Spring 2017: Quakie’s brood overdue?
The weather at this time of the year here can be pretty unpredictable. We had a spate of warm weather in March – it was like summertime! Then April came, […]
The weather at this time of the year here can be pretty unpredictable. We had a spate of warm weather in March – it was like summertime! Then April came, […]
Duck Wars It is often advised that one shouldn’t feed wild ducks or other wild waterfowl since that leads to overpopulation and aggression. We follow this general rule however we […]
From her first appearance in February and until the day Quakie decided to nest in our garden this year, she had acted rather distant towards us, not allowing us to […]
We returned from our trip on the morning of 28th of February to a duck-less pond. This was not so to be for long, however! While I was still unpacking […]
Time since hatch day: 7 weeks and 2 days The ducks are growing bigger and hungrier every day. Our supply of vegetables is depleted very quickly these days. Just between […]
I got up late today, at almost 10 am. The ducks always seem to know when we wake – they can see us through the windows or perhaps hear us. […]
It is quite a scandal – our ducks are almost 7 weeks old, and we haven’t even given them official names yet. The nicknames “Baby” and “Quakie” have already got […]
Baby seems to be doing much better today. She is now able to put a little weight on the injured foot, and has graduated from a one-leg hop to a […]
Ducks grow up very fast! I saw a video the other day about a cat at a farmyard who adopted a few ducklings on the same day she gave birth […]
Last Sunday, when we were at the neighbours’ for a barbecue, our ducks came over (or rather, under the fence) to the neighbour’s garden to look for us – or […]