Ladies and gentlemen, we interrupt our regular programming to bring you this late-breaking extremely important development! Reader N. Fritz has announced that she has ducklings! Here are the deets:
The ducks in our garden hatched in the past 24 hours. Here’s the first photos! We’re otherwise occupied with a downed tree and more wind on the way, so I will keep this short and provide regular updates!
Lucky duckies!
Did you know that you can mail baby chicks, ducklings, and turkeys through the US post office? (Last Week Tonight’s latest video on the postal service mentions it.)
I’m in a rural area, and we use a PO Box to get our mail, so during chick season I have to make sure I don’t go into the post office because it makes me sad to hear all of them cheeping in the boxes, waiting for the farmers to pick them up.
The piece said they don’t have to eat or drink for a day after they hatch so that’s why they can be mailed. I guess they must go overnight…
So cute and fuzzy! Awwwwwww…..š£
Squeal!!!! Love the pics and can’t wait for more. Make way for ducklings!!!
Thanks for the pics, N. Fritz! Congrats on such an adorable event! Mama duck looks very proud of her brood.
Bells ringing and banners flying šš !!
Tx NFritz!
They are soooo sweet! How lucky you are!
Fuzzlings!
You’re so lucky N. Fritz!
Thanks, Mike, for posting the photos! The story is rather long and involved… bear with me!
Yesterday morning we found out the ducklings had hatched. Later that morning, the mulberry tree that they were nesting under split in half (rot and wind, not a good combination). So we called a tree service and they said they’d come out today to cut the tree down.
But what to do with the ducklings? From the moment they hatched, mama wanted to lead them across the very busy street. We couldn’t let them get run over, so we called the wildlife service. They sent someone out to relocate the duck family to an unfamiliar pond where the ducklings could eat essential water plants they couldn’t get in the garden. We most likely won’t see them again. š¢
But it is all for the best, because an hour or so later, the tree guys came and needed to be right where the nest was to gain access to the mulberry tree, and they cut and sawed and woodchipped for four hours straight.
It’s been a rough day and we’re feeling the loss. Lost productivity, loss of a mature shade tree and loss of our little duck family we had so looked forward to!
So sorry! It must be heartbreaking to lose the little fluffs right away. Hopefully you will soon get more visits from the local fauna.
That’s too bad. Happy the ducks are somewhere safe but it is sad that you can’t have them close. Sending you good vibes.
Bad timing with the mulberry tree. Iām sure you would have enjoyed watching the mother duck and her ducklings. Hopefully they will do well at the pond. Maybe you can go see them swimming around there.
N. Fritz, so sorry that you had to say goodbye to the duck family. But you are so lucky to have had them for the short time! Most people never get to play host to a duck family.