tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289349697796382040.post4194787258527913270..comments2023-10-24T01:23:50.013-07:00Comments on Living the Good Life - Linda Cockburn: An Influx of DucksLinda Cockburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06569992095710837103noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289349697796382040.post-90959676743561394992010-04-07T18:04:20.142-07:002010-04-07T18:04:20.142-07:00For some reason our property is a muscovy duck mag...For some reason our property is a muscovy duck magnet. They just appear out of thin air. When it got to 42 hanging around the chook shed about 8 months ago I found a local who wanted to rear them and I gave him the whole lot. Peace reigned for a month or two but magically more have appeared, ducklings in tow - there are now 14 roaming between dams, making a mess in the chook sheds when they sneak in. At first when any got ill I would have them lined up in shoe boxes with water and straw but in the end told the kids to not bring me any more sick ducklings as I was worn out crying when they died. They are friendly happy creatures though so maybe I will just let them fend for themselves and see what happens. It sounds like your house will be weatherproof with windows before winter hits so that must be a big relief. It must be amazing when you look back and see how much you have learnt about building and about yourselves.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14049344676180615786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289349697796382040.post-18829314261316086082010-03-31T15:16:17.797-07:002010-03-31T15:16:17.797-07:00Oh Dear. We bought four ducks and they laid prolif...Oh Dear. We bought four ducks and they laid prolifically and then one sat on about eight eggs for three weeks. We then realised the other three kept laying..we had no drake. We now have a borrowed drake but they have stopped laying. Hope when they start again that they will hatch some ducklings for us. Your post made me think it may not be that easy. Maybe we should just sit some eggs under out silkies, they are the best mothers.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11454009681185077658noreply@blogger.com