Well, blow me rags! First of all we couldn't get white ducks for love nor money and now we have eight. We acquired two fully grown ducks a couple of weeks ago. Their previous owners called them Donald & Daisy (I know, not very original). They are fully grown and very, very spoiled. Daisy seems to just sit on her duck's a*se all day eating and sleeping while Donald goes for a wee swim with the guys. I am slightly worried about the fox because we have seen it in broad daylight a couple of times but the ducks seem to sense it and stay in the pond, just sitting there in silence.
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Yesterday we had a 'phone call from a friend who knew someone who was selling six white ducklings, so naturally we jumped at the chance. They are 12 weeks old and still have some downy feathers so we are keeping them in a shed for a week or two until they get a bit bigger and lose their downy feathers. They are still a bit grubby and scrawny (think they were just kept in a yard) but as soon as they get into the pond, they will be pristine white again. I will have to teach them about the fox before I release them. I lost several lovely white ducks to a fox about 4 years ago and I was heartbroken because we had reared them from tiny little balls of fluff. Anyway, here's a first picture of them in the old shed.
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I will keep you updated with their progress. They are still a little bit bewildered but they'll soon settle down.
i shall look forward to watching their progress.
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I have come up with names for the six new ducklings - Brian, Ted, Mohammed, Elsie, Francesca and Poppy. A name for your local fox - The Terminator. A new name for Roberto - Godfrey. A new name for you - Lulu. A new name for Glasgow - Bechuanaland. A new name for South Cave - Wisteria Meadows. All presented to you free of charge re. intellectual property rights.
ReplyDeleteThanks YP, I'll bear it in mind. Have you been on the Boddy's again?
DeleteA new name for Boddy's - crack cocaine.
DeleteHey, I'm in my sixties and I'm still bewildered at times, so good luck duckies!
ReplyDeleteOh Lordy Miss Molly, if only I'd know you a few years ago- we had six white ducks we hatched with help from one of the chooks who then tried to kill them so they were brought up in our spare room much to the bewilderment of our friends. They had a bath in the bathroom every week. I needed a home for them then.... Donald and Daisy look very sweet, as do the new kids on the block. Fingers crossed Mr Foxy doesn't notice....
ReplyDeleteSo sweet - little duckies in the bath. If we lived closer, I would have gladly given them a home CT.
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