Your ducks are marvellous, Adorkable.
I once read that too many peas can be poisenous for pigeons but I don't know exactly what impact they can have on ducks.
They have really grown Frank it's amazing isn't it, looking forward to seeing how the colors come out on them and look at fuzzball starting to stretch out. Yay!!!@ Adorkable: I read in a magazine a couple of years ago and I heard a similar thing in lecture - I am a biology student - that fabaceae aim to protect their seeds by making them hard to digest - that's why eating peas, beans, etc. can cause certain side effects. Usually it does not harm us or our pets, but at least for pigeons, too many peas can cause problems. I can look whether I still got that magazine on my bookshelf and look up what stands there if you're interested.
Here are some pics of my ducklings taken today:
The little ones are growing rapidly. This one, called Faust, is the second biggest one and I suspect that it may turn out a drake.
My Pekin drake in the foreground. My adult ducks are peaceful towards the ducklings and barely show any sign of aggression.
Fuzzball is still smaller but has started to stretch out a little. They have a massive appetite and although provided with enough pellet food have also started to eat chicken feed that I serve to the adults.
Micro mini Scovie a new breed
@ Adorkable: I read in a magazine a couple of years ago and I heard a similar thing in lecture - I am a biology student - that fabaceae aim to protect their seeds by making them hard to digest - that's why eating peas, beans, etc. can cause certain side effects. Usually it does not harm us or our pets, but at least for pigeons, too many peas can cause problems. I can look whether I still got that magazine on my bookshelf and look up what stands there if you're interested.
Here are some pics of my ducklings taken today:
The little ones are growing rapidly. This one, called Faust, is the second biggest one and I suspect that it may turn out a drake.
My Pekin drake in the foreground. My adult ducks are peaceful towards the ducklings and barely show any sign of aggression.
Fuzzball is still smaller but has started to stretch out a little. They have a massive appetite and although provided with enough pellet food have also started to eat chicken feed that I serve to the adults.
From my experience with runts, they usually take longer to grow, but eventually reach a normal size. Three out of four of them were boys . . . tamest drakes I've ever met (and the most recent one was black barred!).
Micro mini Scovie a new breed
