Look who moved into the duckhouse nursery today!
Seven little sweeties.
Hello little one. Who's your daddy?
Karène is the calmest duck mama I've had. I put all the babies in a bucket today to carry them out to the duckhouse. Normally when I do this, the mama duck freaks out. She throws herself at me, then chases after me as I carry her babies out. Occasionally she is waylaid by a sex-craved drake en route.
Today what happened? NOTHING!
As I carried the babies off in the bucket, Karène sat quietly and watched me leave. When I returned for her, she was sitting there with a slightly bewildered look on her face. I took her out and reunited her with her babies.
Don't get me wrong. She's a good, protective mama. If any of the other birds or the dogs come anywhere near, she goes ballistic. But for some reason, she really seems to trust me with her ducklings. None of the other duck mamas have been this calm around me. It's very sweet and makes life easier.
Today I stroked Karène's head while she was sitting on her babies, and she drifted off to sleep. They are all so CUTE!
:: melts ::
ReplyDeleteAre they not just the cutest, sweetest little things? Now to make sure GOrdon doesn't step on any of them, a la Squishy! ;)
DeleteKeep the pictures coming. I would love to watch these little guys grow...
ReplyDeleteYou wait until they take to the water. I will post videos!!
DeleteI keep telling him he can't have one, but Jacob still wants a duckling!
ReplyDeleteJane x
He needs two!! Otherwise the duckling will imprint on him. ;)
DeleteAWWWW!!!!!! SQUEEEEEEE!!!!! OOOOOHHHHH!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteYou have to come up with 7 names now :)
Oh boy, that I do!!
DeleteDucklings are cute , but they grow up very fast.
ReplyDeleteWhere's the ugly one? There's always at least one ugly duckling. I insist on a photograph of the ugly one please.
ReplyDeleteHow about the names of the seven dwarfs? (Dwarves? I never know how to spell it). Whatever.
Oh they are just gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteOh they are just gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteNat... they are soooo freakin' cute it's crazy!!!
ReplyDeletePlease please please post a video of them on their first swim day if you can... as well as pictures... and blog notes... and and a duckling calendar!!
You make 'em - we buy 'em!!!
LOL
I'm looking forward to the ducklings progress too!
ReplyDeleteIt's so great that Karène is such a calm mama! It makes things so much easier. Can't wait to follow their progress as they grow up and explore the world :)
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