tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28875506.post8697134067204492938..comments2011-06-07T09:45:58.928+02:00Stuart and Gabriellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07886622731103783384noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28875506.post-52395639390623628322011-06-07T08:38:36.421+02:002011-06-07T08:38:36.421+02:00I don&#39;t usually do cute - but cute! Give the mother water wings.DOThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00719312854612984929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28875506.post-31268630261136747842011-06-06T10:34:29.804+02:002011-06-06T10:34:29.804+02:00What a great idea, and I hope that Mum and ducklings continue to do well. Lovely photo!Verahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28875506.post-21010180095491590512011-06-06T06:32:56.995+02:002011-06-06T06:32:56.995+02:00awwww, i love these trans specie stories.jeannettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07356148934484422313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28875506.post-50721724273038637302011-06-05T23:45:54.267+02:002011-06-05T23:45:54.267+02:00Such a cute picture! <br />C xChristina Sandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17075246549657272890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28875506.post-91451104949278843632011-06-05T19:20:52.839+02:002011-06-05T19:20:52.839+02:00what a great photo! It&#39;ll be cute watching them waddling after their mum :)piphttp://bretonblog.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28875506.post-14096601381131345012011-06-05T18:53:49.177+02:002011-06-05T18:53:49.177+02:00Thanks for the useful info, Tara. When they leave the chicken tractor, they will go into a fenced area, to keep them safe and away from our wildlife pond, which they would otherwise trash. They will get a shallow dish to paddle around in to begin with (such as an upturned dustbin lid) so the worst that will happen is that the chicken will get wet feathers. Once they&#39;re &#39;weaned&#39; and mu has returned to the chicken flock, we might give them a larger container of water, we&#39;ll see how it goes.<br />Yes, I think you may well be right about the Aylesbury bit. Either way they&#39;re cute and, yes, they are eventually for the pot. We don&#39;t have passengers around her, even the cats need to look over their shoulders! (only joking) After these ones, we fancy trying to get hold of some Rouen Clair ducks. We might even get a breeding pair; watch this sapce.Stuart and Gabriellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07886622731103783384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28875506.post-19176691110523640082011-06-05T18:17:44.337+02:002011-06-05T18:17:44.337+02:00cute, super cute!<br />two things...(I&#39;ve been reading up on ducks lately) first, chickens become very, very distressed when the ducklings take to water and in a couple of accounts I&#39;ve read, follow them in and drown! Maybe provide only very shallow water at first?<br />Secondly, many alesburys are not really...more a generic white duck. If they are the real macoy they have pale pink bills not orange.<br />Again, this is just what I&#39;ve read....not personal experience.<br />They are beautiful things though. Are they to be pets or dinner?<br />Tarasunflowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01685422947511542795noreply@blogger.com