Ducklings: Day 21 – 3 weeks old!
Ducks grow so fast, that every week for a growing duckling seems like the equivalent of several years for human children. At three weeks of age, the ducks are no […]
Ducks grow so fast, that every week for a growing duckling seems like the equivalent of several years for human children. At three weeks of age, the ducks are no […]
Today was the day we had hoped to have the ducklings sleeping in their new predator-safe outdoor quarters – the cosy new heated doghouse and attached run. I cleaned and […]
Mallards are supposed to start flying around 6-8 weeks of age, That seems incredible, since the ducks are almost 3 weeks old, but their wings are still so tiny! However, […]
The duckies slept outside for the first time last night, in the doghouse! No, they are not in disgrace or disfavour. We were just testing out the outdoor set up […]
We have been making some plans for the duck kids when they grow up and want to move out. From what I can gather, ducks around 4-5 weeks of age […]
The ducks are already almost 2 weeks old and growing at an enormous rate. Last night, before putting each one in the brooder cage for the night, I weighed them […]
The ducklings are already 9 days old, and don’t seem like babies anymore, I guess we could call them kindergarten ducks? They still are very dependent on us but are […]
I woke up this morning about 6 am. The ducks were already making noise in their cage downstairs, and when they heard me get up, they started peeping very loud […]
The ducks are growing very quickly, and gaining weight exponentially. By the end of the first week, they are already triple their weight on hatch day.
Slowly but surely, I am becoming a duck slave. I can’t sleep in any more. The ducks are always screaming to go out at first light! But you just can’t […]