Question about my ducklings

[Virus]

Yeah I know they grow like weeds. I can't imagine having more than one duckling though! I thought my ONE duckling was much harder to keep up with than six chicks!

 

[TheDrake]

Nah the 4 of them aren't bad. I never had to do the heat lamp thing though, they were 4 weeks old when I got them and were already staying outside without a heat lamp. So they graduated from the container to the pen pretty fast. And I just keep it clean, fresh hay in their two hunker down spots, fresh food, fresh water... And that's really all there is to it. I enjoy it. The most work was getting the kennel duckling ready.

 

[Virus]

Well I guess that would make things easy. I found Odette as an egg by it's self, a predator probably took it to try and eat it. And I picked it up and felt something inside move and he just hatched that day so I've him since day one.

 

[TheDrake]

Omg!! You rescued him, that is wonderful. And I'm sure he imprinted you. I'm jealous.

 

[Virus]

Yep he thinks I'm mommy duck which is nice. Though since he has no siblings I have pretty much been his only way to get social interactions. When he was a baby he cried so loudly every time he lost eyesight of me. It was cute but a pain when it was night time cause he slept in the same room as me.

 

[TheDrake]

Haha you are his everything. Is he a house duck?

 

[Virus]

Partly. His lives outside in a coop in the run along with my chickens but I don't want to sit outside all day and he loves just cuddling with me. So a got him a diaper and bring him in the house almost everyday. His favorite thing to do is sit on my lap or shoulder and sleep while I watch TV.

 

[TheDrake]

I am seriously so jealous... Mine do not like to be held they like my company, but they don't like touching *sigh*

 

[Virus]

He doesn't like being held or picked up but he settles once I'm sitting

 

[TheDrake]

I have another question for y'all. At what age can I give my ducklings tomato as a snack?