Though Times - The great duckling flood of 2022

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Update from yesterday late afternoon: After the big thunderstorm with lot's of lightning, thunder and bathtub-size raindrops everybody became almost friends with everybody else:

The Puddle Ducks tolerated the Ducknagers, the Ducknagers tolerated Pinball Duck, the Mallards (almost) shared the food with everybody… big duck family.

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

To avoid any leg or hip-injuries through hopping in and out, the kiddie-pool as nest for the ducknagers was decommissioned and a simple tarp, covered with straw will be used. Food and water added and the ducknagers instantly loved it:

 

[Quatie]

Can you guess what breed the mystery ducklings are?

Adorable ducklings! The mystery ones are blue swedish.

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

I missed it again! Every evening the ducknagers hop back on the patio and walk straight to their nest to have dinner and then sleep. But i managed to capture the exciting moment when they got a serving of Tomatos… or was it Tomatoes?

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Aaaand this night no sleeping (and pooping) in front of the patio door:

I have locked them in. - Let's see if that works…

 

[Canadian Wind]

You have such a lovely place. No wonder even the wild ducks want to live here!

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

When watching your first videos at the beginning of this thread I could actually smell duckling poop. Apparently that's my strongest memory of having ducklings and I associate the adorable babies and sweet peeping with the constant smell of duckling poop. :-D

It isn't the smell, but that burning sensation in the nose and the eyes…
In the end the nine ducknagers combined five pounds of pellets with five gallons of water into an enormous pile of , so i had to change their straw diaper every day…

 

[Miss Lydia]

Did you put out the welcome mat with cat food sprinkled on top?

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Did you put out the welcome mat with cat food sprinkled on top?

The puddle ducks know the large blue bag and where it sits in the garage, so as soon as the door started to open, they slipped underneath, ran to the bag and started to "pray" at it. The ducknagers immediately joined in, followed by the more hesitant mallards…
Imagine 28 ducks and 2 drakes quacking/rasping in an unfinished (no sound dampening!) garage! - Deafening!

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

And ducks are quick learners! - They tried that again yesterday, but i did not fell for it.