2019 Spring Ducklings are here!

[Magnolia Ducks]

Nope no offence at all.

 

[Texag87]

I wanted to take your DH to the library or indoor gun range but if you have to leave him on duckling duty I understand.

 

[SailorNoMore]

@WannaBeHillBilly Noisy, messy teenagers! I bet they "distribute" their fresh pool-water in no time and scream and squeak of joy while doing so. I love your ducks! They look really cute!

I should have waited to buy the pump for the pool. The girls enjoy lowering the pool level with their various antics. They are moving from the garage brooder to their duck house early next week. The electric fence tester is suppose to be delivered Tuesday. The vet said eagles were our threat, but we surprised two raccoons late Sunday night about a block away. I ran a game camera for three straight weeks not too long ago and nothing showed up but we did not have the ducklings out at that time.

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

I wanted to take your DH to the library or indoor gun range but if you have to leave him on duckling duty I understand.

It's wait and see today. The pekin is getting mad that he can't get out. I can here him peeping from the living room. He was still chewing a little so I thought I would wait till daylight to peel him out. One egg that is due didn't pip and I don't see movement. I will look again tomorrow. It's one of the little ones too. Two more due on Saturday and then one not till monday. Not having as good luck this time.

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

Just peeled him out. Maybe should have waited another hour or two but he's a screamr. I can hear him inside the house from outside but right now all he has is a stuffed duck for company. He's drying off. Will post a picture when he looks a little less like road kill.

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

@WannaBeHillBilly Noisy, messy teenagers! I bet they "distribute" their fresh pool-water in no time and scream and squeak of joy while doing so. I love your ducks! They look really cute!

I should have waited to buy the pump for the pool. The girls enjoy lowering the pool level with their various antics. They are moving from the garage brooder to their duck house early next week. The electric fence tester is suppose to be delivered Tuesday. The vet said eagles were our threat, but we surprised two raccoons late Sunday night about a block away. I ran a game camera for three straight weeks not too long ago and nothing showed up but we did not have the ducklings out at that time.

Leave a bit of peanut butter in front of the game camera, i bet you will record some masked bandits. I still have that trap-experienced Raccoon around here. The peanut butter in the trap is gone, the trap is triggered but no 'coon inside. And if i set up the trap really sensitive, it is closed the next day with the peanut butter untouched…

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

Welcome Barbra Lewis. The craziest duckling ever! screamed all night to be let out of the egg. Peeled her out this morning and she is already trying to jump out of the brooder. So loud I can hear her inside the house and tried to climb my arm and sit on me. She's 13 hours out of the egg and crazy. Fawn and white like her dad but completely nuts.

 

[Texag87]

She sounds like her Aunt Hershey.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Where’s her mirror the diva needs a mirror!

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

I don't have one small enough. I have been peeping at Harry all day to come out. I had a bad hatch this time. Maybe because it's summer and humid. They seem to be pipping and dying. Pip the outer but not the inner. Made a safety hole the size of a quarter for Barbra Lewis but still had to peel her out. Tossed another dead one today. What I thought was bill.in the air cell was a webbie. These guys have all been malpositioned. they pretty much all fully developed but died at the hatch stage. Will start pealing on Harry tomorrow. Three more still alive for now.