Recent content by Kate2402

Thank you - Rowland is definitely my special little guy, definitely the ugly duckling to start with but he's a beautiful soul 💛 Hulk and Flecky are the lookers but they're just so uptight 😂

What do you think they might be mixed with?

Great thank you. Do you think the differences in colour and temperament are just down to luck/individual genetics?

Can all you clever people share your opinions on the breed of the ducklings I've hatched. They are 4 weeks old now and I got them from a friend of my mums who said they are runners but I'm not sure if she really knows for sure or cares that much 😂 Im just interested as there seem to be 2...

Thank you. I have put a storage box on its side with some wood shavings so that they have somewhere to shelter when they are outside (in normal weather, this is unrelated to the storm) but its obviously not perfect and they don't tend to go in there as they just love strutting around and making...

Thank you, thats what i was thinking too which is why I brought them in. Just didn't know if it was a bit overcautious. I do have a heatlamp but don't have it set up anymore as the house is really warm as it is and they didn't seem to need it anymore, but that is a good idea should I need to dry...

Hi all, I've hatched and am raising 6 runner ducklings who are now 3 weeks old. I'm in the UK and currently experiencing Storm Francis, which is mostly just a continuous heavy downpour of rain at the moment. My ducks are rapidly outgrowing their temporary indoor home in my tiny living room...

Thank you so much for this reply, really reassuring. Glad to hear the tail thing is normal - its just hard because everything is so visible on Rowland as hes got a bit less fluff than the others. He has spent a little bit of time outside over the last 2 days as the weather here has been mild...

apologies for the less-than-great photo, I will try to take a better one but was the best I could get while he's still wet and its easiest to see (please ignore the stain on the towel, it is not blood - just wax from a babybel cheese that found its way into the washing machine!) So i hatched...

Hi all. I have been incubating 10 indian runner duck eggs for the last month (all seemed viable when candling, an additional 2 were removed from the original dozen after a week). 3 ducklings hatched quickly, independently and surprisingly easily on day 28. They are doing great in their brooder...