I get quite a few questions about ducks every year. Since I answer these questions if the form of comments, many times people don’t read all the other questions and answers and end up asking about things that have been addressed elsewhere. The recent comment threading has helped a little, but it can still be [...]
Last month Lola, our one-year old Mallard hen, started laying eggs at an tremendous rate! We first counted seven, then twelve, then a whopping 17! About four weeks ago she built a nest out of straw, rolled them all into it, and started sitting on them like she was on a mission.
Every day when I [...]
And you think you’ve had a rough couple of days! Perky the Duck was happily flying by when she was suddenly shot down by a hunter. Now, this is usually where the story of being a duck ends, but it was just the beginning for Perky. The hunter, believing the duck was dead, brought her [...]
In March, Courtney and I decided that we would try our hand at raising Mallard ducklings. We have a large pond with plenty of land, and it seemed like it would be fun to have some quacking around.
About a week ago out little ducklings arrived from the hatchery in Texas. Both are female, and were [...]
Earlier this Spring, we decided that since we have a pond, and a big yard, we would head on down to the hardware store and get three Mallard ducklings. We thought it would be nice to have some quacking around and the thought of them eating slugs and pests out of our garden would be [...]
