Easy Beginner Tips For Raising Ducks in Your Backyard ft. Liz from The Cape Coop
Backyard Bounty
English - May 31, 2021 17:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsHome & Garden Leisure Kids & Family Pets & Animals backyard chickens chickens bees beekeeping garden gardening sustainable sustainability natural farming Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Learn some great tips for raising ducks in your backyard on this week’s Backyard Bounty podcast. We join Nicole as she chats with Liz from The Cape Coop.
What You’ll Learn
Common beginner mistakes and how to avoid themWhat to feed duckingsIntegrating new birds into the flockWhat to consider when choosing a mixed or same-sex flockWhat to feed ducklingsTips for keep ducks in winterAdvantages of selling duck eggsOur Guest
Liz is a backyard farmer in Massachusetts and began her backyard farm adventure in 2012 with 4 chickens. At the time she thought that would be the extent of the “farm”, fast forward 9 years and she now has 21 chickens, 11 ducks, 3 rabbits, 3 alpacas a large garden and has moved to a different house with more land and a huge barn!
Liz encourages everyone to give backyard farming a try, from apartment dwellers growing tomatoes on a balcony to people with a little more room that want to get into keeping livestock. Starting without any special training, just a love of animals and a desire to provide some of her food, she believes if she can grow a backyard farm, anyone can! She is also a strong advocate of finding community and support which is vital to success when you start out. Liz loves to add to that community with her farm blog, where you can find tips for raising ducks, and much more!
Liz also runs a soap business at the farm where she makes artisan soaps & spa products. Check out the links in the resources section below for more info.
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