickens, geese, turkeys, and guineas!
Trying to figure out whether you’ve got male or female ducks or ducklings? We’ll show you how to definitively sex ducks, safely and accurately.
Find out everything you need to know to build a long-lasting, predator-proof duck coop and run to maximize your ducks’ health and happiness.
How do you choose the best duck breed for you? Every duck breed has unique features and benefits, so it’s important to try to match your needs and wants with the optimal duck breed. In this article, you’ll find out how!
These nine amazing duck facts will give you newfound respect and admiration for these amazing animals. Quack your friends up with your newfound knowledge.
Find out how to easily herd your ducks to get them to go wherever you want, whether that’s putting them up at night or getting them out of a garden bed.
If your ducks (or chickens) are laying soft eggs or are egg bound, making them go broody may be a life-saving intervention. Find out how to do it in this article!
Find out how to easily and affordably raise your own mealworms. Mealworms are a high-protein, nutrient-rich insect larvae that your poultry will love. You can also use mealworms to produce high quality fertilizer for your garden.
Want to raise happy, healthy backyard poultry? Here are our top 11 garden plants for chickens or ducks that you can grow in your garden.
Think you have to choose between having an attractive garden and edible garden OR having ducks? You can have both! Here are 5 tips we use to maintain an attractive landscape and grow tons of edible plants — all while having ducks.
Are you trying to figure out what type of bedding you should get for your duck coop or duck run? Find out here!
A helpful article + instructional video for backyard pond owners and duck parents showing you exactly how to disassemble and clean your Laguna MAX-FLO waterfall & filter pump.
Need gift ideas for someone who loves ducks? Our duck lovers’ gift guide will help you find a perfect gift for the quackaholic in your life!
Do you have pet or egg laying ducks? Want to get your ducks to like you? Here are three tips from expert duck whisperers.
Trying to find out how to medicate ducks? We’ll show you how to safely pill or syringe your pet or backyard ducks to provide the medications they need.