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Green Rosie

Joined: 13 May 2007
Posts: 10498
Location: Calvados, France

Posted: Sun Mar 24, 13 11:48 am Post subject: WARNING Cute duckling picture alert
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh

girlracer265

Joined: 30 Jan 2010
Posts: 292
Location: brent knoll, somerset

Posted: Sun Mar 24, 13 1:26 pm Post subject:
too cute

gythagirl

Joined: 18 Feb 2010
Posts: 1467
Location: Somerset

Posted: Sun Mar 24, 13 1:38 pm Post subject:
What breed is this cutie? I like the go-faster stripe!

Nicky cigreen

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 9878
Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Sun Mar 24, 13 3:43 pm Post subject:
muscovy I assume how many did she hatch Rosie?

Sally Too

Joined: 14 Sep 2006
Posts: 2511
Location: N.Ireland

Posted: Sun Mar 24, 13 3:50 pm Post subject:
Incredibly cute child too!

Green Rosie

Joined: 13 May 2007
Posts: 10498
Location: Calvados, France

Posted: Sun Mar 24, 13 7:47 pm Post subject:

colour it green wrote:

muscovy I assume

how many did she hatch Rosie?

Yup - a Muscovy. She hatched 11 from 13 eggs which is a great improvement on last year (hatch one was a complete fail, hatch two, 3 eggs from 12). This time the remaining 2 eggs were viable. One died trying to hatch and the other died not very long ago in the egg. I'm guessing congrats are due to Harold as well then

Sally too wrote:

Incredibly cute child too!

Thank you - he's my younger lad and I suspect it won't be long until there is a trail of broken hearted French mademoiselles scattered along our front drive

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35935
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Sun Mar 24, 13 7:48 pm Post subject:
I want ducklings.

Green Rosie

Joined: 13 May 2007
Posts: 10498
Location: Calvados, France

Posted: Sun Mar 24, 13 7:50 pm Post subject:
Reminds herself to keep a good count of ducklings

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35935
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Sun Mar 24, 13 7:52 pm Post subject:
I have a pair of Muscovies now. Did I mention? I am hoping the lady will go broody and I can have some babies.

Green Rosie

Joined: 13 May 2007
Posts: 10498
Location: Calvados, France

Posted: Sun Mar 24, 13 7:57 pm Post subject:
She will go broody - just leave her eggs in the nest when she starts laying, let her sit for 35 days and cuteness is all yours

Nicky cigreen

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 9878
Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Mon Mar 25, 13 2:55 pm Post subject:
one of my ducks is sitting on 21 eggs - not sure if she is being overly optimistic

foggy

Joined: 21 Feb 2012
Posts: 343
Location: Devon

Posted: Tue Mar 26, 13 10:27 am Post subject:
{tea now over keyboard, screen, far side of room}

Nicky cigreen

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 9878
Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Tue Mar 26, 13 10:31 am Post subject:

foggy wrote:

{tea now over keyboard, screen, far side of room}

*passes cloth*

Muscovy ducks do lay large clutches....

Nicky cigreen

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 9878
Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Tue Mar 26, 13 10:35 am Post subject:

Chez wrote:

I have a pair of Muscovies now. Did I mention? I am hoping the lady will go broody and I can have some babies.

You might want to get another girl or or drake will get lonely when she is sitting..
Last year when both thevgirls were on nests, my drake had to have 'relationship' with a mallard and you could tell he felt dirty and disgraced

foggy

Joined: 21 Feb 2012
Posts: 343
Location: Devon

Posted: Wed Mar 27, 13 5:28 am Post subject:
I'm imaging a muscovy sitting on a pyramid of eggs!

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