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Unlike our chicks, the ducklings needed no encouragement to start drinking. They swarmed to the fount right away and knew exactly what to do.
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The goslings were easily twice as big as the ducklings, but everyone got along fine. We discovered that's something we really like about waterfowl - no pecking order!
Too cute to resist!
They were curious about the food right away and soon started eating. The first duckling to get named was the one in front. Since his feet looked like scuba fins, Finn it was. Finn grew up to be a friendly and gentle drake with near-perfect markings.
Unlike our chicks, the ducklings needed no encouragement to start drinking. They swarmed to the fount right away and knew exactly what to do.
Day One. An amazed-sounding woman from the post office called at 4:30 AM saying, "Your box is peeping and there are little bills sticking out of the holes!" We rushed down to pick them up, then rushed home to put them into the waiting brooder. To our tremendous relief they all seemed fine. There were six Blue Swedish, three Black Swedish, and two American Buff goslings. They'd had a long journey from Metzer Farms in California to central Iowa.
We had no idea they'd be so comical. But my son really had to watch where he put those size 13 feet!
For their first experience with water, we let them stand on rocks to start and then get wet when they were ready. Some jumped right in, while others had to think about it for quite a while.
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Unlike our chicks, the ducklings needed no encouragement to start drinking. They swarmed to the fount right away and knew exactly what to do.

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