Ducks For Sale

Phone 01721 752297 or email linda

After losing half our breeding stock to a mink last September we have been lucky enough to have a succesful breeding season this year. The weather was fine and dry for the first half but then the rain started again and it was difficult to keep the ducklings at the right temperature, when one minute there was brilliant sunshine and the next it was pouring with rain. We have a variety of different runs to help with this problem (seen below) but the greenhouse is the first stop after the ducklings hatch: my tomatoes are also growing well thanks to the constant warmth. The most recent photos of youngstock are at the bottom of this page

This is the pen we made for inside the greenhouse; we find the ducklings do better if they are given a turf of grass and it also seems to stop them making so much mess with their water

Above you can see four types of housing we use to rear our ducklings; they start in the greenhouse, then into the closed run nearest (has windows to ventilate if we do have hot weather), then on to the semi-covered run in the middle and beside the greenhouse is an open pen which also has a covered area - allowing them to choose their own heat requirements. All huts for the younger ducklings have a 60 or100 watt spotlight bulb running 24hours so that ducklings can always get dry and warm regardless of weather conditions outside

 Anyone wishing more information or to place an order should telephone us on 01721 752297 or email us at linda_dick@lineone.net

We attend a variety of shows throughout the year, so transport can often be worked out for anyone unable to collect the birds themselves - we live 20 miles south of Edinburgh. We can also email photos of particular birds if required.

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