Remeber the cute, partly fuzzy duckies? Here area couple of videos for their first time in their "pond"
Well they are no longer cute a fuzzy, but are fully grown, fully feathered (ducks go through a teenage molt), and one of these things is not like the other. Petunia is a boy!!!
I guess thats always a risk with baby poultry. The hatchery said they are 90% acurate with ducklings so I figured I was safe. Now my backyard is no longer G rated with all the nature going on. Crisanthamum and Hollyhock encourage this behavior, the little hussies. No eggs yet either which is weird.
we really love corn!
Now I have to decide what to do. Petunia is one of my favorite ducks but do I really want to feed an animal all year that won't provide eggs? Next year one of my chicken hens might go broody (probably Tika Masala due to her breed), and I could put her on some duck eggs to see if they would hatch. If I get 5-6 ducklings to hatch I could sell them for about $5 each (they are a desirable breed) and that would cover feed costs.... What do you guys think?
petunia is the one looking at the camera.