[Cleo]

[Cleo]

Too big....sorry

No idea how you re size this

[poultrygeist]

Don't worry cleo. I think you may be forgiven

Beautiful ducklings. Thank you to you and your OH.  

I hope we can watch them grow.

Rob

[Vember]

Awwwww they're beautiful


Well done

Thanks for putting them up & thank O/H tooo



Sarah

[naturesparadise]

here you go

[Cleo]

Thank you...

Babies are eating and drinking well and are deceptively fast  

Bearing in mind that they are Silver appleyards...when should I be able to tell gender ?

When will they develop adult plumage ?

Sorry but I'm new to this so probably asking daft questions  

[naturesparadise]

Thank you...

Babies are eating and drinking well and are deceptively fast  

Bearing in mind that they are Silver appleyards...when should I be able to tell gender ?

When will they develop adult plumage ?

Sorry but I'm new to this so probably asking daft questions  

they should have all there adult feathers in five weeks

[Vember]

It is possible to sex ducklings between 2 days and 4 weeks by looking at their bits, but if your not careful you can cause damage

My Runners started quacking at 3 weeks and it was obvious straight away with that which were which.

Ladies quacked the men just sort of rasped  

I've said it before but I really am pleased you got your babies in the end


Sarah

[Cleo]

Thank you

So relieved myself...it's been a long haul.

Don't want to hust them so I will posess my soul in patience for a couple of weeks.

Ducklings v. v. popular with the children. They are such fun to watch.

One seems to be a water baby...never happier than when trying to put her feet in the water bowl

[Vember]

They grow very quick


Enjoy


Sarah

[Kate and her Ducks]

Congratulations and thank you for the beautiful pictures.

As Vember says, vent sexing is a bit of a specialized skill and you can injure them if you are not gentle.

Mine didn't start quacking till much later than Vember's runners, more like 7 weeks I'm afraid. Although they will be fully feathered by 5-6 weeks, this is jeuvinile plummage and girls and boys look the same (like girls). They don't get their adult (nuptial) plummage, including curly tail feathers till 16-20 weeks :roll:

[Cleo]

So will have to rely on finding the " quack " ...LOL

[Kate and her Ducks]

Now that you've proved you can do it, we will be expecting loads more pictures and regular updates

[Hawkins]

congratulations on your new arrivals they look gorgeous, well worth the wait

[Cleo]

Thank you