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Day 1
– Hatched on Monday, 3/28/2011
– Arrived at Post Office Wed, 3/30 at 8:00 AM
– Shipped from Murry McMurry
Hatchery, Iowa
– Hatched on Monday, 3/28/2011
– Arrived at Post Office Wed, 3/30 at 8:00 AM
– Shipped from Murry McMurry
Hatchery, Iowa
Initial Venture: Duck / Goose Project
Day 14 (2 weeks old)
– Moved from a 3'x3' box in basement of the house
to the barn with larger house and pen
– Heat requirements are reduced in weeks 3/4, and
after 4 weeks they can do well in most weather
– Moved from a 3'x3' box in basement of the house
to the barn with larger house and pen
– Heat requirements are reduced in weeks 3/4, and
after 4 weeks they can do well in most weather
Purchased 10 birds
– 8 - Jumbo Pekin Ducks - White
– 2 - Emden Geese (male & femle) - White
– 8 - Jumbo Pekin Ducks - White
– 2 - Emden Geese (male & femle) - White
Future Considerations
– Chickens
– Goats
– Beef Cattle
– Llama
– Goats
– Beef Cattle
– Llama
6 Weeks
– Moved to new Pen with heavy welded wire surround
and top — predator proof
– Well feathered with little yellow fuzz remaining
– Eating less food with availability of grass and ground
– Female goose getting large with some gray feathers,
should be all white when fully mature.
– Moved to new Pen with heavy welded wire surround
and top — predator proof
– Well feathered with little yellow fuzz remaining
– Eating less food with availability of grass and ground
– Female goose getting large with some gray feathers,
should be all white when fully mature.
Egg Comparison — Goose, Duck, Chicken
– Goose will begin laying in February and produce
40-50 eggs per year
– Ducks begin laying at 5 months
– Goose will begin laying in February and produce
40-50 eggs per year
– Ducks begin laying at 5 months