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[New duck mommy 2021]

One week left till my little ones go to the new home
We are day13 today
I finally let mom bring them out in the big yard yesterday with the other ducks
I kept my goose along with peep and daisy in the other outside pen as I don’t trust them not yo harm the little ones
All the rest were perfectly fine around mom and her babies
In fact she left them to babysit while she chased grasshoppers
My husky stood guard as they had a swim too

Just want to add that Chest has done a great job. From her sitting to hatching and now raising these babies
I would trust her fully to do this again one day
She has taught them so much including how to catch flies
None of my other young ones I incubated did that this young
It’s been a real blessing to watch her on her journey
I haven’t held them other then one time when I removed the crate in her area and put a bigger table thing I built so they had more room that was in the first few days
She no longer hisses at me if I’m yo close but I also don’t push her limits
Who knew a pekin x khaki duck could be such a good sitter and mother
I was told pekins don’t sit and khakis aren’t good moms

2 of Daisys other daughters from last year that another lady hatched ( sold my eggs to) are also are sitting
Hopefully they are good moms too

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

Just had to share. Earlier today we got a storm with heavy rain , lightning and thunder. It wasn’t even calling for a storm so it was a shock when I saw the storm coming
I quickly got mom and babies in the duck house right as it started
All the other ducks took shelter under the deck and bushes
The thunder was so loud I said that’s got to be close
then Tonight at 10:30 pm I was putting ducks to bed and dumping to refill water when I noticed a tree over my neighbours garden
Then I notice it’s my tree
Split in half and one half stands strong the other is over the fence on his garden. They left today for camping and I told them I’ll water the garden when I do my ducks waters
Hubby is leaving at 4am for work for a week so I had to get him to bust the chainsaw out at 11 pm so the garden wasn’t ruined
So glad my ducks are all okay
They are always under those 3 trees laying in the shade

 

[Miss Lydia]

Just had to share. Earlier today we got a storm with heavy rain , lightning and thunder. It wasn’t even calling for a storm so it was a shock when I saw the storm coming
I quickly got mom and babies in the duck house right as it started
All the other ducks took shelter under the deck and bushes
The thunder was so loud I said that’s got to be close
then Tonight at 10:30 pm I was putting ducks to bed and dumping to refill water when I noticed a tree over my neighbours garden
Then I notice it’s my tree
Split in half and one half stands strong the other is over the fence on his garden. They left today for camping and I told them I’ll water the garden when I do my ducks waters
Hubby is leaving at 4am for work for a week so I had to get him to bust the chainsaw out at 11 pm so the garden wasn’t ruined
So glad my ducks are all okay
They are always under those 3 trees laying in the shade

Was it lightening or just strong wind?

 

[Luv Ducks]

Just had to share. Earlier today we got a storm with heavy rain , lightning and thunder. It wasn’t even calling for a storm so it was a shock when I saw the storm coming
I quickly got mom and babies in the duck house right as it started
All the other ducks took shelter under the deck and bushes
The thunder was so loud I said that’s got to be close
then Tonight at 10:30 pm I was putting ducks to bed and dumping to refill water when I noticed a tree over my neighbours garden
Then I notice it’s my tree
Split in half and one half stands strong the other is over the fence on his garden. They left today for camping and I told them I’ll water the garden when I do my ducks waters
Hubby is leaving at 4am for work for a week so I had to get him to bust the chainsaw out at 11 pm so the garden wasn’t ruined
So glad my ducks are all okay
They are always under those 3 trees laying in the shade

So sorry this happened but glad Hubby had not already left for a week! I guess it could have been worse. We need rain to clear our air from the smoke that is hovering over us. We will get it Saturday for sure though I guess. Glad your Ducks are all safe and you too!!!

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

So sorry this happened but glad Hubby had not already left for a week! I guess it could have been worse. We need rain to clear our air from the smoke that is hovering over us. We will get it Saturday for sure though I guess. Glad your Ducks are all safe and you too!!!

Thank you
Sure hope you get some rain soon

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

Was it lightening or just strong wind?

Winds weren’t to bad
If it was wind it would have taken the whole tree
Half looks undamaged
We heard the thunder
I jumped it was so loud
I even said that had to hit close

 

[Luv Ducks]

Thank you
Sure hope you get some rain soon

Thank you and you are most welcome. I am just so sick of our air being like this when I have so many duck chores and have to be in it.

 

[Luv Ducks]

Winds weren’t to bad
If it was wind it would have taken the whole tree
Half looks undamaged
We heard the thunder
I jumped it was so loud
I even said that had to hit close

We had a tree hit by lightning years ago close to our house and we cut the downed part off and I put pruning paint on the rest of the tree where the bark was exposed. It lived and still grew!!! I wanted to share just in case you wanted to save the rest of that tree. If you don't do that bugs will get into the bark and more than likely kill it. Since you use it for shade for the ducks it would be worth a try I would think.

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

Just had to share. Earlier today we got a storm with heavy rain , lightning and thunder. It wasn’t even calling for a storm so it was a shock when I saw the storm coming
I quickly got mom and babies in the duck house right as it started
All the other ducks took shelter under the deck and bushes
The thunder was so loud I said that’s got to be close
then Tonight at 10:30 pm I was putting ducks to bed and dumping to refill water when I noticed a tree over my neighbours garden
Then I notice it’s my tree
Split in half and one half stands strong the other is over the fence on his garden. They left today for camping and I told them I’ll water the garden when I do my ducks waters
Hubby is leaving at 4am for work for a week so I had to get him to bust the chainsaw out at 11 pm so the garden wasn’t ruined
So glad my ducks are all okay
They are always under those 3 trees laying in the shade

Glad everyone and everything except the tree is ok!

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

Thank you and you are most welcome. I am just so sick of our air being like this when I have so many duck chores and have to be in it.

Our air is horrible you can only see half a mile in the day and 1/4 mile at night. We are in the very unhealthy purple zone. We really do need rain