Duckling extravaganza *Runner, Saxony, Magpie, and Silver Appleyard*

[Wobbles]

Since I'm about to be over run with ducklings I figured it was time to start my own baby post.

Hopefully by tomorrow morning our six new babies will be here! We have 3 males and 3 females coming. 2 blue magpies, 2 saxony, and 2 Silver Appleyards. We were pretty torn up about having to sell the drakes so the OH's dad kindly offered to build a drake sanctuary at his house (he just lives 10 minutes away from us). So we will raise them and then they will go live with "grandpa". Hopefully the drakes will get along with no females or we may just have to get some extra girls to live there too. I actually wanted to change our duckling order, eliminate the magpies and add Emery penciled runners but we got the call that they shipped before I could. Oh well, I'll love the magpies as much as my runners regardless. I will just have to try to convince the other half that we NEED one more...just one LOL.

We also have our two fawn and white runner ducklings, Cinder and Ember. Gender unknown but hope at least one is a girl. Photos of them up until now below.








Cinder is darker, Ember lighter











Photos from Friday

 

[Wobbles]

Babies are home!

What a day...as I mentioned they went to the wrong post office first of all. Not only that but we get there and their gel had been spilled all over the box. The magpie babies are a bit weak. So we stopped at TSC and grabbed a bowl, nutri-drench and food and then fed them in the parking lot. They seem to be perking up. The others look great.

We decided not to send the boys to the OH's dads. We are going to keep the SA drake but find homes for the magpie boy and the Saxony boy. I feel like that is the best thing to do, they can go have girls on a farm rather than just sending to boys to live with Rick.

Just some quick snaps until they get warmed up and settled in. You can see the gro-gel spilled all over the box. Poor babies.

We are very happy with the hatchery but not so pleased with the usps.

 

[Wobbles]

Adorable! But wow I can't believe they spilled the growgel. It looks like the cup is fastened to the side of the box (same as Metzer does) and growgel is fairly thick. That box had to be on its side for a couple of minutes or it fell off a stack or something - poor darlings. I am so glad your babies made it unharmed in spite of the P.O.

That is what I thought too, how careless they had to of been for that stuff to spill like it did. I mean, I could see if it was just a little spilled but they had 2 cups both attached to the side and both basically empty. I don't think the two magpie babies would of been alive had they sent them on to Montello like they were supposed to do. It would of been tomorrow morning by the time we got them. I'm just glad they are OK.

YAY!! They're finally home.

Precious little 'lings!

Oh they are so adorable. I'll have to do a video later. The Saxony babies are hilarious, Nova was jumping on and over Shane's hands and having the best time doing it haha!

 

[Wobbles]

Adorable! I wish I could steal that Saxony Drake from you - what a charmer! But no more ducks and definitely no more drakes <sigh>.

I wish you could too. It is going to be so hard to see him go. So far nobody is interested in either of the boys. I'm sure it is because they are boys. His personality is wonderful too so it is extra hard to part with him.

I was so worried that Cricket would not make it through last night. At bed time she still seemed kind of frumpy and off. But she did and she has been great today! Phew.

Right now the Saxony babies are the most outgoing and the Silver appleyards are very skittish. The magpie babies are starting to warm up and in fact I think Cricket is working on being my buddy. She is the only one who actually runs up to me (but the Saxony babies are more outgoing overall). No matter, we will get them all calmed down.

Photos for the day! I will get new shots of the runners tomorrow, they slept through picture time tonight.


Gypsy the sassy silver appleyard


Asher the silver appleyard drake


The irresistibly chunky Saxony drake


Sweet little Magpie Drake


Nova the Saxony female


Cricket the survivor (magpie female)

 

[Debs Flock]

Wobbles, wish you could come & take some pics of my babies!!

 

[Debs Flock]

I'm a bit torn at the moment. We planned to keep Asher because he is just so cute. But I keep thinking the Saxony boy is just so much more sweet. I'll have to see what Shane thinks...maybe he can make the final decision. One thing, whatever boy stays gets the name Asher.

Well, they're 'lings so they're all cute. Go for sweet personality.

 

[Wobbles]

Well, they're 'lings so they're all cute. Go for sweet personality.

That is what I will probably do. Maybe I will wait a few days and decide once they have really settled in.

 

[Wobbles]

I love puppy pic too and those lings are so adorable.. Do you have activated charcoal that can really help with upset tummy in puppies and animals and humans.

I don't but I have been meaning to pick some up. I have celiac disease and I've heard that that helps a lot if you get glutened. I don't eat out or at other peoples houses if I can help it. But I do occasionally get dust from the duck food in my face. So it would be a good thing to have on hand.

 

[Debs Flock]

Yay! Can't wait to see your new babies!!

 

[Tevyes Dad]

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