2019 Spring Ducklings are here!

[Texag87]

Very dark grey with spots. Amazing ability to go straight up the walls.

This is one from our family farm near Sealy

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

This is one from our family farm near Sealy

Cool yes it looks like that. Mine is a bit fatter but about that length.

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Maybe separate those two in their own brooder for a week so they don't have to compete for food and can work on their calculations.

I will post a video later, in which you can see what happens if you divide them into two groups: They all peep like crazy because they're missing each other.

 

[WVduckchick]

Daisy’s adopted momma came and got 3 of my Call ducklings, to hopefully eventually be friends with Daisy. She is probably 10 times their size right now, but maybe with 3 of them, they might hold their own with her.
She picked out 3 of these

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

Cute cute cute

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Daisy’s adopted momma came and got 3 of my Call ducklings, to hopefully eventually be friends with Daisy. She is probably 10 times their size right now, but maybe with 3 of them, they might hold their own with her.
She picked out 3 of these
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Can't wait to see pictures of her with the little ducklings! My heaviest White Layer was over 800 grams yesterday evening!

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

Are you still proving out my theory about Metzers vs ideal?

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Yesterday's Duckling update - sorry, i was too tired to even upload the picture, but the spreadsheet is always up to date.

Three ducklings over 800 grams!!! And what Magpie blue has lost in weight the day before she gained back and more. No dickling under 500 grams and i can't wait to see today's numbers…

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Today was the first duckling bath day: Took their kiddie-pool brooder and set it on two styrofoam-boards (the garage floor is really cold!), filled it with buckets of warm water and dropped the ducklings in one by one:

More pictures of some very wet ducklings in the duckling album! Videos are currently uploading, my internet is just laaaaame!
I noticed that the Buff Orpington and Magpie ducklings got really soaked, whereas the White Layers really had to work to become wet and their heads repel water really good.

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Are you still proving out my theory about Metzers vs ideal?

Absolutely! The Buffs and the Maggies are fragil compared with the duckling tanks from Metzer.