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3月24日 Ducks updateHi there, Just an update on on my ducks Huey, Duey & Luey. I let them out of their pen today. I kept the dogs inside..they were winging at the door to come out. Very slowly the ducks came out pecking as they came. Duey is the one who lead them right out and then Huey took over. They didn't stay out for too long...but I will try to do the every day for them..It would have been better if it had of rained. Things are a bit dusty at the monent. I got a couple of pic's of them anyway and a video. 2月18日 Duckling Update!This is an update on the ducklings, Huey, Duey & Leuy. I believe that Huey is a drake and the other 2 looks like they might be females. Which is nice . Only time will tell for sure. Since the dad has gone they are heaps better and are getting used to people. Their love eating fresh grass leaves, the younger the better. I have taught the children to call the ducklings by a noise, then by name and then drop the leaves into the pen and stand back. It has been a week now ...tomorrow, since we have been doing that and they are responding to it very well. I hope to be hand feeding them in another week or so, maybe! 2月12日 Up date on ducklings!!!This is an update on the ducklings, Mum died and I had to make a pen so dad couldn't get to the duckling ..but they could get out. It worked and now they are 4 wks and dad is at a better place where their their is a lot of water, fish and greens..The ducklings have the pen all to them selves. I make steps up to the big pond, they loved it. They were cramped up in the small pen for a while, It was so good to see them enjoy the whole of the pen. 1月18日 The ducklingsI rescured two ducks , one male and one female from the pound. Skye was going to take them there ......they (ducks) had taken over the backyard and the girls couldn't go out and play with out geting attacked...they were Easter ducklings...Oh...so...cute!!!!Skye had other offers from Gary and other male in the family.."peking duck, duck with orange sauce" she didn't want to see that happen so I thought they can occuipy my messy back corner of my yard...We had to put a cover on it...(they decided to fly on to Sandra's shed )...the children loved to feed them and Shayla said she would like them to have ducklings.eg MUM & DAd & babies.(family)..so after the second batch of eggs had started .....and me getting attacked by the male for touching the eggs...I decided I would leave them and see what happens. She got her eggs in a spot and started to make a nest and lay more eggs day by day......I gave her more shreddered paper and she greatfully used it ......them she started to sit on the eggs...and that took such a long time 35 days ...but it felt a lot longer...We thought the male "Fatso" or Fat duck - Shayla calls him...we thought he didn't do his part....we saw him trying at different times....Shayla came running into me one day and was quite upset ..."Nanna..quick ..the big duck is squishing the little duck!!!" I laughted and said " that's how have ducks have babies.....you said you wanted ducklings...remember !!!" "OH" she said.. still not so...sure...Well finially when I was checking her one morning and had really given up on seeing any ducklings....I noticed that they was some egg shells scatted around the nest and the nest was nearly non-exsistant........I thought she had destroyed the bad eggs....and was going to lay some more...then I noticed something yellow darting under her and had a lot closer look ...I felt... soooo... happy ..."We've got ducklings I yelled to my neighbour Sandy...we had been watching her every morning"...."He did do his job"......So we have now got only three left...She had 10...fatso killed one then there was 9...one dissapeard then there was 8....5 we got great homes for......then there was 3. Huey...Duey...& Luey.....  Huey is Yellow, Duey and Luey..are black with white chests. I think Luey is a girl.... |
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