Duck Addicts Anonymous (DAA)

[Albert the Saxony]

I got a whopper 110 gram egg today. Three girls are laying
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Nice! Still patiently waiting for my Khaki, Saxony, and Rouens to lay. My Runners are now up to 6-8 eggs a day, I’m hoping the other girls will start in April.

 

[Everose]

Nice! Still patiently waiting for my Khaki, Saxony, and Rouens to lay. My Runners are now up to 6-8 eggs a day, I’m hoping the other girls will start in April.

Just give up hope. That's what I did and boom! Three eggs a day

 

[Albert the Saxony]

Just give up hope. That's what I did and boom! Three eggs a day

Yeah, that’s always the way it works out.

 

[Daphne_loves_mealworms]

I’m glad to hear mine are not the only freeloaders still. Last night, not only did they not lay, they went and destroyed all of the sweet little nests they made the night before! I mean, I know it was a cold night, but it was really disheartening!

 

[Painted Calls]

As some of you know (or maybe you don't - but now you do lol ) I have one lone chicken left from my flock. Her name is Rona Louise (also goes by Rona Pona). She stopped laying in January when she got sick, and hasn't started back up again yet. Part of me thinks she probably never will again. Anyway, no biggie. She's a pet.

Rona:

This morning I hear the egg song and it surprises me. I thought no way is she getting ready to lay. No way. Must be a hawk or something out there. I go out there and she's pacing back and forth in front of the duck house. Then it hit me. I peeked in and sure enough, Roxy is preparing to lay.

She egg calls for the ducks now.

 

[Painted Calls]

She egg calls for the ducks now.

So does that make her a "duck" now, or does that make the ducks "chickens"?

 

[DukesDucks]

Yahoo - found 2 duck eggs buried in one of the nests this morning. They feel frozen so I might chuck these first two and do better searching from now on. Maybe it was the lecture I gave the ducks about how I could easily replace them with chickens since I am getting 9 eggs a day from them.

 

[Painted Calls]

Yahoo - found 2 duck eggs buried in one of the nests this morning. They feel frozen so I might chuck these first two and do better searching from now on. Maybe it was the lecture I gave the ducks about how I could easily replace them with chickens since I am getting 9 eggs a day from them.

They sure hide them good, don't they? I'm pretty convinced the Easter Bunny is in fact a duck.

 

[Albert the Saxony]

As some of you know (or maybe you don't - but now you do lol ) I have one lone chicken left from my flock. Her name is Rona Louise (also goes by Rona Pona). She stopped laying in January when she got sick, and hasn't started back up again yet. Part of me thinks she probably never will again. Anyway, no biggie. She's a pet.

Rona:
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This morning I hear the egg song and it surprises me. I thought no way is she getting ready to lay. No way. Must be a hawk or something out there. I go out there and she's pacing back and forth in front of the duck house. Then it hit me. I peeked in and sure enough, Roxy is preparing to lay.

She egg calls for the ducks now.

Cool. I have a chicken who thinks he belongs with the ducks too. Except, mine is a rooster, so I have no chance of getting eggs. In fact he is actually beginning to be a problem, so sadly, I’m thinking he’ll end up at the dinner table.

 

[DukesDucks]

Two more eggs this morning so I believe laying season is starting. I don't think I'll tell the ducks that the forecast is calling for 9cm snow and freezing rain.