The Brooding of Allie, Casey and Latte

[MamaDux]

Geez, sorry, Tony!  Hope Casey passes that earring very soon so you both don't have to worry.  

 

[MamaDux]

ThanK you ladies. Been watching her like a hawk all this time. She seems her happy, feisty selF so far. Quite cuddly too which is never a bad thing... Appreciate all of you thinking of us.

 

[Ravynscroft]

From what I have heard whatever comes out will be so pulverized, we probably won't see it (or it might be grit for a couple weeks).

Well, at least it wasn't a diamond!

I've no doubt she will be just fine...

ThanK you ladies. Been watching her like a hawk all this time. She seems her happy, feisty selF so far. Quite cuddly too which is never a bad thing... Appreciate all of you thinking of us.

You're both doing great! And understand the worry... I had a 'ling obsessed with pillow stuffing... look away and she'd find a way to get it out of any pillow around... she's still running around and being a terror, lol...

 

[Amiga]

Reminds me of the reason we only used puppy pads for one very brief time.

 

[Ravynscroft]

They sure are a lot more tenacious than chicks!

 

[Miss Lydia]

I agree with everyone else watch it ...

I am happy to hear no side effects from the earring . They remind me so much of toddlers into everything.

 

[Julie Birb]

Oh, wow!! I got so behind...

Tony, the snuggle moment with Allie was precious... she is super sweet... love her blissful face in the shower too...
Latte sure is getting her color, looks gorgeous!
And Casey's continued web fetish is just hilarious... maybe it's because theirs are lighter colored than hers??

Growing in leaps and bounds... wonderful job, proud duckie parents!!

What? Casey's web fetish? Sure it's not Julie Bird you mean?

 

[Julie Birb]

Well so far Casey is her normal trouble-causing self. Just for reference, here is the (duckling at least) personalities (wanted to wait this long to see if things stuck or were just one-shot behaviors) along with their weights and pictures.

Allie: 4-1/2lbs on the nose. (She can compete with all our adult Runners.) She is sweet, contemplative, mellow, and did I mention sweet.


She is also inventive - observe she has made the drinker a bill holding device for when she is sleeping and is positioned in such a way that it actually isn't a drowning hazard.


Latte: 2lbs, 3oz. (Took the day off from growing - apparently it was a duckling holiday, but no one told the Pekin.) Official scaredy-butt - hates everything new hates leaving the brooder, hates going in the brooder, hates going in the tub, hates getting out of the tub, hates going on the blanket, hates getting off the blanket. Really hates getting weighed. If you move she runs away, if not, she's in your face and can actually be cuddly.


She is really starting to come into her color...


Casey: 2lbs, 3oz (Also observing the holiday.) Pesterer. She nibbles/pecks anything and everything. She steps on her sisters all the time, she nibbles their toes, she pulls our hair, she bites our lips and she is the first to try anything new. Half the pictures I took today had a blurry spot in the middle of them where she pecked the camera lens with a wet bill. She is the best swimmer, has the best feather development and is the best Android Phone reprogrammer. Also she is an earring thief. I think she is part runner, she seems to have their metabolism.


She is well on her way to being fully feathered.


I tried to get a video of Allie in the shower. She kind of did the same thing again but not all the way into the stream and not with so much enthusiasm. I don't know if it was "been there, done that" or the water was off a couple degrees. Casey was not quite as enthusiastic either, but Latte was just as much of a scaredy-butt and she made all the noise. It still was a fun video and you can really see how big Allie is when she is in motion, so I am still putting it up. Only watch if you like to see wet half-grown ducklings.

I don't know what to say except WOW. Between the dialogue about each girl's quirks, the pictures and then their webs, I am shocked at how overwhelmingly cute and silly they are. Not that they wouldn't be those things but just am amazed at how precious they are. Their personalities are very apparent in the shower video. I just loved Allie getting all tall and just staring the water in its without flinching. Then cute little round Latte just sitting there and not moving and then busy little web nibbler Casey. I loved the sounds one of or more were making. I have to watch it again.

 

[Julie Birb]

Latte was making some noise. I saw her bill moving and could tell it was her. Did anybody notice that in the tubby Latte's closed web stance and Allie's wide webbed stance? Then there was Casey who was using hers to move around. This video is so cool. I totally loved it. The common, underlying theme about Tony and Yvonne's newbies is their cuteness of duck.

 

[Tevyes Dad]

Wow, I have been so busy with duck/'ling things that I haven't been here or behind my camera. I am working on the secure area and we put up the pool today. My last update was 4 days ago and Allie has grown over a pound since then so I figure I should go ahead and give you at least their weights.

Allie: 5lbs, 10oz.
Casey/Latte: 2lbs, 10oz. - They are still weighing the same every day.

Here is the nifty chart...


As you can see, Allie (and to a lesser degree the other 'lings) has shifted from geometric growth to linear growth. This is good. For the last couple weeks, she has been adding 3-4 oz per day. As she has gotten bigger, this is a smaller percentage of her weight. This is finally giving her a chance for her legs to catch up. She is walking around more. It is still hard I am sure but she is finally getting ahead of the power curve. This is soooo tough for Pekins (Snow was the same way). I am sure a week from now she will be walking around like her sisters. A week from that she will be able to run around like her sisters. We noticed Snow started walking fairly well around six pounds and Allie is just about there.

They had their first contact with the flock yesterday. We kept adding ducks hoping that the ducklings would stop threatening the ducks. After I had put all 4 runners in with the 'lings, I finally decided to put Pocahontas in with them (she won't take anything from anyone) even Pocahontas backed down... And the lead aggressor... Casey - are you kidding me Pocahontas???? A Khaki Campbell duckling????

Will try to get some pics up soon