The Quack Shack

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Can't wait for hatching season! But that's a ways away.

Brutal wind chill this morning. I switched the ducks to dry food (as opposed to the mash I usually make them) as half their food was freezing before they finished. Extra bedding and straw on the ground so they don't get frostbite.

Temperatures are going to steadily drop over the course of the day. Currently 4f, going down to -8f overnight. I may feed them in the coop tomorrow. Same with the chickens.

Similar here, but by far not as cold as north of the polar circle where you live…
Two "brutal" cold nights ahead with -7°(20F) and then comes the record breaking warmup to 14°(57F) after christmess. Then back into the arctic in early January - at least overnight - and it looks like that was it. Temperatures look like leveling off in January:

And rising in February:

Almost summer like in March:

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Happy
Snowy Skies Saturday
to Everybody!​

Sad news from here: Blanca Duck is gone.
I am not sure what happened, she was limping heavily during cold weather and yesterday morning i noticed that she didn't came out of the duck-house in the morning, which is not unusual and at almost 6 years old she earned the privilege to sleep in.
Then yesterday evening when the duck-house flock came back to the house she was missing.
Thinking that she got stranded somewhere between the pond and the house i grabbed a flashlight and searched for her without success…
There is a small chance she spent the night on the pond but that is very unlikely… I will check out the pond today when it stops snowing.

 

[Canadian Wind]

Similar here, but by far not as cold as north of the polar circle where you live…
Two "brutal" cold nights ahead with -7°(20F) and then comes the record breaking warmup to 14°(57F) after christmess. Then back into the arctic in early January - at least overnight - and it looks like that was it. Temperatures look like leveling off in January:
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And rising in February:
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Almost summer like in March:
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Those are downright balmy!!!

 

[Canadian Wind]

Happy
Snowy Skies Saturday
to Everybody!​

Sad news from here: Blanca Duck is gone.
I am not sure what happened, she was limping heavily during cold weather and yesterday morning i noticed that she didn't came out of the duck-house in the morning, which is not unusual and at almost 6 years old she earned the privilege to sleep in.
Then yesterday evening when the duck-house flock came back to the house she was missing.
Thinking that she got stranded somewhere between the pond and the house i grabbed a flashlight and searched for her without success…
There is a small chance she spent the night on the pond but that is very unlikely… I will check out the pond today when it stops snowing.

OH NO!!!

I hope you find her.

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

And here they are look at all that poop this is just since this morning

 

[Luv Ducks]

Happy
Snowy Skies Saturday
to Everybody!​

Sad news from here: Blanca Duck is gone.
I am not sure what happened, she was limping heavily during cold weather and yesterday morning i noticed that she didn't came out of the duck-house in the morning, which is not unusual and at almost 6 years old she earned the privilege to sleep in.
Then yesterday evening when the duck-house flock came back to the house she was missing.
Thinking that she got stranded somewhere between the pond and the house i grabbed a flashlight and searched for her without success…
There is a small chance she spent the night on the pond but that is very unlikely… I will check out the pond today when it stops snowing.

So sorry to hear this Frank, I hope she returns or you are able to find her and she is safe.

 

[Luv Ducks]

I heard from Miss Lydia today and her Hubby heard that the internet is supposed to be restored in 24 to 48 hours. We are praying this is correct. It would be absolutely wonderful to have her back on here. She has been missed sooooo much!!!!

 

[Jenbirdee]

have you heard about this

 

[Luv Ducks]

And here they are look at all that poop this is just since this morning
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I have read that ducks poop 96 times a day. I have not been able to count the poop ever to see if that is correct but I sure do believe it. lol