There have been lots of changes! The ducks are six weeks old now, they're getting bigger and adding more feathers every day. It's interesting to watch how the feathers are growing out, particularly on the wings. When they stand up a ...
Which are drakes, and which are ducks? Which are Golden?I'm placing bets that we have four females, with one other still undetermined. Four of the Welsh Harlequins have begun to quack, the feathers on their wings and sides are all a littl ...
I hear that my niece’s three year old son, Calvin, enjoys seeing the photos and videos of the ducklings. Here’s a video for Calvin and his big brother Charlie. Actually, it’s the best video yet. It shows all the typical things the d ...
Duck House & Paddock from windowTim has finished our deluxe duck paddock, where the ducks can forage and lounge predator-free. The photo was taken from our living room window, so we get a nice view of them from the house. A true engin ...
All along I've been watching these ducklings grow and exhibit different coloring, wondering which are female and which are male. Aside from Whitey, who is getting much larger, lighter and whither, two have been more pale than the others, and I' ...
The ducklings are four weeks old now and have begun to display noticeable feathers on their wings. Some of their tails are a little more pronounced. I’m wondering if those are the males—they are also the darker ducklings, for the most par ...
We’ve got the routine down for now. The ducklings eat three times a day, all they can eat in 15 minutes each meal, which for the ten of them is a little over two cups of their feed. After they eat, they often go over to the pool to drink ...
I have a lot of updating to do! The ducklings are getting bigger and we're having lots of fun watching them grow and eat and swim. We've been taking photos and videos, so I'll be posting some of those and post-dating some blog posts to fi ...
The duck house & small temporary yard are working out nicely. The ducks have been fine outside, and know they can go back in the house when they want to, so we’ve decided to leave them outside pretty much all day now, as long as we are home ...
The ducklings are three weeks old now. They’re getting so big! We’re so glad we didn’t get them until June. I cannot imagine having ten ducklings this size in our basement. We had planned to get a larger box of some kind, or b ...