Saturday we made the mistake of going by Valleywide to pick-up some things for our garden, and they were giving away chicks. Now most of our neighbors have a few chickens for kicks and giggles, and we have been kicking the idea around for a while. Later, we were in Cal-Ranch, and they had ducklings. Well, we decided to grab a book about raising ducks and check it out! Turns out for us, ducks are a better choice than chickens. By the time we made it through the book Mitch was hooked! It was 15 minutes until they closed, and he decided he couldn't wait for Monday! This little guy likes to nibble on Mitch's beard.
We are keeping them in the kitchen in an old dog crate for about the next month. After then, they should be able to handle the backyard. Mitch is making a "duck house" under the deck, and they will be able to be free in the yard most of the day. We think these are Pekins or Muscovies. Hopefully Pekins because they don't fly. If they are Muscovies we'll have to clip their wings. Both are meat birds, so if things don't work out in the next two months we'll change their names to Thanksgiving and Christmas.
They're so sweet. They like to nibble on your fingers. Bogus stuck his head in for a closer look, and one of them jumped up and nibbled his ear. He jumped back a mile! Now he just sits in front of the crate and stares.
4 comments:
I like the Thanksgiving and Christmas idea :)
lol That is so cool :) I'm so jealous....they are way cute. I know we live in a farm area...and shoot them, but dang they look so cute! love you guys!
You guys crack me up. Who reads a book on Ducks. Well you guys. I think duck for new years sound real good. One's name can be Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, and Easter. Think of the money you can save. Can you eat their eggs?
I love baby birds, you should see chuckers, break your heart. It's just when they get a little bigger. We need some gifford time soon.
luv nat
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