My babies are 4 weeks old today!! They are quacking and getting adult feathers... They are growing so fast! And... They have outgrown living in my house. Lol. I let them swim in my bathtub but besides that they are in their brooder all day. Ugh, I know they have to be going crazy being so cooped up all day. The weather is not cooperating. They've been outside twice (during the day) but now it's in the 40's again.
We are all ready for some warmer weather. I'm having to clean their brooder 3-4 times a day. I'll be glad when all I'm cleaning daily is poop from a night in the duck house. But they're worth it all.
I mostly feel bad about keeping them confined to the brooder.
The duck house is still being worked on. I put the linoleum in this weekend. Oh, and I got their nesting boxes, which are actually storage things from Walmart (about $3 each).
Do you think these will work? I'm going to steal... Um... Borrow... A couple of my kids Easter eggs to use as decoys.
My compost bin (aka old trash can with holes drilled in it) is FULL. And now I can't reach the bottom to "stir" it. But... Now that my SO sees that it's not a huge pile of trash in the yard and doesn't stink,I think he might let me build something bigger (from pallets most likely). If I can't get to the bottom of it it's not going to build up gases and explode or anything is it? Lol.
As I'm sitting here typing this I'm watching my ducks sit in the bathtub watching me and sounding like quiet little trumpets. Awwww
Oh! Puddle is doing soooo much better now that she's getting niacin. I'd say close to 100% normal. And all of their feet are doing great on the bedding that I'm switched to. So hopefully no more problems. I'll keep my fingers crossed and try to be a good duck mommy.
Well, I guess it's time to clean out my bathtub...


The duck house is still being worked on. I put the linoleum in this weekend. Oh, and I got their nesting boxes, which are actually storage things from Walmart (about $3 each).
Do you think these will work? I'm going to steal... Um... Borrow... A couple of my kids Easter eggs to use as decoys.

My compost bin (aka old trash can with holes drilled in it) is FULL. And now I can't reach the bottom to "stir" it. But... Now that my SO sees that it's not a huge pile of trash in the yard and doesn't stink,I think he might let me build something bigger (from pallets most likely). If I can't get to the bottom of it it's not going to build up gases and explode or anything is it? Lol.
As I'm sitting here typing this I'm watching my ducks sit in the bathtub watching me and sounding like quiet little trumpets. Awwww

Oh! Puddle is doing soooo much better now that she's getting niacin. I'd say close to 100% normal. And all of their feet are doing great on the bedding that I'm switched to. So hopefully no more problems. I'll keep my fingers crossed and try to be a good duck mommy.
Well, I guess it's time to clean out my bathtub...