Mrs AKbirdbrain, your Easter present will be flying up tomorrow!!

[cawooduck]

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Ah, yes, so your husband is very familiar with wood ducks as they are very abundant in S.C!! I will send you a PM explaining the reason i dont sell eggs!! I bet he misses seeing them in the wild eh!! Take care and thank you for the kind words!!........Jason

 

[Mrs MIA]

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Just raise them like you raised your mallard ducklings, except they may try to climb out of stuff, especially if they can get a toe hold! They are really hardy ducks, just gotta baby them in the winter a little in your neck of the woods!!

Tori, again, great job and congratulations!! I hope you enjoy the little guys!! I should have one clutch hatching today or tomorrow along with one of the mandarin clutches, and ive got a mess load of eggs under three different banty hens now!! I'll be throwing them in the incubator shortly to finish them out!!

I love baby ducklings!!..........Jason

You aren't kidding about them climbing... those toenails are killer!!!

Omg, I am so in love with these little babies. They're doing well. In fact, they just figured out how to make a mess with their water, so they're right on par for being pita's like my mallards! LOL! I'm going to have fun designing an enclosure for them. We mostly have spruce trees, but the cottonwood branches will work for some neat roosts. I know my bobwhites love them. I'm going to put them a little closer to the house so that I can run electricity out to them for heat in the winter.

for your hatches Jason! If/when I ever get down to your area again, I'll let you know... I'd love to see your setup!

All this makes me wish I was still living in CA.

 

[NancyDz]

Mrs. AK-Bird-Brain :

I was right... they are VERY photogenic!

Drum roll, please..............................................



http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k270/vyancey/Ducks/RingTealDuck5-19-20097-18-32AM.jpg

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k270/vyancey/Ducks/RingTealDuck5-19-20097-20-27AM.jpg

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k270/vyancey/Ducks/RingTealDuck5-19-20097-20-25AM.jpg

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k270/vyancey/Ducks/RingTealducks5-19-20097-18-30AM.jpg

Yay Jason!!! We did it!!!

Somehow I missed these pics!

those are the cutest duckies I've ever seen!

Okay we need pictures as they grow Tori..... hmmm I need to take you up on the Alaska working vacation

We could build a duck enclosure!

Nancy​

 

[Mrs MIA]

You betcha!
I just put a couple of 3 day old ducklings in with these ducks and they're still about 1/2 the size of the khakis!! LOL!

 

[Mrs MIA]

I'm hoping I still have a pair... we had an unfortunate accident with one getting tangled in some netting...

Jason, what do you think? They are 8 weeks old today, in these photos...

 

[cawooduck]

Eh Tori,

Sorry about the accident, things happen!! I just turned out a ring teal duckling i was brooding on Monday, it vanished from the pen by Tuesday and i dont have a clue how? As for a pair, it is hard to tell at this point, but it wont be long and you will know. If they both turn out to be hens, let me know, we will see if we cant do something about getting you a male!

Good to hear from you Tori, i have been wondering how things are going up your way!!....................Jason

 

[AkTomboy]

Aww look how big they are!

 

[Cetawin]

aaaawwww they are just beautiful.

 

[Mrs MIA]

LOL! Compared to the "bantam" Mallards, they are TINY! and they squeak, and fly REALLY well!

Hubby really likes them... he likes the squeak.