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The Black Egg
Before the day the black egg came to us, we’d been getting only 3 eggs per day, all white, from our 4 ducks. This was all as expected. Both our khaki campbells and our runner ducks were supposed to...
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Caring for Ducks in Winter
Now that we are truly in the midst of a cold New York winter, some things have changed for my little ducky children! No more warm days spent basking in the sun…no more frolicking under the spray of a...
View ArticleHow to herd ducks
Since this is duckling season, I thought I’d put up a video demonstrating how to herd ducks. Before I got our ducks, that was one of my biggest worries. After all, I live in suburbia. I had visions of...
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Proof that ducks are way cuter than chickens
We’ve always thought that our ducks are just adorable. Unlike chickens, they have beautiful eyes, expressive faces and are just cute & cuddly. Chickens, on the other hand, have hard, soulless eyes...
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Chicken eggs are wussy
I miss our duckies – just before Christmas they went to their new home. They got lucky – their new family sings to them and they have 6 acres of land to frolic in. Their new family are starting an...
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Duck Behavior
Going into this duck project, I really wasn’t sure what to expect behaviorally from the ducks once they were a part of our family. As I’ve mentioned before, the primary reason I’ve chosen to own ducks...
View Article“That Macaroni”, and other ducky “activities”
The ducks seem to be changing as they sexually mature, and it’s been interesting watching some new behaviors. It all started las week when Mr. Keating, one of our Khaki Campbells, came out of the...
View ArticleGotta love neighbors
I had a lovely altercation with one of my neighbors yesterday that culminated in two non-veiled threats to my ducks’ lives. Lovely. It all started last year when this next-street neighbor got a German...
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Finally…Eggs! (our first duck eggs)
Ever since the ducks turned 18 weeks old, I’ve been excitedly looking for eggs every darn day when I go out to let them out of their duck house in the morning. Each day was a disappointment. Finally,...
View ArticleDuck Eggs – The First Taste Test
For the last few days we’ve been feeling pretty lucky about getting one egg per day. Of course, we have 4 presumably female ducks. I’m still looking forward to the days ahead when I get 3 or 4 eggs per...
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