2019 Spring Ducklings are here!

[WannaBeHillBilly]

That was an awesome sight to see her trying to use that foot. Gives hope! I hope we get to see and hear updates once she goes to her new home.

I hope @WVduckchick will send us some updates on Forest after Tuesday. ?

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

My scale goes to 11 (or 12?) pounds. They don't like to stand on it, so I covered it with a piece of rubber shelf liner, seems to make it a bit easier, especially for bigger birds.

The thing I hate about mine, it its "touch" buttons. Duck and chicken feet trigger the buttons too, so when one touches the display, it changes the mode, or zeros it out, or whatever. PITA! lol
The glass is easy to sanitize, but I'd rather have one where they can't reach the buttons.
This is the one I have:

Try to train them in the use of the buttons, so in the future you just tell your duck "Go and weight yourself", she will run to the scale, push the buttons and quack you her weight.

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

I was thinking more on the line of trying to keep a Runner inside a bowl long enough to weigh it.

As said: Duck-Tape…

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

That's the coolest weight I have seen.

So says my wife! Once i am done with the ducklings it will be sanitized and used in the kitchen. (Until the next duckings…)

 

[WVduckchick]

I hope @WVduckchick will send us some updates on Forest after Tuesday. ?

I’m going to encourage the friend taking her to join BYC, but she will definitely send me pics as it grows, and I will absolutely share!

 

[DuckyDonna]

I was thinking more on the line of trying to keep a Runner inside a bowl long enough to weigh it.

I know right! So not happening but I'm sure you could do little babies

 

[DuckyDonna]

OK, so many questions about the scale, here is a picture (look into my ducklings album...):

And before you ask: I am using grams because first i grew up with it and second it is more granular than lbs or oz.

Is the bowl attached?

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

I’m going to encourage the friend taking her to join BYC, but she will definitely send me pics as it grows, and I will absolutely share!

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

I know right! So not happening but I'm sure you could do little babies

You can! As said i have them sit on me, calm them down and then "throw" them in the bowl quickly, get the weight calm them down again and return them to the brooder.
I will start giving them treats after weighting today.

 

[WVduckchick]

I bought this kitchen scale with a stainless steel bowl that can weight up to 12lbs (5.4 KG). The ducklings start to jump out of the bowl, before i put them into the bowl, i have them sitting on my chest for a minute, pet them, talk to them to calm them down and then its just a matter of 2-3 seconds and i have their weight. I will add a paper strip to the rim of the bowl today to keep up with the ducklings growth.

I just ordered one!! Thank you!

Try to train them in the use of the buttons, so in the future you just tell your duck "Go and weight yourself", she will run to the scale, push the buttons and quack you her weight.

Is the bowl attached?

The bowl is NOT attached, so it can be used with or without the bowl, or even with any other kind of container or whatever!

Same one, without the bowl: