➡I accidentally bought Balut eggs: 2 live ducks! Now a Chat Thread!

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CrazyCrttr75 said:
The ducks don't care at all. They are still swimming in their pool a lot. When they come out, they basically slide down the ramp to the ground. That's pretty funny to watch. When I was out there a little bit ago, they were out and about noodling around in the grass (what's left) and mud. They were more bothered/scared of the straw that we put down yesterday. Now that was interesting. They didn't want to go near it or walk on it. We've been getting so much rain upon rain upon more rain. It was getting difficult to walk in it, you were slipping and sliding all over the place. So we just bought a couple square bales and sprinkled it all over the worst sections. They finally realized that it wasn't going to eat them but it took them a while. :rolleyes: The chickens LOVED the straw. They are like, ooooooh! what is this stuff that we can scratch around in? Did you put any treats in it? We didn't but that didn't stop them from looking all the same. The snow has melted a lot already so everybody is out and about looking to see what they can find.
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Same thing here. Wheat straw for the chickens and hay for the ducks. Mud and more mud. Wish it would dehydrate soon!
CrazyCrttr75 said:
Noah is still being a bit of a jerk. Not as bad but still. He isn't nipping at her neck as much or chasing her as much as he was. But he still does it some. And he will nip at her to push her away from where they are at. Not all the time tho. Just some times. And if he is in the pool, he will either nip at her to drive her away/keep her from getting in or will practically try to drag her in the pool so he can mate with her. I'm trying to figure all of this out. It's like he will include her and all 4 of them will be foraging and what not and then sometimes he just turns on her just to be a dominating jerk. I'll give it more time but he better straighten out! This may be a dumb question but I'm going to ask it anyway. Annabelle is the only one that is laying eggs at the moment. I haven't gotten a single egg other than that first one from either Luna or Xena. Is it possible that Noah "knows" that Annabelle is laying and that is playing a role in this whole integration dynamic? Or it's more likely that I just need to try and be patient and let them continue to work thru whatever they need to work thru. :confused:
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Breeding season is up on you! He will finally settle down once he confirms his dominance. Happy the girls are settled in as a she flock.
 
KDOGG331 said:
Saw this tweet today. LOL so true. At least IMO. Quoting it:

“is it just me or is January lasting longer than October, November and December combined?”
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Totally agree!
We have been slogging thru mud since December 27. It has been rain, ice, snow or a combination every week since...Often two inches of rain a week. Ponds have been overflowing every week and the pastures are squishy. We have had to use the all terrain Ranger to feed because we couldn't get the 4-wheel drive truck in the pastures. We will be doing a lot of repair on the ruts made by the tractors while putting out hay. And limb removal and trimming on damaged trees.
We had a calf born early in the snow Jan. 4, chicks hatched in the barn and lost an Aunt on Jan 11. Hubby's Doctor want another colon scope so we begin preps this week.
And January is only half over.
But life is good, eggs by the dozens every day, calves are growing and healthy, chicks are thriving and the incubator is full.
 

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