Well the Pekin and Rouen hens and drakes finally got moved to their new winter home. It's just an old dog pen that's been winterized with a duck house inside till spring. Come spring everyone will be moved into what I hope will be a duck barn with divided stalls so the Pekin will be separate from the Rouen. As for my drake per hen ratio, I only kept one drake of each breed with my hens (for the hens safety. To many drakes in with hens can be bad to the hens and can hurt or even kill them. The safety of all of my girls is always important to me.) Come spring I'll be getting more ducklings of both breeds so I have more hens (and baby ducks are just so cute to raise up, even if they can be messy.)
The ducks are actually very happy with their new home. They have grass in it, which they ate all of in the other pen, and lots of room. It's warm, comfy, and snuggly, though they can still play in the rain if it falls right for them. It took them about one day to settle into the new home and start 'redecorating it' to make it their own.
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