narnia Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Welcome to the world and our setting Our first two ducklings hatched out half an hour ago.....gasps of wonder and delight ........hopefully, four more to come ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spiral Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Congratulations! I'm sooooo jealous xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narnia Posted April 29, 2014 Author Share Posted April 29, 2014 They are very lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spiral Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 any photos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Oooh - photos?!!! :1b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narnia Posted April 29, 2014 Author Share Posted April 29, 2014 yes, we have lots of lovely photos, but someone will need to tell me how to put them up?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 yes, we have lots of lovely photos, but someone will need to tell me how to put them up?? Ah - cooeeee Sue - are you there??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 When you reply, narnia, click the 'more reply options' underneath the text box. This will bring up a further text box, underneath which will be a button to add attachments. looking forward to seeing them - although I need to warn you that Helen hatched chickens out for her nursery, and we're still looking after two geriatric chickens six years later... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spiral Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 That's exactly why I won't do it Steve. At home I already have three children, two cats, two gerbils and one dog.......but I'd love chickens and/or ducks too. Good luck there Narnia x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narnia Posted April 29, 2014 Author Share Posted April 29, 2014 No long term keepers here, I'm afraid. They go back to the farm where they are very lovingly looked after and kept for eggs...........outdoors, so they live happy lives. We just don't have room for keeping them, but do have all the pleasure of keeping them for a few weeks. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 AHHHHH - OOOOH - they are gorgeous - wonderful photos - thanks for sharing :1b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panders Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 They are lovely they will imprint you and think you're their mummy Narnia, unless you do have their mum there. Could we have some fluffy pics as well please? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hali Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 owwwww bless them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narnia Posted April 29, 2014 Author Share Posted April 29, 2014 definately yes to the fluffy pics tomorrow when they go under the brooder 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredbear Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Ah congratulations on the safe arrival of your new babies, lovely pics, thank you for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rea Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 How lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lashes2508 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Oh how fab , they are wonderful and what a wonderful experience for the children and staff , I know we would go quackers if we had the chance ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigzag Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 ahh I am so jealous. We are maternal enough about our butterflys when they come out of the cocoon!! Maybe we will consider this next year, Is it expensive and quite easy?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narnia Posted April 29, 2014 Author Share Posted April 29, 2014 It has been very easy. Local farmer brings all the equipment and leaves it with us a day or so before the eggs are due to hatch, so that it's not too long for the children to wait, though we could have had them for longer if we wanted to. As to expense, given that he provides absolutely everything, including feed, sawdust, incubator, brooder, cage etc, Ithink it's realistically priced at £80. We can keep them for as long as we like and can rehome the ducks if we want to, or keep them, or he will take them back to the farm. It's a lot cheaper than the other living egg things I have seen and it's such a wonderful experience that I think it's worth every penny 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueJ Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 These are lovely Narnia and you are so lucky to have such a generous local farmer who will do this for such a good price. We are currently asking for donations so that we can do living eggs again this year but at a cost of just under £300 this is not something we can afford without asking parents to contribute. Hopefully they will and we will have chicks (not ducklings I'm afraid) in the last half of the summer term. We have done this a couple of times before and our chicken keeping parents and staff have rehomed the girlies - the boys all go back though as no one wants to risk upsetting their neighbours with a crowing cockerel. The children and their parents love it when we do this project so fingers crossed we raise enough pennies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigzag Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Goodness, makes the caterpillars look really cheap!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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