My uncle was a farmer and made the "mistake" of being there when some ducklings hatched. They all bonded with him. They waited outside the door each morning for him to leave the house. They followed him around the farm all day. If he rested, they gathered around him while softly chattering. They all had long, happy lives together.

When i was at the feed store and they had chicks and ducklings i was told ducks are more like dogs and chickens are more like cats. I'm a dog person so i went with ducks. Mine come to "hey ladies"

Never knew i wanted a duck farm until the youtube algorithm

That cat...I bet he knows where that missing duck went. Farmer: "we never found the body..." Cat left chat.

I didn't think this video was going to be this entertaining, but now i wanna start a duck farm!

Your ducks are single-handedly curing my depression my dude

>Be a duck farmer >Find out you're allergic to duck eggs.

I'm a city guy who has made his living his whole life by talking. Well, using my brain and talking. So I am terrifically admiring of guys who use their brains to actually make things happen and have to deal with elements and animals and physical forces and objects, etc. and utilize strength and body effort and endurance to create food. Respect, sir, and kudos.

The ducks listen better then my kids when it’s time for bed

At .30 remember to place eggs pointy side down in the carton. Air inside the egg rises completely, stays away from yolk & keeps eggs fresher longer. I love hearing the drakes little quibble compared to the loud, actual quack of the ducks! 🦆💚

Haha! That's too funny! I have Chinese geese and when it's time for bed I just say "in" and in their shed they go and for morning, I say "out" and out they go for the day! Now I'm working on "NO" when they try to bite me. I'm getting there haha! Gotta love farming!

This is the cutest video about raising ducks.

I have ducks on my 2 acre pond they are happy as can be and they sleep on the water so you don’t have to watch out for predators. You seem to have enough land to dig even a small pond. in the winter put a heater or an underwater fan to keep the water from freezing. It would be much better then moving water all the time

"The more ducks the merrier." I can't argue with that.

For the coup, recommend layering straw or woodchips into the bedding. When soiled, and before adding more layers, turn the bedding to aerate. Makes a good compostable mulch for the following spring.

I once owned a duck Farm. Lost every single Duck in the first three months. I finally figured out i was planting them too close together. ;)

Our ducks get mad if we don't put them to bed on time.

All ducks, go to bed! All ducks, go to bed! Lmfao!

My brother owns chickens, and I don't know how, but he trained them... He can yell "come on chickens" and they will all run to the base of his porch, and wait there for another order... It's pretty cool!

Release the Quackin,I love this guys sense of humor.

I love that this was randomly recommended to me. Good luck farming!

Great Job! As someone who's kept ducks for many years now I'd like to make two suggestions, 1. if you get some ceramic eggs & dig out a little depression where your ducks already like to lay IN THEIR HOUSE & letting them out of their house a little later in the morning, you may be able to get more/most of your eggs layed in one or two CLEAN spots in doors & in the morning. This is easier to accomplish if you start it before they start laying but, ducks are very trainable...anything you do CONSISTENTLY, they will learn. And, 2, a pond...trust me...you will spend much less time dealing with water if you spend the time digging out a pond. I've dug two now. The first was about 8' x 12' & 3' deep. The second, because I now only have 5 ducks is more of a puddle, 6' x 8' x 2+'. IF at all possible, a drain at the bottom that you can use to water the vege' garden is a BIG bonus because cleaning it is still necessary but, depending on the "load", maybe only annually. Good luck, ducky!

This is honestly a REALLY great video! I raise different types of ducks and hatch ducklings. All of your info was spot on! If I was just starting out this video would have been super helpful. One time we randomly lost a duck and when we checked our camera system we saw that a mountain lion came all the way down to our house during the day (which never happens) and our drake actually went after him! The mountain lion knocked him down with one paw as he was attacking him. It was crazy to watch, but at least we knew what happened. That's just farm life. Love your channel!

“All ducks, go to bed!” Hah, I had to subscribe 🤣

_Release the quacken_ Seriously? Yer quacken me up.

A lot of people really like duck. I don't! But watching you deal with them has been interesting. Saying this I love chickens! They are easier to deal with and I enjoy watching them. My chickens have been easy to keep clean. But I admire your efforts. I truly appreciate your videos. Have a great week!

This was soooo helpful!! Thank you for posting this!! I’m totally going to use the “All ducks, go to bed!” Phrase!

Oh my goodness. You had me at "Release the quackens!" Wonderful video. Loved every second.

Amazing video Morgan!!!! I learned so much! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Another great breed to consider, for ease of maintenance and egg laying, are the Swedish Blue ducks. We've kept them for years and are thankful. Also consider your feed when producing eggs. Fish meal will make your eggs take fishy....

Khaki Campbell and Welsh Harlequin are the ones I want. This made me so excited to get started and confident I made the right choice picking ducks over chickens.

I bought dozen of duck eggs for the first time and was looking for recipes on KZfaq and here I am in middle of the night looking at duck farming lol

I picked and ate my first duck eggs during the winter months when my ducks were contained and eating only the food I provided them, I had a slight reaction to them making me believe I was allergic to duck eggs as well... however during the summer months when they were free ranging I tried them again and found I had no reaction to them when their diet was more diverse. The eggs had better flavor as well!

Ducks are hands down my favorite poultry to raise. Such a gentle guy; the world would be a better place if all meat/egg production animals were raised with same humane level of dignity as this man does with his birds.

This was so informative & fun! I have a ‘flock’ on our MT 3 acres consists of 3 chickens, 3 ducks, & 2 huge grey geese. They all wander together & coop together at night & we enjoy our little ‘mixed family’ immensely. They are ‘pets’ & I appreciate the cold climate info. We are heading into our first winter w them. The chickens stay in the coop during the cold snaps but I fret about the cold affecting the waterfowls feet, should they have swimming water in winter etc. This vid really helped ease my mind about all that. Thanks & good luck w your farming venture! ☺️

Love your editing. Such great humor! I watched your video as I prepare to get ducks of my own, and it just made me more confident that getting ducks is the right choice for me!

Actually I don't have to put my chickens in at night... I go out to the coop about 15 mins before sundown and they're already on roost ready for me to lock them in... They've been that way since I let them start free ranging at 6 months old...

Hi. It was probably botulism. To combat it I elevated the pools on pallets covered with rubber pavers. This was after I lost several ducks to it. I raised khakis and muscovy for way too long. We used the pools for bathing and nipple waterers to make sure they never ran out. In the winter when it got below 20 fahrenheit I put a fish tank heaters in the nipple waterer buckets and let them bathe once a day. I found that was the lowest maintenance solution to the water situation.

Super cute story and informative!! Love your ducks. I have 4 babies with 6 more on the way. I'm sure I'll be adding more. Ducks just make you smile. So glad I have mine no matter how much work they are!!

I do not believe that I could ever thank you enough for creating this Awesome, Informative, video about owning ducks. No only did you clearly and effectively describe and explain the challenges and responsibilities of maintenance, care, and sustainable development of duck farming, you did so in a manner which easily crosses over into many areas of responsibility in other farming and sustaining successfully as well too relating to areas of personal responsibility of humanity. Thank you sir for sharing this nugget of LIFE WISDOM with the public.

I like the slow mo duck walk....awesome business! Good job! Lol!

First time watching. Loved it! What a fun, light-hearted, and informative vid! And love the bison hat! Cheers from CO!

This is an amazing and entertaining video. One of the best ‘farm, info videos’ I have ever seen.

I plan to get some Khaki Campbells this year although my husband has been reticent. I think when he sees you shouting "Release the quackin'!" and "All ducks, go to bed!" he will change his mind. Great video. It inspired me to subscribe!

Crazy good production quality in your videos. I have not gone through all your vids yet, but you could def do a video on your production techniques and equipment. Thanks for sharing.

Best thing for watering is 55gallon barrel with approx. 4"x12" slots cut around it. Heater in center for winter.

thanks for the insight into a world i know absolutely nothing about. especially the part where you mentioned you can order ducks through the post. i have a feeling that will come in handy one day.

I've got silver appleyard and Saxony ducks; I also have 4 alarm geese. I love them! We are across the country from you - in Western Washington, on the northern edge of the Olympic Peninsula. Thanks for the video!

I was keeping two dogs and I had them trained to come outside to eat on the command," all dogs that want to be fed must come outside". Worked like a charm!

Always up at the Quack of dawn.

I have chickens and we trained them to come when called. So everyday we let them free range and I will just yell, " chick chick " and they will all come running. It's really cute. We are also getting ducks soon and I'm very excited! Turkeys are also really nice to have.

Love my khakis! Great video. Just the sort of video I searched for last year when first getting mine!

I subbed to your channel because you really care about the happiness of ducks :)

Great video! I absolutely Love my ducks and too went through the ups and downs of learning how to deal with them. I started with pekins and all 5 were taken out by a fox. :( Now we have Welsh Harlequins (which derived from the Khacki Campbell) I love their durability. I found sand in the coop around their waterer has helped out with the mess! We have 6 females per 1 drake. I have the incubator full at the moment. :D. My husband is allergic to duck eggs....it was really bad finding that out. I peep at my ducks when it is feeding time. So when I want to round them up I start peeping and they come right away. ;) I agree with you Ducks are awesome! Happy Homesteading!! ~Shaina~

Loved this vlog. I will have a pond builted on my property. Just easier than supplying water everyday. Both ducks n geese will be there. For their eggs and meat anytime I want fowl for dinner. Good luck on your farm. Can't wait to see how the orchard turns out. Started mine from seeds as well. There is like 40 large canisters growing peach, pear, apricot and apple trees in the garage converted into my growing house.

Thanks for these videos they make our days valuable.

Yeah get a loooong hose or I highly recommend building a pond. Paddles to keep water moving for freezing? Maybe

Thanks. This is really interesting for us humans that aren’t duck owners.

Subscribed because of the nice simple intro and you got straight to the point. Stayed because much respect for the environment you are in. Here in Texas the coldest it gets is 28, and I would not want to deal with anything colder than that!

I was listening to you about how you haul water back and forth. I have ducks also, it’s a lot of work to haul water, this year I purchased 2 heated hoses, it’s the best thing I’ve ever done.

Thanks for the video

No one: KZfaq: hey. Let's start a duck farm

I have 5 ducks all different species and yes they are so easy to command and they respond to familiar noises and sounds, i also herd them as you do by opening my arms and telling them where to go

You are my kindred spirit. We live in California and have muscovy ducks. They are so interesting and funny. They are constantly broody and raise ducklings year round. We don’t collect the eggs very often. We usually let them hatch their babies and then sell them. They are serious about egg laying, and always build a nest and use it. We have a full on farm with cattle, goats, horses and chickens. The ducks are by far the messiest animal we have ever raised... we even had pigs for a time. They basically shoot poop everywhere. Nothing is sacred. Great job on your channel. I really enjoyed watching ducks in the snow.

KZfaq Recommended videos is strange. I'm living in a big town and it recommends me how to start a duck farm. But i absolutely loved the video, really well made and watched it till the end. Now want to start a farm ! Keep on the farm vids dude !

when I get my own place I am 100% buying ducks from you.

Thank you for the video! Authentic experience and not a drawn out explanation 🦆

Since you seem to be the only channel talking about ducks that comes up on my feed, and I enjoy your videos, I would be happy to purchase my ducks or eggs from you when I'm ready. Probably pretty close to a year from now.

As a Kid we had a big corral. We had id say about 50 chickens (and 3 geese) and I had them all trained to respond to my voice. They knew when i did a particular call that food was coming and they would start crawling out of the woodwork like a zombie invasion to where ever I was expecting to find food. (The geese were particularly eager and would sometimes trip over the chickens as they ran over)

"I can herd them" one duck just sits down the the grass as he chases he others.... 10:30 . I don't know why but it made me laugh.

Thank you for your enthusiasm e effort to make this video. Apreciated. Cheers!

I sure am glad you made this video. It helped me to get a better understanding of what to expect when I decide to buy some ducklings

Thanks for the cool video dude. You have a much more professional filming style than most farmtubers and it shows in the quality of the video. Keep it up

You should definitely also do a polycultural vegetable garden; more profit, more health, more varied food for you and the ducks. Don't put all your eggs in one basket! (no duck pun intended..)

My 2 most favorite things about my ducks are the same as yours! You can "train" them to respond to voice commands and they have such a playful and comical personality!

Best video on duck raising I have come across. Great job!

I raise ducks here on the prairie of South Dakota. I absolutely love raising them. I currently have 30 ducks and 3 geese, I get about 15-20 eggs a day!

"Release the quack heads!" That's what I'd say to make my ducks go outside 😂

I thought that looked like Vermont... and I was right! Lived there for a little over five years. Wonderful place to farm and homestead! Salutations from Wisconsin. 👋🏻

This video was awesome. I really enjoyed learning about your experience with these ducks. I really look forward to your videos. Thanks for sharing with us.

I started a duck farm, I turned around and they all flew away.

I've had both chickens and ducks in the Pacific NW, and I much prefer ducks for ease of care and personality. To make them easy to care for, there are some keys. -- Water source within a few feet of dirt is a bad idea. Ducks will splash water that far, and over time create a mini pig sty. Surround any water source with gravel or some other ground cover that they can't mix into mud. -- Any water container that the ducks drink out of will become dirty pretty fast. Moreso, if they can swim in it. The dirty duck water works really well to pump into a greenhouse as a fertilized water source, with it draining back into the duck pond. In fact, a greenhouse can easily be set up to do double duty as a duck house, and managed like an aquaponics setup using ducks instead of fish. -- I make my ducks forage during the day, and only feed them at night. No training necessary. There can be a problem after the first heavy rain as the ducks will be stuffed full of worms and other small creatures flooded out of their hiding places. Helpful to have a way to funnel them towards their door on those occasions, but the older ducks will go in with little effort out of habit. -- A 2 foot tall, 2 inch mesh, poultry wire fence with a hotwire 4 to 6 inches above is all that is necessary to keep ducks in and furred predators out. Weasels could get through, but so far, I haven't had any problems though they are native to the region, but never seen one in the neighborhood. Neighborhood coyotes could easily jump the fence, but they never do though I've seen them looking wistfully in from the other side. I also put the poultry wire flat on the ground under the fence, and the coyotes seem to shy away from that as if it was leg hold traps. Keeps the ever present raccoons out too. Once in awhile, some duck will fly over the fence. Those ducks end up end up on the dinner table, if a predator doesn't get them first. Very rare with my Welsh Harlequins. -- I only hatch out good quality eggs that are laid before 9 AM in a nest. Most ducks of most breeds will do this naturally, selectively hatching out eggs from only those that do really concentrates this behaviour in their genes. The rest of the eggs that are randomly laid get eaten. -- If you create a combo greenhouse/duckhouse, you can also raise duckweed and black soldier fly larvae all year round and never have to buy feed for the ducks again.

Excellent presentation! Thanks for sharing!

We are planning on raising ducks this year for the first time. I was raised on a farm with chickens and geese, but not ducks, so I appreciate this video!

Knew ducks love water. Now I understand why.

Not tempted to install a tap closer to the ducks? :) Thanks for this, always been interested in keeping ducks

Lots of good information about raising duck. Inspired me to try to raise some ducks when I secure a protected area in my homestead for them.

Hi..... Morgan, thank you for sharing your video homestead 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 🎥👍👍

I love my Black Cayuga ducks 🦆 🦆

I have a duck too .. i live in trinidad my duck leaves me everynight but in the morning . He is there . But in trinidad its warm .. by you its soo cold

Great well produced story of starting a duck farm,Thanks

Good morning! The ducks have come a long way! Release the quackin is a hoot and very ingenious. Hope you have a great day, I see snow coming your way again this week!

Turn that poop into compost.. he’ll throw it in the lawn and let it breakdown for a healthy grass feed for them

You forgot the one important fact about ducks, THEY ARE CUTE! Subscribed.

Wow! Kudos to you! Really enjoy your relaxed and humorous moments of teaching! Wish y’all well and hope your dreams on the duck farm become a reality! Subscribed and liked!

I so far have 3 types of grown ducks. And a hole lot of chickens. Love them both. I've had them all since babies so even my chickens listen. When I say it's time for bed they all run to their houses and in to bed they go. I'm hatching my first set of ducks soon. And today I came home with 8 more baby ducks. I am very sure I have 2 more kinds. But I love how many eggs I get from them. Great job with your duck farm so far.

Poop glacier? I came to this vid for a break on political stuff. Great vid!

Wish I had known about the quacking!🦆

Very good video. I have had rouen ducks for years and you explained a lot well. Good job keeping so many alive in that cold environment

Very good video and thoroughly enjoyed all of it. This is valuable info for people wanting to raise ducks. Keep up the good work!