Flock dynamics

[Miss Lydia]

I didn’t think so.

 

[Canadian Wind]

I'll go broke feeding all those mouths... Their food comes before mine. Same with all my animals. I can make a conscious decision to not eat, but they don't know why food isn't coming. So, better me than them, lol!

 

[Miss Lydia]

You don’t want a mutiny that would not be good. Where do they all sleep so you have a barn?

 

[Canadian Wind]

Currently I have two sheds that have been turned into coops. Soon (I keep saying) I will build them a larger one. I have to, I have no room! Thankfully they free range all day, but I feel bad putting them all in those two sheds. They are a little bit crowded right now... >.>

 

[Miss Lydia]

Soon it will be too late when you have 4' of snow on the ground.

 

[Canadian Wind]

Shhhhh! Don't tempt fate!

 

[Luv Ducks]

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About 7 weeks old now. They have access to the fenced in yard. Of course, my luck seems to still be bad and it looks like four drakes and two ducks. *sigh*

Two of the Chocolates (including the one with the cap) are male, and the other (on the left) appears female. The Barred and one of the whites also seem to be male. Good for the Barred, I wanted a male! I also like having Chocolate drakes, since depending on who I breed them to, I know any Chocolates will be female, but one can have too much of a Good Thing. If that one White does turn out to be male, he'll need to be rehomed. I was hoping for some Blue or Chocolate feathers on their heads, but both are Black.

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In order from the top: Pudding, Blue Pied Drakeling, Strudel, Blue Self Duck, Dulce, Brown Magpie Duck, and Cookie (hiding behind Latté), Black Pied Drakeling. Those are the previous ducklings I'd gotten, growing nicely!

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And finally, the three current Littles: Nutmeg, the Welsh Harlequin, and Walnut and Pecan, the Khaki Campbells. After Nutmeg's sibling Mace died, I scoured the want ads for ducklings of a similar age. Finally found the KC and drove an hour and a half to get them. Of course, when I got home, someone posted some Muscovy ducklings for half the price and much closer. *sigh* They'll be raised inside over the winter, since I was stupid enough to try to hatch eggs at this time of the year!

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The rest of the flock is doing well! My sweet babies have turned into moody teenagers/ducknagers. I miss cuddling with Mist and Cloud.

Beautiful Ducks!!!! How do you keep them from trying to fly off? I thought my Mule Duck being huge could not fly and it got up to 6' the other day so it got a good one sided feather clipping. It hasn't tried since.

 

[Luv Ducks]

They are so pretty, but I have a question, Do You Think You Have Enough?

They make me feel good looking at all of theirs, LOL

 

[Luv Ducks]

I'll go broke feeding all those mouths... Their food comes before mine. Same with all my animals. I can make a conscious decision to not eat, but they don't know why food isn't coming. So, better me than them, lol!

Mine are still feeding me, I am still getting one egg a day so as long as they feed me I will feed them. Not really, they will still get fed. lol

 

[Luv Ducks]

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About 7 weeks old now. They have access to the fenced in yard. Of course, my luck seems to still be bad and it looks like four drakes and two ducks. *sigh*

Two of the Chocolates (including the one with the cap) are male, and the other (on the left) appears female. The Barred and one of the whites also seem to be male. Good for the Barred, I wanted a male! I also like having Chocolate drakes, since depending on who I breed them to, I know any Chocolates will be female, but one can have too much of a Good Thing. If that one White does turn out to be male, he'll need to be rehomed. I was hoping for some Blue or Chocolate feathers on their heads, but both are Black.

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In order from the top: Pudding, Blue Pied Drakeling, Strudel, Blue Self Duck, Dulce, Brown Magpie Duck, and Cookie (hiding behind Latté), Black Pied Drakeling. Those are the previous ducklings I'd gotten, growing nicely!

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And finally, the three current Littles: Nutmeg, the Welsh Harlequin, and Walnut and Pecan, the Khaki Campbells. After Nutmeg's sibling Mace died, I scoured the want ads for ducklings of a similar age. Finally found the KC and drove an hour and a half to get them. Of course, when I got home, someone posted some Muscovy ducklings for half the price and much closer. *sigh* They'll be raised inside over the winter, since I was stupid enough to try to hatch eggs at this time of the year!

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The rest of the flock is doing well! My sweet babies have turned into moody teenagers/ducknagers. I miss cuddling with Mist and Cloud.

How were you able to sex them so young. Mine had to show themselves as drakes when it came to my Mules as they had no red on their faces and feet and leg were all the same size. They are all soooooo pretty!!!!