About my ducklings...
Day 1, Hatched 5/23/11
My little Muscovy ducklings were hatched at
Country Hatchery in Oklahoma, on Monday 5/23/11 at 8am, then mailed Priority Mail.
Day 2, Traveling Priority Mail
Day 3, They Arrive!
They arrived at our post office two days later, on Wednesday afternoon 5/25/11... Ten, oh so adorable... fuzzy, peeping little ducklings!
As I was thinking of what to put these little guys in for the first little bit of their lives, I remembered that my folks had 2 big boxes from the new washer/dryer set that they got over the weekend! Perfect!!!
I cut the box down a bit and then made a place to support a pole which would hold the warming light.
Placing newspapers on the bottom, an old towel to one side, their chick watering jug, and 2 small feeders... I was ready for business.
Then my cats became interested...
So my son grabbed some poultry mesh and we covered the top of the box. But then while I was in the other room, Charlie, our cream colored flame point siamese cat, got curious... that's when I found him sitting on top of the box on the chicken wire! Oh my gosh!
So, all three cats spent the night outside!
Day 4, Today my ducklings are 4 days old... but...
And then there were 9....
Lost a duckling during the night. This little yellow duckling was noticeable weaker than his brothers and sisters.
So now I have 9 little ducklings. And today I get to clean out their box! Oh my gosh, what a mess they've made!
