Old fashioned Broody Thread for Ducks

[Going Quackers]

I know what you mean, I said Lord you helped me help this lil duckling out of it's shell, can you also let it be a girl. LOL I think it is so neat how colors from way back somewhere appear in our ducklings. I am so looking forward to seeing what this duckling looks like in the light, {she} is deff different than the other 2. I am happy to hear your not throwing in towel in on ducks period.

Hope it turns out to be a girl for you. I will say i am done with drakes though, everyone hear that?

I am still wondering if JR is Lilac's baby? she is a grey/white bird... and she did start that nest, dusty just stole it but hard to tell what/if she added on.

 

[Margot50]

I haven't been on for a couple of days. Lots has happened.
Congrats to you for your duckling, Miss Lydia. And what is going on with your eggs Forever Sunshine?

Daphne is still sitting and yesterday I caught her out the nest for the first time in several days. It was like she was on drugs or something. Lots of open mouth threatening to me, even though I was out of the run where she usually ignores me. Gobbling food at a foracious rate. Arguing with all the other ducks. They finally just went as far as they could away from her. Everything was done at top speed. It was like watching the roadrunner cartoons. Food to "pond" to waterer, to food to waterer to picking up gravel, to food to water. Zoom Zoom Zoom. Hilarious but different.

Do hens act differently when their eggs are close to hatching? If (big if) my candling is correct her first wave may hatch this week. I want to go "listen" but perhaps I shouldn't when she is so nuts.

I caught two bluejays in the run yesterday..... Nasty if pretty. Babs chased one away but I am concerned they are the egg peckers

 

[Miss Lydia]

I haven't been on for a couple of days. Lots has happened.
Congrats to you for your duckling, Miss Lydia. And what is going on with your eggs Forever Sunshine?

Daphne is still sitting and yesterday I caught her out the nest for the first time in several days. It was like she was on drugs or something. Lots of open mouth threatening to me, even though I was out of the run where she usually ignores me. Gobbling food at a foracious rate. Arguing with all the other ducks. They finally just went as far as they could away from her. Everything was done at top speed. It was like watching the roadrunner cartoons. Food to "pond" to waterer, to food to waterer to picking up gravel, to food to water. Zoom Zoom Zoom. Hilarious but different.

Do hens act differently when their eggs are close to hatching? If (big if) my candling is correct her first wave may hatch this week. I want to go "listen" but perhaps I shouldn't when she is so nuts.

I caught two bluejays in the run yesterday..... Nasty if pretty. Babs chased one away but I am concerned they are the egg peckers

They are egg peckers, hopefully your ducks will keep them at bay. and sounds just like my broody ducks but you forgot to mention that awful broody poop. 100 times worse than broody chicken poop. Keep us updated on hatch..

 

[Miss Lydia]

Quackers are you looking for geese? https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/675586/what-could-i-reasonably-sell-these-for

 

[Ally Rose]

TO STONYKILL:
Your ducks are just too beautiful! tell me who this byc friend of yours is!! I want to know where they came from!!!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Well finally got a good look at newest member of the flock Looks just like a girl doesn't it.

 

[donnavee]

Well finally got a good look at newest member of the flock Looks just like a girl doesn't it.

That is one pretty little duckling - well worth the wait.

 

[Miss Lydia]

That is one pretty little duckling - well worth the wait.

Aww Thank you!

 

[stonykill]

TO STONYKILL:
Your ducks are just too beautiful! tell me who this byc friend of yours is!! I want to know where they came from!!!

lol, wish I could remember her name. She rarely posts. I'll look it up. Send me a pm so I don't forget. She has other colors but I took the only pair of fawn white runners she had for sale

You never know, in a year or so, I might start to have extra's....hint hint Miss Penelope and your offspring.....

get your brood on....lol

 

[stonykill]

Well finally got a good look at newest member of the flock Looks just like a girl doesn't it.

congrats Miss Lydia. Beautiful lil duckling you have there. And mama too of course