Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

[psue]

The duck hen will start producing special milk from the milk producing gland, located above her tail.

No, you need to buy duckling food.

Sorry, couldn't resist that one. I know you mean will the duck hen forage for food for the ducklings.

ducky milk!!! is it for latose intolerant!

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

The duck hen will start producing special milk from the milk producing gland, located above her tail.

No, you need to buy duckling food.

Sorry, couldn't resist that one. I know you mean will the duck hen forage for food for the ducklings.

I seriously just laughed out loud. Oh my gosh I still am.

Ok I'm done.

 

[70%cocoa]

That's not a stupid question. I've never thought of that. Miss Lydia would be the perfect one to answer that with all her broodys and all.

ETA: Nevermind 70's back. She'll know. She raises chicken ducks.

Yes, that is the case, I have a duckling being raised by a chicken, aka a chicken duckling, aka a chuckling. With Chicken (the chicken duckling) - when the hen (i.e. the actual chicken) finds food for him, he ignores her completely. I think that ducklings are expected to find their own food, although they will copy what their mother is doing.

So you will need to get duckling food. Put it low, where they can find it. I use the ripply bit of an egg carton as a food container when they are very little.

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

70's comments are even funnier when you say them out loud in an Australian accent. Just sayin'.

 

[jerryford]

we have ducks now can start a dairy how many ducks does it take for a quart LOL

The duck hen will start producing special milk from the milk producing gland, located above her tail.

No, you need to buy duckling food.

Sorry, couldn't resist that one. I know you mean will the duck hen forage for food for the ducklings.

 

[Wulfandwyn]

. I just know some birds eat and regurgitate food for the babies but didn't know if ducks work that way

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The duck hen will start producing special milk from the milk producing gland, located above her tail.

No, you need to buy duckling food.

Sorry, couldn't resist that one. I know you mean will the duck hen forage for food for the ducklings.

 

[70%cocoa]

we have ducks now can start a dairy how many ducks does it take for a quart LOL

Well, Jerry, it is very difficult to milk them. Can't say I've tried. But if you do try make sure you put it on YouTube.

 

[bakingintherain]

70's comments are even funnier when you say them out loud in an Australian accent. Just sayin'.

 

[JulieNKC]

That would be perfect, anything close in size for such a short time ought to do it. Go look around, maybe you can find another woodcock egg!!! You have me wanting to find some now.

You know, when I went I was joking around with hubby the only reason I went was to find turkey eggs (we were mushroom hunting). I had long since given up on either and we were heading back up the tracks to the car when I noticed something roll away a little from where hubby stepped. I looked around in the tree and in the grass but couldn't figure out where it came from. So, of course I had to bring it home, couldn't leave the poor baby out in the woods all alone.
Hubby wants to go mushroom hunting tomorrow. After all the ones we found in our backyard...
..maybe I should bring an egg carton or some bubblewrap.

 

[psue]

Well, Jerry, it is very difficult to milk them. Can't say I've tried. But if you do try make sure you put it on YouTube.

way too funny!!! now I need to give him his breathing meds........... I think we woke up the goslings