Thanks guys for your knowledge. Jim great detail and I will try your suggestions. I will start out in my garage in a small tall fibreglass container a. 2' X 4' for the first week, then I will house my 16 ducklings in a 32 sq ft (8 X 4') area or an cardboard frig container for the next while. After 4 weeks or so,once they get their waterproof feathers I will move to the island. But it seems I will need to row there daily to feed as they may not travel to far the first couple of weeks? In the future, how do I deal with the egg production from the roeuns, muskovys, pekins and embden geese (each species has 4 birds)? What is the cost of a small incubator to help me along and how do I aid each species with their time lines before hatching. This sounds completed to start, but once I can develop a system I should be able to have a few good meals in time. Any help/direction would be greatly appreciated as May 26/03 is fastly approaching. Thanks again as I develop that needed confidence.....
Rowly
