Devonviolet Acres

[Bruce]

Maybe Edith was just trying to make the "hotel"??

 

[Mike CHS]

Our Aussie reacted the same as Edith when we went to pick up our Border Collie. We put the pup in the back seat with the Aussie and she got up in the corner and sat there looking out the window and ignored the pup for the whole 4 hours it took to get home.

 

[Bruce]

But apparently they can now stand to be in the same space

 

[CntryBoy777]

See was embarassed that was what she hatched....cause she knew it sure wasn't turkeys......

 

[Devonviolet]

If ya don't mind me asking....where did ya order them from and did ya get any drakes?

Not at all . . . I ordered them from Murray McMurray. Normally I order from Ideal Poultry, here in TX. But, they aren't going to have any Khaki Campbell's until next year. I didn't want to wait that long.

McMurray is in Iowa, which isn't that far. So, I figured they could be here the day after shipped. I didn't find out until after they shipped & I requested tracking info, that the ducklings were coming from California. So, it took a day longer to get here. Not bad, though.

I got 10 females and one drake. I went back and forth on whether to order 1 or 2 drakes. In the end I decided on one, because in the past we lost a few hens. If we do lose a few hens, then we would have too many drakes.

 

[CntryBoy777]

We have the 1 drake and he does fine with the 11 hens and he is really good with them.....he is really pretty...I think. I was just curious, and you'll see a change in them in a couple of wks when ya put them in some water....they will never be the same....

 

[Devonviolet]

you'll see a change in them in a couple of wks when ya put them in some water....they will never be the same....

I'm so looking forward to that. All of our ducks & geese love the water. It's so much fun to watch them splash & preen in the water!

 

[Mike CHS]

But apparently they can now stand to be in the same space

Yes - they might as well be joined at the hip now as long as they aren't working.

 

[greybeard]

I don't do poultry, but a couple years ago, I was at the post office and the electricity was off due to a big winter storm and they were shutting down for the next couple days. Someone's chicks had come in..the PO had called and asked the folks to come pick them up before they closed but couldn't get in touch with the owners. I offered to take them home and bring them back when the power was restored (I have generator power) but they said they couldn't let me do it.
Always wondered what happened to them.

 

[Devonviolet]

Wow! Talk about looking a gift horse in the mouth! That was a very generous offer @greybeard! I hope someone took them home to feed & water them! Otherwise, they likely didn't survive.