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As I stated on @CntryBoy777 thread, I ordered 4 Khaki Campbell hens and one drake today. I blame him for it.:old I had to get some after he spoke so highly of them. :loveI have a wading pool I can use for them to play in.
I had thought about getting a pond dug, but that would cut into my pasture space.
Im also getting 6 Jersey Giants, and 6 Barred Hollands. The BH lay white eggs. :celebrate
Time to get replacements, so figured Id try a new breed. :clap
Can ducks live with chickens? :hu If not, I have an area I can fence in to keep them separated. Or I can expand the chicken area to give everyone plenty of room.
Maybe I should find a 500lb boar, too. :ep
 

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Ummm….that was a 820 pound boar! LOL LOL
Keep your ducks and chickens separate. Your hens will thank you. If the drake mounts the hens and breeds them, it could seriously injure them. When chickens mate, they just sorta "kiss vents" no harm done. Drakes have a rather long male appendage and it would cause internal injury and even death to your hens.
 

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There are many that keep ducks and chickens together, however they have different dietary needs....ducks need niacin and chickens don't.....ducks like and mess up water....chickens don't except to drink. Personally, I would keep them close together, but separate for those reasons....they can share the same common area, but if ya keep pellets down for the ducks at night they must have water....if no pellets, water is not necessary....there is something else too....ducks can see at night, chickens can't....if the ducks are protected with hardware cloth and are on the ground....they will alert to strange things being around their pen....such as predators....of course ya have to hear them, and there maybe a few false alarms, but well worth checking it out....shot quite a few possums and coons because of their alert.....:)
 

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Glad you are going to resolve the situation, but I really hoped you could wait until after the new year. This is about the very worst time to sell.. It is getting close to the holidays and most markets will shut down by the end of next week for the Christmas holiday. Prices are in the tank here, and I am afraid that you will take a real hit on them. Still, I get that you don't have the grass to feed them all winter. Buying hay would be an alternative until the end of Jan/Feb when things hopefully will pick up.
We are keeping all our spring born calves until late Jan or early Feb, when the feeder market starts to hopefully pick up. Steers here are running in the 1.00 to 1.40 /lb for 5-6 wt blks. Heifers are in the .75 to 1.00. Definitely really off from back in Aug when they were averaging .20 to .40 more per lb. Good luck.
 

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I texted my neighbor and told him what you said, so am waiting for reply. He has 7 acres at his place so I suggested to just take them over there til the prices are better.
I doubt he will want to do that. The farmer across from me is taking some of his cows also and is taking ours, too. I would like to get more for them anyway. Thats the whole reason I got angus this time.
 

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The cows arent going to the auction. After considering @farmerjan advice, and thinking about what I had initially wanted to accomplish with these cows, my neighbor and I have decided to hang on to them a little longer. He also didnt want to sell them at such a low price market wise right now. We are going to get some round bales and a protein tub to put them on until he can get his fence fixed at his place. Part of its down and he said they would walk right thru it. I have enough square bales to last for a couple weeks, so I will use those up and then get the round bales. If we sold them now, I would lose money on them.
Thank you, Farmerjan, for your advice. That really made me reconsider selling them.
 

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Yeah, I was going to miss them a little, but now they get to stay a little longer. Dont want to take a hit on them just yet. Maybe once the neighbor gets the fence repaired we can move them over there. He is afraid they would get out and he isnt home alot since hes a pilot. Dont want cows running around getting hit or have to pay for car repairs.
We are going to fix a hay feeder up under the overhang behind my barn so we can put the hay there and it wont get wet. He is getting a protein tub today so they should be good for a while.
 
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