with your veterinary experience i wonder if you can help me?? my daughter asked me if she could keep a few bantam hens in the back garden, i agreed so off she went to buy them but (i should have known better letting her go without me) she also came back with 2 ducks, they all seem to be ok together but i just wondered if it could cause a problem keeping them together in the same coop, i had heard that because ducks are such mucky buggers they can cause hen eggs to be infected with salmonella, your advice is appreciated
with your veterinary experience i wonder if you can help me?? my daughter asked me if she could keep a few bantam hens in the back garden, i agreed so off she went to buy them but (i should have known better letting her go without me) she also came back with 2 ducks, they all seem to be ok together but i just wondered if it could cause a problem keeping them together in the same coop, i had heard that because ducks are such mucky buggers they can cause hen eggs to be infected with salmonella, your advice is appreciated
Personally, I cant think of a problem. I will ask one of the vets at work in the morning just in case tho'.
Personally, I cant think of a problem. I will ask one of the vets at work in the morning just in case tho'.
thanks i would appreciate that because we have allready started eating the bantam eggs, the ducks arent ready to lay for a few more weeks
thanks i would appreciate that because we have allready started eating the bantam eggs, the ducks arent ready to lay for a few more weeks
Betty............. ........hope ya don't mind me jumping in on the thread to Cazi? Certain members of my family have kept hens and ducks together for years with no problems at all. And if in any doubt, just make sure tha cooks thi eggs well. By the way, if you've never tried scrambled duck eggs, you are in for a treat when they start laying. OOB.
Betty............. ........hope ya don't mind me jumping in on the thread to Cazi? Certain members of my family have kept hens and ducks together for years with no problems at all. And if in any doubt, just make sure tha cooks thi eggs well. By the way, if you've never tried scrambled duck eggs, you are in for a treat when they start laying. OOB.
RE: Betty............. cheers i appreciate all your information because its a new experience to me as weve only had them for just over a week. i tell you what though the difference between fresh eggs and battery eggs is unbelievable, maybe it costs a little more to keep chickens than to buy eggs from a supermarket but to have pets that can provide you with fresh eggs every day, and that need very little looking after is fantastic. Somehow i dont think keeping a cockerel would go down too well with my neighbours so ive had to put my foot down against that.
RE: Betty............. cheers i appreciate all your information because its a new experience to me as weve only had them for just over a week. i tell you what though the difference between fresh eggs and battery eggs is unbelievable, maybe it costs a little more to keep chickens than to buy eggs from a supermarket but to have pets that can provide you with fresh eggs every day, and that need very little looking after is fantastic. Somehow i dont think keeping a cockerel would go down too well with my neighbours so ive had to put my foot down against that.
RE: Betty............. You're right about fresh eggs. Mother in law has six chickens that are now 10 year old and they are still laying. They maybe tiny, but they are far better than supermarket ones.
RE: Betty............. You're right about fresh eggs. Mother in law has six chickens that are now 10 year old and they are still laying. They maybe tiny, but they are far better than supermarket ones.
