Lesley Posted April 13, 2006 Author Share Posted April 13, 2006 No news - We had a phone call on our way home to say it had all gone through but it was a mistake They are still thinking about it All paperwork was sent up to Leeds - so I expect it has been sitting on someones desk Apparently, they will be looking at it over the weekend (can you see the flying pigs?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 13, 2006 Author Share Posted April 13, 2006 ........but.......... Welcome to our new ducks - a girl and boy pair of White Campbells (also known as Warwickshire Whites) They were named already - can you guess what their names are? From an American sitcom - quite old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieP Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 Oh how gorgeous! Lesley, they are truly stunning birds! Well done! Not good at American sit coms, so can't guess, sorry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahJo Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 I was RIGHT ... it was an Eglu .... errr I mean DUCKLU!!!!!. They are fab ...... dont know about the names though , not that the names are not fab ... just have no idea what they may be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 Lesley go you! They look so beautiful, do they have a pond? You're such a lucky person!!!! Are you breeding them? ---Martin--- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 13, 2006 Author Share Posted April 13, 2006 Sorry folks - my Mum phoned right in the middle of me trying to post photos SarahJo - you've changed! Next photo............. Lauren and Jake with a new little cockerel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 American sitcoms.... errr, not sure...... Phoebe and Joey, Chandler & Monica, Hotlips & I've just forgotten his name (Alan Alda's character), Mr Ed & his owner Not much good at that, sorry, but those ducks are gorgeous Lesley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 13, 2006 Author Share Posted April 13, 2006 No right names yet......... Martin - they have a temporary pond at the moment.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 We posted at the same time Lesley, and now I've seen that cockerel I'm quite envious. He looks fabulous I think Phil would be even more jealous.... I must remember to keep her away from the forum Probably the chicken equivalent of the Simon's bottom photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 13, 2006 Author Share Posted April 13, 2006 More dinners - sorry, cockerels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 Lesley you are very priviledged, but I think the birds are more privilidged to have such a fantastic caring owner! Where are you keeping all these birds at the moment? ---Martin--- (please tell us what they are called ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 13, 2006 Author Share Posted April 13, 2006 er..... just don't ask KateA - you'll have to bring Phil for a visit (when he's older) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 Are you going to mix ellie with one of your new handsome ones? Baby Cream Legbars... how exciting Lesley if you get time tomorrow will you take some pictures of the inside of the ducklu, I'mk very interested into what it looks like! Do ducks lay daily like chickens? When they do lay eggs will they be fertile because you have a boy+girl. ---Martin--- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 13, 2006 Author Share Posted April 13, 2006 She hasn't started laying yet Martin - nearly ready, and yes, they will be fertile eggs. However - this sort of duck makes a terrible Mother - they get bored with sitting after just a few days - so if we want ducklings then we need to find a brrody hen or an incubator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 Are the ducks called Laverne and Shirley??! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 13, 2006 Author Share Posted April 13, 2006 No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 I read somewhere that hens are good duck mothers! Have you got a chook that could look after the duck eggs?? Can you eat fertile eggs? Will ellie get to mix with the new cockerels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 13, 2006 Author Share Posted April 13, 2006 When the cockerel is big enough! We are only keeping one - the others are dinners. Yes, you can eat fertile eggs. We'd have to wait until a hen went brrody of her own accord. The Ducklu looks just like the pink Eglu Martin - without the roosting bars (it is just an ordinary eglu) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 Ok, thanks Lesley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 Lovely, lovely, lovely! Congratulations Lesley!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motherhen Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 Ducks are amazing Lesley Totally give up on the names People sitting on paperwork should be shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 13, 2006 Author Share Posted April 13, 2006 Martin asked how all the new ones have been accommodated............... The big run is already sectioned off for whenever we introduce new chickens. Currently, the 3 big Dinners go to bed in the ark in there and there is one green MK1 eglu on a platform. The run is divided with chicken wire about 5'6" tall and has a gate made from 5' trellis. so................we put a piece of the Omlet netting across the gap at the top of the wire but left it loose and overlapping. We moved the green eglu into the main part of the run and put the pink eglu down on the floor. The idea was that the 8 little cockerels now have the ark. The 8 layers go in the two green eglus and the 3 big Dinners would be put into the pink eglu (they never go to bed on their own but have to be persuaded ) The ducks have the blue eglu and a run and extension. Reality was - Carl had to crawl the whole length of the new run and extension to put the ducks to bed - ducks never take themselves to bed so this is going to be a nightly performance and really needs videoing Then we went to close the door of the ark where the little cockerels should have gone to bed. Earlier, they had all been in and out of the ark so they knew where to go. Two were perched on the platform inside their part of the run. Three were perched on top of the 5' trellis gate and two had flown up between the Omlet netting and the wire netting and were perched on the edge of the wire netting -on the big girls side They are now all in bed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleHen Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 Now I'm ready for bed - exhausted after just reading all that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 13, 2006 Author Share Posted April 13, 2006 - Carl's asleep in the chair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motherhen Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 Sounds like you're getting in practice for the farm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
