Picking up 2 holderreads runer babies this afternoon!

[DuckyMom]

I'm out of my head excited, after months of searching I came in contact with a woman who ordered runners from Holderreads and is willing to give some away. I have been looking to get 2 more Runner ducklings. (preferably from Holderreads. But their minimum order is 10... gah!

)
So tonight (parents permitting) I am going to take a look.
Hopefully find some new babies. Wish me luck!

Emily

 

[gofasterstripe]

Good Luck Cant wait to see photos

 

[Sachasmom]

< Waves to Emily>

Nice to meet you guys, didn't know you were on BYC too, LOL

Sorry they were dirty, I didn't get to their brooder this am before my doctors appt (Who was horrified that I cleaned duck brooders while pregnant, LOL I said
why, its just poo!) They hate it when I clean it while they are in it, so I have to move them all, clean it and then move them all back! Then ya look at it and go didn't
i JUST clean you?

I'm trying to figure out a way to keep the brooders dry, I think I am on failed experiment #5?

There are too many of them to water bottle train like I did
last years Pekins... I see Holderreads has their water on a "Water Porch", now if I can just convince my husband to build me a duck pen, I wonder if he would mind if I cut
holes in the garage?

Lemme know how the "Special" duck does, glad you took him after my hubby vetoed the House Duck idea.

 

[DuckyMom]

The new babies have arrived!

Sorry about the image quality. Brooder lamps are not very good lighting.

They've settled in to the brooder and have been eating, drinking and preening.
At the moment "Stanley the special duck" is spwrawled out across the floor. He seems to be getting along well with the younger girls. (now dubbed Pancake and Fuzzball by the boys.) They are the most darling little things. I'm going to try to get more pictures in the morning when there is natural light.

And thank you Dawn! We all absolutley love them!

(good luck withthat duck pen

)

Emily

 

[Sachasmom]

They look sooo happy! ;p

And clean hay, LOL I had to find my pitchfork to muck out the back coop tomorrow, here I thought hay would stay dry longer out there than shavings, ummm, no, not so much.

I'm thinking about putting up a drip line or something in the back coop and leaving the big bowl of water outside, I've been anxious about leaving them out there with the door to the run open, I had a Fox pry up the wire on the Silkie pen and get one of the hens the other week. We're thinking about putting up some electric fence, but we have a lot of yard to fence!

Plus I was afraid it would rain and they would just stand out there and soak themselves!

 

[70%cocoa]

Sounds like everybody is happy! Plus of course the ducklings are gorgeous! Great result