Ducks and Chickens

Ducks and Chickens
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About Me

My whole life has built up to my family and I living on a sustainable, responsible farm near the family that raised me in Cincinnati, OH. This would enable us to 1) live near family after 9 years of active duty service in the Marine Corps, 2) provide people in the southwestern OH area with another avenue of responsibly grown food (there are a few that exist; I ain't claiming to be the first), and 3) educate the consuming public about food and environmental responsbility. We hope to one day be able to have a fall festival featuring a corn maze, apple picking, hay rides, pumpkin patch, etc. You may have noticed a donation link on the right. It is going to cost us around $250,000 for us to start out and that isn't including the double-wide we will be living in. Any help you can provide would be appreciated. Thank you.

Ducks



This is a picture of our 4 muscovie ducks 6 weeks old just on the outside of our chicken run. Why Ducks???????? Ducks, especially muscovies,are fabulous at pest control. They waddle along with their beaks close to the ground and snap up anything that flies. Getting up to 12 pounds for muscovies, ducks can also be dressed out (killed for meat) for a great tasting alternative to chicken and beef. Allowing ducks to roam free like this not only keeps them happier, but they get to do what God intended them to do: Pest control.


The four Muscovie ducklings at about 8 weeks
Our Light Brahma hen on a stealth mission to steal some duck food.

 I can honestly say after having the ducks for about a month being old enough to start catching flying pests, we have noticed a dramatic decrease of flies and mosquitoes.  These ducks haven't made a peep since getting little bigger than chicks. They are the perfect backyard birds.



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