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GracieJ said:
Hello everyone, my name is Grace, I'm 24 and from Wales, a student nurse and I just signed up today to this forum.

I am a new (ish) owner of two amazing call ducks, Jemima and Myrtle - Jemima is a male but as we had no idea at the time on how to identify males/females we naively named him a woman's name...until we saw the curl of the tail and heard the deeper quacking sound -oops! :) Anyway, we kept his name as believe it or not, as they both know their names very well. Myrtle sticks to his side like glue, they love each other.

I had them at 7 weeks old from keepers who had too many ducks and needed to give some away. Being a huge animal lover I couldn't resist. I absolutely LOVE them, they give me hours of joy and love.

They are now both 8 months old and Myrtle started laying end of January, she has laid around 10-11 eggs and has been sitting on them for 6 days so far. Prior to laying she disappeared for a whole morning (making me cry like a child for hours), only we discovered she was finding the ideal spot for a nest. It is thanks to this forum that I have the knowledge I do now on how to look after my ducks so far, but it has been a learning curve...

Jemima flew away the other day and we were very, very lucky to get him back - the RSPCA found him and after many frantic phone calls to them they were fantastic and brought him home. I then learnt to clip their wings, just the one so that they are off balance - phew!

It has been interesting learning about calcium needs/protein needs, experimenting with vegetables etc.

Mytrle's call is amazing - loud but fascinating, it sounds like she is laughing. Jemima follows my dog around everywhere which is entertaining. They have so much character!

So there is the intro to my little duck family. I also am the proud owner of a golden retriever called Candy (13yrs) , two cats - Domino (16yrs), Oliver (7yrs), 10 Rabbits (Gerald, Cotton, Blackberry, Tallulah, Pompeii, Chick, Rocky, Bumblebee, Mickey and Blackie (we ran out of imagination at the time) all 3-4yrs old) and one guinea pig called Frankie (6yrs).

Nice to meet you all and can't wait to learn more!
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Heavens to betsy there Gracie want to Welcome you to Backyard Chickens
 
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Greetings and welcome to BYC! So glad you joined us. What a great story about your ducks! There's a wealth of info, knowledge and experience shared in the multitude of threads. Browse around and see what interesting stuff you can find. By all means post away when the desire strikes you, especially if you have questions (provide as much detail/info as possible and pictures truly help)... With all the great folks here, generally someone will respond in no time at all. Please make yourself at home!

Oh, if you haven't done so already, PLEASE put at least your general location in your profile. It could be very important if/when you ask for or offer help or advice. You know, climate issues and such. Old folks like me :old will never remember from this thread. There are many folks here from your "side" of the big pond. To add it, mouse hover over Account top right and a drop down will appear. Click on Personal Details and scan down. You'll see the spot for Location. Then go to the bottom and save changes. Thanks! Hope you enjoy the site!
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Thank you ever so much! You all seem fantastic and I can't wait for us all to share our experiences on here! I have updated my location, a good idea! x
 
G’Day from down under Grace :frow Welcome!

I hope you enjoy being a BYC member. There are lots of friendly and very helpful folks here so not only is it overflowing with useful information it is also a great place to make friends and have some fun.

BYC has Topic of the Week discussions which I have found to be a great resource and a one stop shop for questions which may have already been discussed within the BYC membership group. There are a couple specific to ducks.

If you would like to share Pictures and Stories of your ducks, you have come to the right place. BYC’ers never tire of these and do not back away slowly or commence eye rolling when the photo album or home videos come out ;)
 

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