Welsh Harlequin Drake, 17 weeks oldThe ducks are now 17 weeks old. They are now looking like adults, with the most obvious difference being the Welsh Harlequin drake, with his pretty green head and black butt and curly tail. He's quite ha ...
Friday night we had our first duck dinner. We marinated it and grilled it. It was pretty good. We each had a breast and felt it was plenty. The next day we each finished off a thigh/leg piece. I'm still not sure it's worth all ...
Here are the remainder of our flock, six happy ducks. I'm not sure if they miss their friends, or wonder where they went. This morning they were reluctant to come out of the house, then when I tried to walk them out to the big yard they d ...
Today was Drake Day. Tim and a friend butchered four of the drakes. I wasn't watching, so will spare the details unless Tim wants to add a post on that. All went well for a first time. Probably we will try one of them for dinn ...
As I mentioned in the August 1 post, we’ve been planning to butcher the drakes and are making plans to do so this tomorrow. Tim has a friend who is a hunter, who will come help Tim learn to skin and clean the ducks. It’s time to decide wh ...
The latest morning routine is to come out of the house with wings flapping. I don't know if it's just to stretch and enjoy the fresh air, or to say "good morning" to the day, or to say "I want food." It's cute. See the video.
Eight Weeks Old and "On The Move"The ducks are eight weeks old today. They are still a joy to watch, particularly in the pool or when they are out foraging. They enjoy being out in the "big yard" with all the weeds and grass they can eat. ...
Here is a better video showing our new fenced yard for the ducks. Tim kindly mentioned that the last one was boring, and I agree. I've deleted the previous one. This one gives a better shot of the ducks at their current size and sho ...
Another change! We've fenced in the larger area outside their completely enclosed paddock. This larger area is full of grass and weeds where they can enjoy foraging during the day when we're home and the cat is in the house. The fence has ...
More changes. We've switched from the small pool to a larger, deeper one. Tim put a drain in this one so it will be easier to empty & clean. Nice. Unfortunately, it's downhill from the garden, so it will be difficult to ge ...