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 […]
Monthly Archives: May 2015
Ducklings: Day 19 – Monsters
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 […]
Ducklings: Day 18 – Explorer ducks
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, […]
Ducklings: Day 17 – In the doghouse
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 […]
Ducklings: Day 16 – New duck condo
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 […]
Ducklings: Day 13 – Miniature Dinosaurs
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 […]
Ducklings: Day 9 – No longer babies!
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 […]
Ducklings: Day 8 – Getting older and wiser
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 […]
Duckling Weight Chart: Week 1
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.
Ducklings: Day 6 – Duck mom or duck slave?
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 […]
