Maat van Uitert shares how to build a summer duck pond in her article “Simple Summer Pond for your Ducks”.  Read the articles for lots of helpful ideas and details. Watch the video below for a quick overview of how she built her pond.

Maat van Uitert shares great ideas and practical plans for protecting your ducks from summer heat with an easy-to-wash, self-draining pond. Easing Summer Stress Nothing is worse than watching your beloved ducks pant in the summer heat. A cool, inviting pool is a simple, natural way to keep your feathered friends from feeling the effects […]

Maat van Uitert shares her tips on creating an inviting duck habitat that will not only please your ducks, but may also increase their egg production in this Featured Article Ducks make great pets: they’re a joy to watch in their pools, they’re full of personality, and their large eggs are a tasty addition to […]

Dave Holderread has raised and studies ducks for 50 years.  He taught applied poultry science in Puerto Rico before he and his wife Millie established one of the largest genetic stocks of domestic waterfowl in the world on their farm in Oregon. This excerpt about the need to preserve rare breeds is from Storey’s Guide […]

My husband and friends had carefully packed the tiny Toyota Echo to the roof with all the things they needed for a medieval reenactment weekend 12 hours away in Montreal.  Picture a clown car with three burly guys, swords, cloths, and camping gear.  But they had forgotten the decaf coffee that my husband drinks.  Just […]

Duck Tales from Great Village, Nova Scotia By Sarah Paterson. Rouen-Cross Drake becomes a friend. People always ask me, “Ducks?  Really? Why ducks?”  I think it’s a legitimate question. After all, it’s not like ducks are show cats, or agility dogs.  How a city girl (me) moved to the country and began to own ducks […]

By Krislee Johnson In this past year of caring for chickens, ducks and turkeys my days have been filled with many first-time experiences.  Over the past 5-7 years I’ve dreamed of raising chickens and have romanticized about gathering eggs each morning. After a full year of living ‘the dream’ let me share with you a […]

Part Two of a two-part series on butchering chickens Read Part One by Krislee Johnson Our morning started early on the day of butcher.  After breakfast and some coffee we were eager to get started.  I think we were most interested in getting past the actual act of dispatching birds.  That would be no fun […]

First of a two-part series on butchering your chickens. Read Part Two by Krislee Johnson As we prepare to butcher I am getting excited over the prospect of putting meat in our freezer. The flock is in desperate need of being thinned out after this spring’s incubator hatch. With 31 birds, three of them being […]

This month’s “Cool Coop” will be much appreciated by the backyard duck enthusiasts of our Community! If you’ve never considered waterfowl – this setup just might change your mind. The creativity and uniqueness of this coop definitely rank it among our list of “Cool Coops”! Continue reading as Led Slinger shares the history and photos […]