http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LLgMwovBkc&feature=youtu.be
Above is the link to the youtube video posted below. It was taken the day we butchered the geese.
Ducks were in fact granted a reprieve.... For Now. I am sure my hubby will put his slasher outfit back on in a heartbeat and Callie is never far from her ninja-executioner gear. The cleaver is one my Papaw gave me and is a family heirloom.
Too funny.
On a practical note... we have never wintered over water fowl. If anyone has ever kept them over the winter in a truly cold climate I would really love to hear some tricks and tips. If I can I will keep them for eggs (the two Khaki Campbells are supposed to be excellent egg ducks) and assuming I have at least one male I can make more ducks next summer for eating.
I have them in the coop with the chickens now, but my coop is not heated so I am worried that their webbed feet will get damaged this winter and I will have to put them down anyway. My chickens pretty much just eat snow in winter and I have seen the ducks eating it so we are ok on hydration (water freezes in about 3 minutes...snow stays fluffy and delicious). I still may butcher them if they don't look like they are doing well.
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