Snowy Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 6 ish weeks old now. Cuthbert (the one with the dark beak) is definitely a 'she' - when I picked her up tonight she let out the loudest quack, she even made herself jump! Dibble (brown with yellow beak) and Grub (yellow) are still cheeping. I am hoping one of them is a girl, but they are still a bit smaller than Cuthbert, so either they are later developers or they are both drakes. They have suddenly sprouted some proper feathers on their wings and bums! They love their water - they are still quite nervous of me, but even I can't scare them out of their water, they go berserk, splashing and washing and dabbling, they are so comical! Throw some salad leaves in for them and they go bananas! They really do dirty the water very quickly. I filled this tray up for them this evening and by the time I put them to bed, it was murky and brown again! But this set up seems manageable - I just tip the water onto the tree roots and refill. Candy loves to stare at them, but they totally ignore her. They are very entertaining! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyripkim Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 They are lovely, such time wasters though, I love watching my little call ducks too, they are great photos. My duckling is now six weeks and has just started to do the odd quack, like yours it seems to make her jump then she reverts to cheeping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 They are lovely. I can just imagine wasting lots of time watching them I assume they have a separate area to your chickens. Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller30 Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Hi its about now you can start to listen to their voices but I always leave mine until 8 weeks for deffo the boys will be cheepy and raspy its hard to explain if you've not had them before and the girls will start to quack hopefully you wont have 2 boys or you will need some more girls by next spring or she will get to much attention from both as I find indian runner Drakes are very sex mad fingers crossed leanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted August 13, 2014 Author Share Posted August 13, 2014 Yes I think they are going through a real period of change right now - more feathers appearing by the day, and I'm sure I heard another voice break this evening! Would be lovely to get the perfect combo of boys and girls right away Chrissie they are separate from the chooks at the moment - but I will be splitting the chicken pen and putting them in one half, and adding an extra door so they will have access to the pond! Can't wait to let them have a proper swim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Chrissie they are separate from the chooks at the moment - but I will be splitting the chicken pen and putting them in one half, and adding an extra door so they will have access to the pond! Can't wait to let them have a proper swim They are very sweet. When I hatched some chicks I was amazed at how quickly they changed and grew feathers, little ducklings must be the same. It sounds very exciting having a proper swim in the pond. We will need photos or video of that Please Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 What lovely pictures and gorgeous ducklings - so very sweet! I too find that my ducks make their water muddy in not time and I'm always trying to explain to visitors that I really do clean out their paddling pool every day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Such lovely photos Please can we see some more ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
