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Apr 14, 2011 · Deep fried duck is really good. I've got a couple of comments. I had a Blue Swedish that was a couple of months older when butchered and weighed about 2 1/2 pounds. The other was an 8 week old Pekin that weighed 5 pounds. My son (who is the grill king) put them both in at the same time and took the smaller duck out first. Both turned out excellent.
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Apr 18, 2010 · For housing, guides say 2.5-4 sq ft per duck if only housed at night. If continuously confined, 6-8 sq ft. For a run 10-25 sq ft per duck is recommended. Now this would be for adults so depending on which breed you go with you could go smaller. Maybe consider only locking them up at night and letting them free range a bit.
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Caring for Ducks in Winter: Your Ultimate Guide
Dec 2, 2024 · Here are some tips for setting up the perfect duck house: Size Matters: Make sure your duck house is spacious enough for your flock. Ducks need room to move around, especially when they’re cooped up during harsh weather. A good rule of thumb is about 4-6 square feet per duck. Insulation: Insulate the walls of the duck house to keep it warm ...
Deep Litter Method with Ducks? - BackYard Chickens
Mar 1, 2023 · sounds like you’re doing the deep litter method right. i do the same as you basically, except iuse sweet PDZ. instead of the saturday lime. one thing i learned to prevent the ammonia smell , start with a deep base. so there’s almost a foot of clean stuff underneath before the layers of poop, lime (or pdz) and new hay or pine chips . taking out
Deep Litter Method for Ducks - BackYard Chickens
Jan 23, 2013 · Chris, I have used a modified deep litter method with shavings. A foot and a half of shavings, fluffed daily, with fresh topping every few days. The poo dries out pretty well and I add a 2 gallon bucket of dry peat moss to the shavings to lower the pH (raise acidity) to help reduce risk of ammonia formation. You could probably use Sweet PDZ ...
Deep Fried Hamburger Patties - BackYard Chickens
Mar 1, 2008 · Yeah, that's what I used and it turned out great. If you try it let me know what you think. We love chicken fried steak but I hate paying the $4+ per pound for cubed steak and the whole family loved these patties. I cheated on the gravy and used a packet of Pioneer Pepper Gravy mix. We love that stuff.
Do YOU eat that butt thing on a chicken? - BackYard Chickens
Nov 30, 2016 · You know, that triangular chunk on the assend of a whole chicken. It has a number of names including Pope's nose. It's technical name is the pygostyle. I just read that it's highly nutritional. Yeah, well, I'll eat a lot of things most people don't, but you can keep all …
Deep litter method with ducks - BackYard Chickens
Jun 8, 2021 · They used the deep litter method with straw and oh my goodness that was the most horrid thing to clean. We had to wear masks the ammonia was making us cough it was terrible and was completely infested with mold, fleas and flies. It was maybe 3/4 foot deep.
Deep Layer Method for Ducks? - BackYard Chickens
Mar 16, 2012 · I use deep litter and it works well. In the duck house (Little Fort Knox), there is currently about a foot and a half of wood shavings. That gets stirred every day or two, and I add about one part peat moss to ten parts shavings to keep the pH elevated enough to discourage ammonia from forming, as it sometimes does in humid New England.