Hello from a not-so-new member!

[LTAY1946]

Hello and Welcome to BYC! Glad to have you in this poultry loving community.

 

[Debbie292d]

Hey Kathi! Your art and photography are so awesome and beautiful ducks!

 

[Kenneth Zweerink]

Thank's for sharing the picture's your Duck's are Beautiful! A Belated Welcome to BackYard Chickens, And a Big Hello from Eastern Nebraska.

 

[Tookie]

Hello, welcome back to BYC! Nice to meet you.
Adorable duckies you have there! I just got into duck keeping myself a couple weeks ago!

 

[chrissynemetz]

Welcome to BYC! We're glad you joined us!

 

[WoDia]

Hello and welcome back to the BYC community @KathiQuacks! So nice to meet you. I love the photos.

 

[triciayoung]

Hello BYC! I’m not actually a new member, but back when I first joined, I never made a, “New Member Introduction,” so I figured I’d make one now!

Hi! My name’s Kathi! Some of you may’ve seen me around recently. I actually joined in May of 2022, but wasn’t very active back then. I returned a few months ago with a new flock, new questions, and new answers! I’d love to become a regular on here and help out in anyway that I can.

I first got into duck-keeping back in fall of 2021. I moved house and inherited 4 ducks from the previous owner. Since then, I’ve hatched oh-so many ducklings, gave most of them away, lost some ducks, gained some ducks, and at the moment, I have 3 adult ducks and 10 of their gorgeous ducklings! I’ve written a more in-depth version of this in the ‘About’ section on my profile, in case you’d like to know more!

My adult ducks are Caramel, a Khaki-mix, Cherry, a Crested Pekin, and Pitaya, a Blue Swedish-mix.
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The ducklings are the offspring of Caramel and Cherry and are split into two groups. The ‘Big 5’ consists of Laffy, Peach, Prickly, Banana, and Guava.
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And the ‘Little 5’ has Lemon, Coconut, Coffee, Strawberry, and Peppermint.
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I’ve learned so much more about ducks than I ever thought I would! I’m not an expert by any means, but if you have / know anyone who has questions relating to duck breed identification, hatching ducklings, or just ducks in general, feel free to @ me, and I’ll do my best to help!

I also make art, write, do photography, and do general animal-identification as hobbies

Thank you for your introduction. Your ducks and your photography are beautiful.