My 2nd Duck Hatch!

[LydiaB]

My babies are a week older than yours and I still can’t tell them apart. I usually wait until 8 weeks to decide for sure.

 

[DabblinDuckDabbler]

So happy for your growing duck family!

 

[My15Ducks]

My babies are a week older than yours and I still can’t tell them apart. I usually wait until 8 weeks to decide for sure.

Oh! I should update this. Of the 6 babies, 4 ended up being girls and 2 boys! The one late bloomer took her sweet time quacking so I was sure she was a boy

 

[Imndixie]

I sooo enjoyed reading all of your journey! I am new to raising ducks. Have a stray Muscovy "Miss Tilly" who has made a nest in my barn on top of the hay. This is her 3rd time laying. She hatched 11 the 1st time & 13 the second. After taking them to the pond they became fair game for the wildlife! This time I've taken 6 eggs & put them into an incubator! They are on day 9 and so far all are veining. Miss Tilly is still laying eggs and has 6-8 in her nest. Doing all my research as I'm a complete novice! Thank you for sharing your story and wish me luck!

 

[LydiaB]

Oh! I should update this. Of the 6 babies, 4 ended up being girls and 2 boys! The one late bloomer took her sweet time quacking so I was sure she was a boy

I’m having a lot of late bloomers this year too. It’s strange. Also one I KNOW quacked is a drake I was so excited to keep her… now “she” is in the freezer camp pen.

 

[My15Ducks]

I just wanted to post some adult photos of my babies. I still have the 2 boys but they are in the bachelor flock and I didn’t get a picture.

Lovely is the light grey duck on the right, and Beauty is the one in the middle. They are the 2 shyest. Clover is the sort of mallard colored duck on the left and she is one of Butterscotch’s babies.

Eagle and Fancy. Fancy is chocolate and white and maybe Eagle is some sort of light phase butterscotch mallard? Fancy is the friendliest one and loves fermented feed. Eagle thinks the world revolves around her and she is obsessed with peas.

Another picture of Lovely

 

[DabblinDuckDabbler]

maybe Eagle is some sort of light phase butterscotch mallard?

Eagle looks like a Saxony. Heavier breed, and rather rare, which explains the personality. She knows she’s one in a million.

 

[Daphne_loves_mealworms]

I just wanted to post some adult photos of my babies. I still have the 2 boys but they are in the bachelor flock and I didn’t get a picture.

Lovely is the light grey duck on the right, and Beauty is the one in the middle. They are the 2 shyest. Clover is the sort of mallard colored duck on the left and she is one of Butterscotch’s babies.

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Eagle and Fancy. Fancy is chocolate and white and maybe Eagle is some sort of light phase butterscotch mallard? Fancy is the friendliest one and loves fermented feed. Eagle thinks the world revolves around her and she is obsessed with peas.
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Another picture of Lovely
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They’ve turned into beautiful young ladies!! Are any of them laying yet?

 

[My15Ducks]

Eagle looks like a Saxony. Heavier breed, and rather rare, which explains the personality. She knows she’s one in a million.

She does look like a saxony doesn’t she? I’m sure Eagle knows exactly how cute she is

 

[My15Ducks]

They’ve turned into beautiful young ladies!! Are any of them laying yet?

At least 2 of them are! One of them is laying a light green egg.