Ducklings Grew Up

The ducklings did not like the pool much when they were small.



In these older photos Grapes was still getting to know them. She picked on them a tiny bit, but once they started feathering out and swimming she accepted them. So much easier introducing new ducks to established ducks. I wish it were that way with chickens!!



They only spent a few minutes a day in the pool until they were old enough to move outside and out of their brooder.



Here they are a little bigger, but still not feathered.



They would spend the day outside in the pen and then we'd bring them back inside in the evening. I wasn't ready for them to sleep with Grapes in the duck hut until they were feathered.



These two have become BFFs!



It looks like they are having a meeting while the pool fills up. LOL.



After the logging, we found this little dug out puddle. (Anabelle calls it a pond, and she's working on turning it into one.) Anabelle and Grapes go down here to swim and do zoomies, but we haven't taken the ducklings there yet.



Now the trio has feathers and live outside with Grapes. They all sleep in the duck hut together.



They follow her around like she's their mama, it's so cute.



In the morning she likes to come out and eat some grass and dandelions for a bit and the trio follows in her footsteps, never straying far. Wherever she goes, they go. Maybe we should call them her entourage. LOL



And guess what? She is content again and has stopped the constant quacking. I am so happy that she is happy again!

All the ducks are females, no drakes. Only Grapes is laying. We are getting used to eating her eggs, but we often feed them to the dogs. I plan to use the eggs for baking.