The Quack Shack

[Muscovy Wunda]

My son and me were moving some sand and came across these... probably lizard eggs. From what I read we shouldn't have moved them - but then they already moved when the shovel reached them, we didn't know they were in the sand pile. There should be an old terrarium in the house with IR lighting. We'll see.

I like you automaticly assume lizards there. Here it's snakes. Snakes in the mulch bag, snakes in the potting mix, snakes in the sand and if you leave the lid off snakes in the sugar jar

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

I went and picked up a rat snake from a friend today that found it in his goose coop. Put it under the house where its got shade and water from your he sprinklers. We've been seeing some copper heads under there so maybe it will stay around and do its job.

 

[Luv Ducks]

I went and picked up a rat snake from a friend today that found it in his goose coop. Put it under the house where its got shade and water from your he sprinklers. We've been seeing some copper heads under there so maybe it will stay around and do its job.

WOW, A Rat snake can kill a Copperhead???? I never knew this. Hopefully it will get rid of them for you.

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

Yes. They are constrictors and will kill and eat poisonous snakes. As well as frogs lizards mice rats and baby ducklings in general very helpful, just have to keep baby fowl inside.

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

Oh and eggs, they love eggs.

 

[Supercow]

I like you automaticly assume lizards there. Here it's snakes. Snakes in the mulch bag, snakes in the potting mix, snakes in the sand and if you leave the lid off snakes in the sugar jar

OK, snakes in the sugar jar sounds a bit problematic

We were told by a biologist that they are probably slow-worm eggs (the legless lizard whose discovery by the ducks I was already writing about).

In other news.... the ducks made a nest of straw and hay, I guess/hope they are telling us "OK the test stage is over, now the regular production starts".

Today I collected 5 eggs again, some of them possibly from yesterday since one needs to dig a little deeper in the fluffy nest than what I did originally.

I'm storing them in the fridge, unwashed (none were really disgusting so far), fat side up.

They are still on the small side, the one on the left is what I consider to be regular size from reading about it. At this stage the lefty is most likely a double-yolker, others of this size have been like that so far.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Independence day Dux!

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Happy Independence Day to
Everybody from the United States of America!
Happy Second Monday to Everybody Else! ​

Tentative Good News from Big Chimney: Three external pips in the CCI!

 

[Canadian Wind]

I keep forgetting that! Yes, a happy Fireworks Day to you under Canada!

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

I like you automaticly assume lizards there. Here it's snakes. Snakes in the mulch bag, snakes in the potting mix, snakes in the sand and if you leave the lid off snakes in the sugar jar

Snakes? - Not spiders? What about those wabbit-size spiders? Don't they lay eggs too?