Ducklings have arrived today!

[savon]

I guess I'm officially in the poultry club

My two pekin ducklings from McMurray arrived this morning. The post office called me at 6:40 AM saying that the ducks had just come in, and we were there by 7:15, barely able to contain ourselves as we heard the ducks squeaking away inside their box.

I opened the lid in the car and one of them decided to jump straight out! Meet Abigail, the little spunk.


Amelia was a bit quieter until we got her home. She immediately wanted a drink, a LOT of food, and a nap. 48 hours in a box wore her out.


These duckies have now been across more US states than I have, so I'm very reluctantly letting them get some shuteye for now. More pictures to come when I can't take it anymore

Also, a question: they seem to only sleep for very short periods of time, seconds even, before perking up and running around a bit. Then they repeat. Is this normal?

 

[savon]

I can't believe how much food they've eaten! And how much of it has gotten into their water dish... This http://www.petsolutions.com/images/Products/29624436.jpg waterer is a life saver. They can just barely sit in it, and it refills automatically as they step in it & splash around.

 

[elly21]

That's very normal. We received our first ducks (5 Ancona's) back in April and we just got more babies today as well. This time we got 2 black Indian Runners and 2 Sweet Emily's. Congratulations on your babies!

 

[JadeComputerGal]

I guess I'm officially in the poultry club

My two pekin ducklings from McMurray arrived this morning. The post office called me at 6:40 AM saying that the ducks had just come in, and we were there by 7:15, barely able to contain ourselves as we heard the ducks squeaking away inside their box.

I opened the lid in the car and one of them decided to jump straight out! Meet Abigail, the little spunk.


Amelia was a bit quieter until we got her home. She immediately wanted a drink, a LOT of food, and a nap. 48 hours in a box wore her out.


These duckies have now been across more US states than I have, so I'm very reluctantly letting them get some shuteye for now. More pictures to come when I can't take it anymore

Also, a question: they seem to only sleep for very short periods of time, seconds even, before perking up and running around a bit. Then they repeat. Is this normal?

So sweet! There aren't many things sweeter than a bitty duckling. I wish I could have babies all the time.

 

[Carcajou]

I guess I'm officially in the poultry club

My two pekin ducklings from McMurray arrived this morning. The post office called me at 6:40 AM saying that the ducks had just come in, and we were there by 7:15, barely able to contain ourselves as we heard the ducks squeaking away inside their box.

I opened the lid in the car and one of them decided to jump straight out! Meet Abigail, the little spunk.


Amelia was a bit quieter until we got her home. She immediately wanted a drink, a LOT of food, and a nap. 48 hours in a box wore her out.


These duckies have now been across more US states than I have, so I'm very reluctantly letting them get some shuteye for now. More pictures to come when I can't take it anymore

Also, a question: they seem to only sleep for very short periods of time, seconds even, before perking up and running around a bit. Then they repeat. Is this normal?

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[AmandaVirginia]

They are just adorable! Oh, I love their names - Amelia & Abigail <3 Did you get that from Disney's The Aristocats? Absolutely precious!

 

[Uralba]

Well done. The ducklings look sooooo cute. I wish I could have some ducklings but I'm not aloud.

 

[chubbyducks]

Ah how lovely. We just got pekins but they're a few months old so we missed all the duckling stage! Looking forward to having some of our own some day...

Enjoy your girls!