Cayuga ducks - I have 2 ducklings, tell me more about them!

[gryeyes]

I have purchased two Cayuga ducklings as straight run. I'm hoping for two hens (or are girl ducks just called ducks?) and no drakes. Next best scenario would be a pair, duck and drake. I want to keep them (once they grow up enough) in the same run with my 9 current chickens and the 4 chicks (which will join the rest of the flock in about 5, 6 weeks). I am building a separate duck house for the Cayugas, and will build them a small swimming pond out of their water trough brooder once they are out of it.

But I want to see photos of Cayugas, and hear/read more about them from BYC members.
Here are Thelma & Louise (or Thelma and Louie, or Theodore & Louie) in their brooder, with their binky - a small, stuffed parrot dog toy.

Please tell me anything you can about them, facts, tips, cute (or awful) stories, post photos, anything! THANKS ever so much!

 

[ChickenToes]

Are those duckies black or brown? They look brown in the photo, if they are, then they are not Cayugas. They almost look like Khaki Campbells.

Anyway, I have one Cayuga and I just love her. She's huge, and her feathers shine green and purple in the sun. She's the watchdog of the flock, the first one to quack if she thinks something is wrong. She's also a pretty decent layer, I get plenty of eggs from her in the warmer months. Here are some pics.

 

[Wifezilla]

Looks like the lighting.

VERY cute ducks. You will have so much fun watching them grow. Just don't blink! LOL

 

[gryeyes]

They're black. It's the red heat lamp lighting in the Nursery. (Bathroom. I have two brooders, one with 4 chicks, and the other with the the ducklings.) Plus, it's my cell phone camera.....

I cannot believe how fast they are growing. Now that they can see over the top of the brooder, I am sure I'm going to find ducks in the shower, soon. And they have tail feathers like...well, remember Charlie Brown's Christmas tree? Sorta like that, like they MIGHT turn into longer feathers, eventually. Pretty skimpy right now.

 

[ChickenToes]

I'm glad they're Cayugas, I think you'll be happy with them.

They do grow fast - super fast! My Welsh Harlequins were the same way, it seemed like everyday I could see them growing and changing in some way.

 

[Kevin565]

I have one cayuaga drake thats super pretty. He has some really nice purple feathers on him. He can get a couple feet of the ground.