Tag: raising ducks

  • Raising Ducklings Week 2 (with Video)

    Raising Ducklings Week 2 (with Video)

    This article is part of a series on what life with ducks is like. It’s intended to give new duck keepers, duck dreamers, and anyone who needs some adorable diversion an inside look at simple ways to keep ducks. Be forewarned, my point in creating these posts is to make you want to keep ducks…

  • Must Love Ducks

    Must Love Ducks

    My love for ducks was instant. After touring a traditional duck farm in France in my mid-twenties, I dreamed of having my own ducks someday. You know… in some distant, alternate future where I could create the life I really wanted. Back then, I mistakenly thought homesteading was only a make believe dream conjured to…

  • Brooding Ducklings

    Brooding Ducklings

    If you want to learn how raise your own ducklings more like a mama duck would, then take a look at this post on Morning Chores for more details. Also, if you plan to hatch your own duck eggs, then you may want to take a look at this post. And, use this calculator to…

  • Incubating Duck Eggs

    Incubating Duck Eggs

    Learn how broody ducks incubate their eggs and use that knowledge to hatch your own eggs at home.

  • How to Choose the Right Duck Breeds

    How to Choose the Right Duck Breeds

    If you are looking for inspiration to help you choose the right duck breeds for your homestead, take a look at my post on Morning Chores. While you are there, take a few minutes to browse all the other informative homestead posts and inspiration on that amazing reference site. There are all sorts of livestock…