I'm a new Mom.....Again!!!! Meet the newest additions to the flock.

[ProudRedneck]

So very sweet!!

Congratulations on the new cuties!

Thank you

 

[Miss Lydia]

Too fast for him eh? I just received 4 female Runner ducklings in the mail yesterday since my Muscovy blessed me with 2Runner drakes 3 months ago which gives me 3 boys and 14 females. My Muscovy drake has his own girls and never messes with the Runners and Buffs.

 

[ProudRedneck]

Too fast for him eh? I just received 4 female Runner ducklings in the mail yesterday since my Muscovy blessed me with 2Runner drakes 3 months ago which gives me 3 boys and 14 females. My Muscovy drake has his own girls and never messes with the Runners and Buffs.

Oh man yeah, these Hinnies are like freaking roadrunners. Didn't keep any of the second batch that Daffy hatched. She gave me five boys and three girls out of that clutch. Have learned now that unless you hand raised them, at least in my experience, they're not as friendly as Daffy and Daisy are because we hand raised them in the house. Needless to say, that's what I'm doing with these three new little girls. They sleep right beside my bed and they come out forage first thing in the morning and I'm out here with them the entire time guarding against the adults.

Here's the current photo of the whole flock taken minutes ago...this is the size I will keep my flock unless somebody comes to me saying they want some offspring.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Hand-raised is the best if you want to keep them friendly. I love having these little things inside too. Are the adults pretty good with them?

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

Congratulations
They are adorable
I have a blue Swedish I named stormy ( she is now 16 months old

 

[ruthhope]

Born 08/21/2023
Shipped from Metzer Farms in Tennesse
New mom 08/23/2023

Please welcome Rose (Silver Appleyard), Storm (Blue Swedish), and Harley (Welsh Harlequinn) - Left to Right
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Storm is looking a bit grumpy.
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Harley on the keyboard
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Harley, Rose, Storm (L to R)
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Just a ball of ever-loving cuteness
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Nap time with Mommy on the bed (Harley, Rose, Storm ) Left to Right
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Playtime in the living room - Harley, Rose, and Storm (L to R)
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Another day of hard play - Storm, Rose, and Harley (L to R)
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Ha ha. They are care adorable. I see the duck math is increasing!! Do you have a new duck house?

 

[ProudRedneck]

Hand-raised is the best if you want to keep them friendly. I love having these little things inside too. Are the adults pretty good with them?

It's been okay with them being around each other. At the beginning when they were real tiny I wouldn't even dare. But it's funny to watch Storm and Harley challenged the adults. That's when Mama has to step in and let them know that's not such a great idea LOL. So far one of the Hinny drakes has thrown his neck over Harley to show dominance and Daisy has forever continued to charge them. Daffy really is my concern cuz she gets real sneaky and tries to get really close to them and once she's close enough she lashes out so I watch her like a hawk. Which surprises me considering I figured she'd take on a motherly roll when she showed interest in them when they first got here.

 

[ProudRedneck]

Congratulations
They are adorable
I have a blue Swedish I named stormy ( she is now 16 months old

Thank you That name just fits I tell ya. Storm will absolutely run up to my big Hinny drakes (12-15 lbs) with her mouth wide open threatening them and she will defend her kiddie pool from any adult. She's a hot mess LOL

 

[Miss Lydia]

You just never know how they will react. I have 2 Broody muscovy I tried to introduce these littles to them since both are excellent mamas. Nope neither would hardly look at them then Dolly grabbed one. So they are my babies and these 2 girls get to sit on nothing.

 

[ProudRedneck]

Ha ha. They are care adorable. I see the duck math is increasing!! Do you have a new duck house?

Not yet, still in progress. The run was built to hold 6 ducks with plenty of room to spare so, with 8 in total now, it comes to 16 sq ft per adult once the littles grow up. For now though, once the little girls get too big to be in the house (or when hubby has had enough) then they will go out into Daffy and Daisy's original house/run until they are big enough to be in with the adults in the main house/run.

No more duck math allowed!

It got to be too much with 13 when Daffy's 2nd brood was around. I'm calling it at 8 and no more.