Rescued Duckling... newbie

[Raenh]

Fancy climbs really well and is practicing flying from this loft to this cat tree.

Yes, i went crazy with the foam. They can't reach that part though.

 

[Miss Lydia]

If you can find paint that will be close to color of the wood it may keep them from being drawn to it because it won't stand out.

My Muscovy's climb really well too..

 

[CayugaJana]

My ducks love it when I scramble them shells and all.....

We eat their eggs too. I scramble them with milk and butter. Taste the same as chicken eggs to me that way. Or if you have a friend that likes them, you could always give as gifts. They stay good forever in the fridge. I put mine in the fridge just because that’s where I’m used to putting them.

If they are fresh and I try hard boiling, they peel terrible. But I could be missing something.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Nope never had a fresh boiled egg peel good.

 

[Raenh]

A "home ec" type teacher once told me for good hard boiled eggs to peel right, they can't be fresh and to make sure to have ice water bath for them.after boiled, helps to pull egg from shell

 

[gilbert2]

I have a little procedure I use for my eggs: I reach in and pick up the egg. It ALWAYS covered with grime. Then I just take it into the garage sink, where I have a sponge for eggs, and I wash it in the sink with plain water. After letting it sit for a minute to drain off, I dry the egg, then take it into the house, and put it into the egg carton with all the other eggs in the fridge.
I just can't eat duck eggs when cooked "sunny side up," too slimy. But scrambled is fine, especially if I am adding things like bits of onion or bacon. And using them for baking is wonderful, but I don't do a lot of baking.
I don't know how long they will keep in the fridge, but it is at least weeks. So far, the only negative I have seen is the occasional piece of "meat" inside the egg, that I don't see until the egg is cracked open. But this hasn't happened very often.

 

[Raenh]

Speedy's eggs have actually been pretty clean, with only a speck or two of dirt or grime.

 

[Miss Lydia]

What sweet pics. Love the ones with blankie you have some spoiled duckies.

 

[Raenh]

She's taken to sleeping with me again, now that the other problem seems to have disappeared. Fancy does too, when he's not being all hormonal, lets forget momma can wring our neck and grab onto her inner thigh with our bill for dear life.

I have bruises where i used to have cuts now. And I don't even know WHY!? he'll just out of no where grab me, sometimes he remembers to be easy and just nips, other times its like, lets see what she does if i tried to take a chunk out of her arm.

And I can't figure out why!? Almost did wring his neck, but then i remembered that i adore him and his hugs.

 

[Raenh]

Yes, I know. They are seriously spoiled. All of my animals are to some degree, or another.