A Wonderful Day

[amberfocus]

Today has been an amazing day. It's sunny, it's warm, I slept last night and had energy today, and I wrote like a maniac. I haven't spent hours writing in ages. And I still want to write more. It has been so long since that has happened! It helps that I now have everything transferred onto the new laptop.

But more importantly we have some new family members. And aren't they just adorable?






You should have heard the flock looking around when they heard all the cheeping. They were so curious. It was like they recognized the sound, but weren't quite sure why. The ducks are cayugas and will be quite beautiful when grown with black and green feathers. The chicks are silver laced wyandottes, auracanas, and gold sex-linked something or others (sex-linked means they are hybridized and wouldn't breed true if we were to breed them, but we aren't). It's going to be a very colorful flock. Hopefully this time some of the ducks will be girls. Only one was last time and she died first. (Damn raccoons!) You can't tell with ducks. Usually female chicks will stoop under your hand while male chicks will rise up to meet your hand, but there's no such behavior in ducks. Luck of the draw, but I would like to try duck eggs, so keep your fingers crossed we have at least one girl, preferrably more.

Comments

[yumimum.livejournal.com]

OMG the cuteness! Glad your muse is up and running :D

[amberfocus.livejournal.com]

Aren't they? And thanks. It is good to have it back.

[azriona.livejournal.com]

They're so FLUFFY! I didn't know baby ducks looked so fluffy, like they have fur and not feathers!

[amberfocus.livejournal.com]

This is the soft down that is under the feathers and keeps them warm. It is softer than most fur (maybe rabbit fur is softer, but definitely not cat or dog fur). The feathers will start poking through it in about a week and then will be on top of the down ever after. These guys are only a day old. They are so soft and cuddly right now, but of course we can't handle them too much until they are bigger. They need to stay under the brooder light and keep warm.

[larxene-12.livejournal.com]

My cousins raise chickens and ducks, and they are so adorable when they are little.

And congrats on your muse returning!

[amberfocus.livejournal.com]

They really are. And thank you!

[fishface44.livejournal.com]

They are adorable!!!!!!

[heintz57.livejournal.com]

Ahh chickies and lots of poop. I guess you have to take the good and the bad when you start a farm.

[susanb03.livejournal.com]

adorable!

[glory_jean]

**Duckling!squee**

Their little bills, OMG.

[auntiesuze.livejournal.com]

BABY BIRDS!!!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

I can just hear the cheeping and peeping. They're so sweet when they're little like that. :D I hope you'll get your duck eggs!

[stillbrainfried.livejournal.com]

Awww! They're so cute!

And I'm glad to see your muse is back :)

[develish1]

awww, so cute :)

and yay for the muse kicking in with a vengeance too