Yay!

[BUSHWHACKER]

First one successfully hatched, another nine to go......

[Growler]

Nice one Vince












Should be big enough for dinner when I get to pick truck up

[BUSHWHACKER]

Nice one Vince








Should be big enough for dinner when I get to pick truck up

[Wolfracer]

So that's what baby V8's look like!
When ya going to polish it?

[Wolfracer]

Nice one Vince












Should be big enough for dinner when I get to pick truck up

Bit of a lumpy omlette Andy!

[BUSHWHACKER]

Two more!

[Growler]

Doing well Vince

Now you just need to build a bigger run for them

[BUSHWHACKER]

Doing well Vince

Now you just need to build a bigger run for them

They'll have half the allotment to roam around in like the chickens.

Collected these this afternoon...(it's what the ducklings will look like when fully grown)

Meet Jake and Elwood.

[Balllsy]

I'll bring the pancakes and hoy sin sauce

[MWS]

They'll have half the allotment to roam around in like the chickens.

Collected these this afternoon...(it's what the ducklings will look like when fully grown)

Meet Jake and Elwood.

Unusual to see them without their Ray Bans . .

[Wolfracer]

Two more!

Received today. Thanks! City Link were a bit suspicious, but I think we got away with it.

[BUSHWHACKER]

No more ducklings hatched, feckin' eBay eggs!

Had their first proper swim today.... (click image to play video)

[Sclerotic Hen]

What breed of duck are they? Jake and Elwodd look a bit like Cayugas.
http://www.rightpet.com/thumbnail/Br...ed_2_136_1.jpg
When we get some more ducks here we were thinking of getting Cayugas as they lay dark green almost black shelled eggs - which would go with our green and blue egg laying chickens.

[BUSHWHACKER]

They are indeed Cayugas, they lay the black eggs at the start of the laying season, they get lighter/greener toward the end.

We have grey and black Araucana chickens too, plus some grey chicks and an incubator full of eggs due mid August.

[Sclerotic Hen]

We are going to get some more Araucanas soon although I like Cream Legbars too. Once those and the ducks have settled in I'm very tempted to increase our flock with a couple of Rheas. They are meant to make very good fox deterrents and will lay up to 30 very large eggs in a season (each egg being the equivalent of 8-10 chicken eggs). I'll just have to get used to very large omelettes for dinner.