WINTER PASTIMES
BRRRRR! IT'S COLD OUTSIDE! What do we do all winter long? Winter 2019-2020 has been colder, with fewer sunny days than the previous winters we have been here. It seems longer! Today is one of those gloom ...
LIGHTING FOR EGG PRODUCTION
FIRST EGGS FROM CURRENT DUCKS Our newest ducks have begun to lay! We received our first oval gift, 1/21/20, and the second came 4 days later. The ducks are now about 23-24 weeks old. These ducks are a week apart in age, and we have no way of know ...
THE 2016 SIX-PACK HAS RETIRED
Coco & Whitey - the last two Our “Six-Pack” of ducks from 2016 is no longer with us. For various reasons, we have culled the flock one by one. Most of them were removed because they had stopped laying eggs, or laid only soft-shell eggs. We be ...
2019 FLOCK OF FIVE
Coco & Whitey, 2 Remaining Ducks The six ducks we’ve raised since August 2016 had dwindled down to two good layers, so we recently decided to get a flock of new ducklings to start raising while the two were still laying. As we awaited the arr ...
WINTER DUCKS
Our ducks fare well even in the winters here at 9,000 feet. Our temperatures can range from roughly +60F to -20F. The other day it literally started out at -5F and reached +60F in the afternoon! Most often the sun is out at least a portion of the day ...
“SIX-PACK” GROWS UP
The "baby" ducklings are now 9 weeks old, and all grown up! Nine Weeks Old We just have the six ducks now. We gave away the two remaining Golden Cascades. It just seemed easier to deal with feeding and caring for the six young'uns ...
BIG DUCKS, LITTLE DUCKS
The baby ducks have been moved out to the Duckagon with the big ducks. They are separated from the big ducks for a bit until they get a little bigger. After putting them into the Duckagon, Laurie had to "encourage" them to come out and explore. The b ...
NEW DUCKLINGS COMING
It's been a long time since the last duck update. We now have just two of the Golden Cascades, Gertrude and Spot. After dealing with the prolapsed oviduct issues with Bess, then with Gertrude and Ellie May, we decided to remove Wily, our drake, fr ...
GERTRUDE’S PROGRESS
Gertrude's problems with her prolapsed oviduct continue. We had her in "lock-up", the darkened duck house, separated from the other ducks, for three days. She continued looking good, so I let her out to join her friends. After two days, the prolap ...
DUCKS CATCH MICE!
A couple of times, I've found a dead mouse in the ducks' paddock, and it looked a bit chewed. The other day it was pretty fresh, and I know that KK (the cat) hadn't been in there. It had to have been the ducks. I've googled it, and sure enough, ducks ...