Whitey
Whitey is doing much better, and I’m not so concerned. He/she is about as active as the others, gets in the pool and enjoys it, and seems just fine. His/her color is getting lighter, more of a creamy yellow. I kind of hope Whitey tu ...
Ducklings Meet the Day
The little ones are enjoying their new routine, coming out in the morning to meet the day. Here’s a video of them coming out of their house.
Whitey and Growing Ducks
I’m a little concerned about Whitey, the White Appleyard. He (she?) seems a little more lethargic than the others, and sits a lot, even while eating and drinking. He’s got an odd reddish spot alongside his neck that particularly shows up ...
Moving Day
Duck House - Not yet finished, but functional.The ducks moved out to their own house today, at two weeks old! This morning one of them managed to escape the brooder box in the basement, so we decided to hurry up and get their own house complete ...
The Duck House – “Duck Inn”
We’re building “Duck Inn”, the duck house. The plan is detailed here in Tim’s videos:
Ducklings First Time Outside & In Water
The ducklings went outside today, at just about a week and a half old. We wheeled them out in a wheelbarrow, and put them in a small pen we put up made with snow fence. They did quite well in the water for their first time; afte ...
Duckling Brooder – Part 4
This is the last segment of our duckling brooder. This time the little guys get a treat!
Duckling Brooder – Part 3
This video shows the ducklings in their brooder with fresh food and water.
Duckling Brooder – Part 2
Here is Part 2 of our Duckling Brooder segments. This one shows the brooder where it is in our basement, and how we have it set up. The ducklings are in this video, too!
Duckling Brooder – Part 1
We made a series of videos showing our duckling brooder, how we made it, how we clean it. Here is Part 1. Keep checking for more...Brooder-Part 2Brooder-Part 3Brooder-Part 4