6-1=5
Sadly, Pinky is no longer with us. She hadn't been acting normal in mid-July and we thought we might lose her then, but then she improved. Some days she moved slowly, but mostly she acted the same as the other ducks. Monday she was ...
TWO NEW DUCKS
We saw an ad on Craigslist for two Pekin ducks, and thought, "Why not?" We picked them up and now they're a part of our flock.We were surprised that on the way home, in a carrier in the back of the car, they were completely quiet. Not one ...
Almost 100%
These ducks are really cranking them out! Almost every day we find four eggs from these four ducks. One day there were only three, and the next day five, so I suspect I missed one the first day, although I have heard it is possible for a ...
Four Ducks A- Laying
We've been getting three eggs almost every day, sometimes just two or one, but haven't been sure whether all four ducks are laying. This morning there were 4 eggs, so now we know they're all laying. So far, our egg eating has pretty much ...
Three Ducks A-Layin
Monday we had two eggs, and have had two each day since then, and today there were three, so certainly we have three layers, with one more to go. So now it will be...Eggs for breakfast,Egg salad sandwiches or hard-boiled eggs on salads for lunc ...
Egg in the Nest Box
I found another egg this morning, and it was in the next box. I didn't see it at first, but the next boxes had a lot of the wood shavings pushed out of them. When I shoved the shavings back in, something went bump, and sure enough, there ...
Egg!!!
First Egg - 12/15/11 - Ducks at 27.5 weeks old.Way to go, girls! They've done it. One egg was found this morning, right in the middle of the duck house. Wahooo! I don't know who laid it, of course, but my guess is "Orange", th ...
Slacker Quackers
These slacker quackers still have not laid any eggs. They are now 6 months old (27 weeks). We have read different ideas as to when they should commence, and had hoped that we would have eggs by now. In Storey's Guide to Raising Duck ...
Ducks at 22 Weeks
Whitey, Drakey, and the four girlsThe ducks are now 22 weeks old, and we had expected to see eggs by now. Every morning I check, and still no eggs. On about October 12th, at 18 weeks old, we put some fake eggs in their next boxes. H ...
Ducks’ First Snow
It's actually November now, but the first snow was October 26, so I'm backdating this post to reflect the correct date the photo was taken. This was our first snow of the season, and it was a doozey. 8-10" or so of the stuff fell on our p ...