Duckys' new Ducky

Beautiful photo,s Ducky and I sincerely hope the little one survives, thank goodness for people like you..........

I found a Duck Egg Hatching Only Last friday & took it to the Wildlife Centre 8miles away as its Mum had gone off with all the Others & not bothered to wait 4 this 1 egg 2 hatch? They z its normal 4 Mother Ducks 2 do this as theyv so many Eggs any weak/Un Hatched Chicks are left behind :( If u do have a wildlife centre near by my advice would be to take it there as itd give a better chance of Surviving :)

Thanks Jacque - Our local wildlife centre is only fairly small and is already inundated with similar abandoned ducklings, they suggested that I try a local farm or the RSPCA. :o( , I have brought on ducks before from about the 6 week stage and hatched a couple of chickens, so I have decided to give Beaky a chance with us. if he/she grows up it can live in with my chickens in the chicken garden - I guess that I will be building a small pond in there if that proves to be the case!

:) Thats so great Ducky that ur able to help them out :) Plez keep us up-dated with Duckys Progrese :)

Aw bless it, glad you've decided to give it a chance with you, do let us know how it gets on, its sooo cute!

He is a cutie. So lovely of you to give him a chance with your flock. Have you tried digging some earthworms for him?
Do you have a feed store nearby or farm supply store. They might have a line of duck feed especially for young ducks. I know with the chickens they had a specially formulated chick feed which was very fine for the chicks.

Thursday - 2 days in Beaky is doing really well - I have tried him/her on live bloodworms and daphnia from the aquatics shop , we have also introduced a tub into the vivarium which has some pond weed and water weed covered pebbles from the bottom of the brook. The live food is vanishing at an astounding pace - so Im going to introduce mealworms this weekend and chick crumb. The little fluff ball has a hungry tummy!

(oh and it squeeks very loudly when its dish is empty!!)

LOL!! feed me! feed me! you'll end up with 'Superduck', hee hee...glad he's doing so well, he's a lucky ducky!

Ducky thankyou for the update,think you are gong to be kept busy for a while and I applaud you for your efforts,wish you and the little one well.............

Bless you all. What a lovely blog. Well done and I think you are quackers. [mutley snigger]

Mon 18th - Beaky is still doing well. We had hoped to get 'him' out for a swim on the brook this weekend - but the great british weather intervened. Heavy rain on Thursday, Friday and Sat have made the brook into a torrent which is tough enough for the big ducks. Beaky had to make do with a swim in the kitchen sink instead.

Oh he is so cute. I'll have to read your blog now to get updates on little Beaky. Sending a photo of him to my friend as she has two ducks.

Thanks Evy,
Beaky is a great little thing - unfortunately s/he is taking up an extraordinary amount of space in the kitchen as I have had to put the vivarium up on a table inside what was my kids playpen from when they were babies - reason is that Ginger our terrier is convinced that Beaky looks good enough to eat - literally. Im not sure what we will do when s/he outgrows the vivarium - I guess that is a bridge to be crossed as and when.

I will keep the news coming.