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Mary-Jane

Joined: 13 Jan 2005
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Location: The Fishing Strumpet is from Ceredigion in West Wales

Posted: Fri Aug 05, 11 6:51 pm Post subject:

Chez wrote:

If they're not peeping I expect they're okay. Have they been ranging round the paddock this afternoon? They're probably full, if so.

Well, they peep when I turn up, but are quiet the rest of the time. They've pottered around this afternoon a bit I think.

chez

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

Posted: Fri Aug 05, 11 6:53 pm Post subject:
In my experience, ducklings do tend to behave as if they are terrified when you go close to them. So don't pay too much attention to them, they're faking you out

Mary-Jane

Joined: 13 Jan 2005
Posts: 18397
Location: The Fishing Strumpet is from Ceredigion in West Wales

Posted: Fri Aug 05, 11 6:53 pm Post subject:

Chez wrote:

In my experience, ducklings do tend to behave as if they are terrified when you go close to them. So don't pay too much attention to them, they're faking you out

Ah. Right

I still can't catch them though...

chez

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

Posted: Fri Aug 05, 11 6:55 pm Post subject:
Wait until it gets a bit darker passes elderflower wine

Barefoot Andrew
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Location: In the 17th century

Posted: Fri Aug 05, 11 7:02 pm Post subject:
Bless Have they got names yet? A.

Green Rosie

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

Posted: Fri Aug 05, 11 7:37 pm Post subject:
2 years ago I had just 2 ducks - now I have ... hang on, this might take me a while to work out .... 31

alison
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Joined: 29 Oct 2004
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Location: North Devon

Posted: Fri Aug 05, 11 7:46 pm Post subject:

Wait until about 9, and with a bamboo cane in each hand, to extend your arms just round them into the house. It is worth imprinting on them where home is.

Don't let them out until 9 - 9.30, once they are laying, and you will have eggs in the house, rather than in the garden somewhere. Automatic pophole if you are at work.

I call mine from the field, then follow them to the house, at night, and then round them in.

What do the dogs think of them?

Cathryn

Joined: 16 Jul 2005
Posts: 19856
Location: Ceredigion

Posted: Fri Aug 05, 11 7:56 pm Post subject:
They are six weeks old. The drake is the noisier one. I forgot that you might not have food.

pookie

Joined: 01 Aug 2006
Posts: 4984
Location: Mid-Wales

Posted: Fri Aug 05, 11 7:59 pm Post subject:
whilst they are little, make sure there is a brick/large stone in the washing up bowl so that they can get themselves out again, or they will tire themselves out and drown. ......and enjoy

Jonnyboy

Joined: 29 Oct 2004
Posts: 23956
Location: under some rain.

Posted: Fri Aug 05, 11 8:00 pm Post subject:
'Here ducks!' is the usual cry around here as dusk settles. You'll soon get the hang of it, otherwise 180* c for 45mins.

vegplot

Joined: 19 Apr 2007
Posts: 21301
Location: Bethesda, Gwynedd

Posted: Fri Aug 05, 11 9:08 pm Post subject:
Rapid catch up. What brilliant friends you have M-J.

darkbrowneggs

Joined: 14 Jul 2010
Posts: 663
Location: Worcestershire

Posted: Fri Aug 05, 11 9:38 pm Post subject:
How cute... you will love them

jamanda
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Location: Devon

Posted: Fri Aug 05, 11 9:43 pm Post subject:
You don't think she's still trying to get them in do you?

Mary-Jane

Joined: 13 Jan 2005
Posts: 18397
Location: The Fishing Strumpet is from Ceredigion in West Wales

Posted: Fri Aug 05, 11 10:40 pm Post subject:

Jamanda wrote:

You don't think she's still trying to get them in do you?

Nah - they're in their house. Katieowl came over to give me a hand (rather insistently) and we bunged 'em in the house with some snuggly straw

Mary-Jane

Joined: 13 Jan 2005
Posts: 18397
Location: The Fishing Strumpet is from Ceredigion in West Wales

Posted: Fri Aug 05, 11 10:41 pm Post subject:

vegplot wrote:

Rapid catch up. What brilliant friends you have M-J.

darkbrowneggs wrote:

How cute... you will love them

The cute ducklings...or the mad drunken DS women?

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