Recent content by desertdarlene

I follow this guy on Youtube. I don't know if I agree with his sentiments. Those types of brooders are usually very safe and are fine if used correctly. One thing I've noticed in the video is that the heating element seems to be pretty high up for tiny chicks. In some types of plate heaters, you...

I'm thinking Cayuga and buff or khaki. There was a buff mother duck at our lake who had a few ducklings that were that lighter yellow color and they turned out to be full buff or buff hybrids. Both could be mixes. The duck in my avatar was originally dark like that, but now she looks more like a...

When he said he was getting a Maremma, I commented that he would definitely be happy with a dog of that breed. Toby couldn't have turned out better. Morgan Gold says he's getting a puppy this year. It will be interesting to see how that goes with Toby and Pablo barn cat. I like watching that...

I watch him regularly. If you live in that area, you can purchase live geese from him as long as you pick them up (make sure you let him know you want live geese because he also sells geese as food). I think he said he might sell hatching eggs soon, too. So if you like what you see on his...

Little Troublemaker is still around and being a little troublemaker. Actually, he's a sweetie and semi-popular with females.

Awww. :love

How'd this little guy do? I couldn't really tell, but it looked like he was a Muscovy duckling. I hope he's still with you.

Could be. I think he's probably got a few around the lake. He's such a sweetie, so mild tempered.

We have a new slow-growing (runt-ish) duckling that loves to dive like a loon! He's under the water for at least a minute. Trouble used to do that. He's even got Trouble's bill and his mother and Trouble know each other.

I'm pretty sure that's him. I used some of the old photos for comparison, plus his behavior. He still has a hard time getting to 100% of his full colors. I saw him a few days ago, too, with a female that looks like one who I remember used to hang out with another male who is now deceased. She...

I think I found Trouble today. He was in the same area he usually is and responded to his name. Also, the two little girls are getting their wing feathers. They're about the size of Trouble now, but smaller than most of the other adult females.

These little girls are both around. One hurt her leg, but is better. They're little punks, actually, chasing around adult ducks. Still kinda small and not flying. They are 2 months old now.

I saw these two babies last night and it looks like they went through a sudden growth spurt and are now almost close to normal size.

These girls are still alive as far as I know, just in case there was any confusion. I'm thinking the small drakes probably were drowned by another male or possibly were sick and fell under water when they died.

I think we have another situation like Trouble's. These 2 girls are reaching the 6 week mark, but are the size of 3 weeks old, though the feathering is normal. We have other ducks their age who are much bigger. Maybe Trouble is their father. I named them Laurel and Hardy. Hopefully the hungry...