Snuggles!

4 Weeks Old

Snacking on Apples! They LOVED them!!!!




































































































































And another video, just because!

Hanging by the Pool!

Check out their house!

Jeff has been working really hard on the ducks house and yard. It still isn't done (needs siding and the netting over their yard) but I think he did a really good job.

Can we Talk?

I think so!

3 Weeks Old

Although the ducks have a pool, they sometimes forget they aren't so little and try to take a swim in the container I have on the side of the house for them to drink out of!















My pretty babies!! They are mostly white now and getting new feathers everyday! Right now they are softer than ever!

Enjoying the sunshine

I love when they tilt their heads back and forth!!!!

2 Weeks Old

Double Trouble!!! These two are so hard to get a picture of, because when I try to get ahead of them, they run toward the camera like babies do! lol





















Quacker always leads and Sonny follows.































Look how big they are getting! No joke, we can tell a size difference overnight. It is crazy how fast these ducks grow!


















Their feet are so big, they are kinda clumsy when they run. They'll be running and trip. Sorry, but it is kinda funny.















They have a swimming pool to swim in now.












































































It is so cute when they stand up and flap their little wings like Sonny is doing in this picture.

















Jeff has been working on their house. I think it is turning out great so far!

1 Week Old

It is finally nice enough for Quacker and Sonny to play outside in the grass. They don't stray any further than our feet, so we haven't had to worry about them getting hurt.





















































































































Snuggle time!

The kids meet the duckies!

The kids chose their duckling by whichever one came to them first. Luckily each duck chose a different child.




















































































So, they finally have names.....

Gavin named his Quacker. It is the larger, more outgoing, brighter yellow ducky that we *think* is a boy.

Camille named hers Sonny. It is the smaller, calmer, darker yellow one that we *think* is a girl.

I say we think, because in order to know the sex you have to check the sexual organs of the duckling, which are INSIDE the duck's vent (for both male and females). Here are some instructions I found posted on BackYardChickens.com by one of their members.

"Step 1: Hold the bird upside down. Hold the gosling or duckling with its feet against its belly. Use your index finger to gently press about 1/2 an inch below the vent with your knuckle. The bird might poop at this point just wipe it off and apply pressure again.

Step 2: With your other hand gently tuck the tail toward the bird's back. Gently place your index and thumb at either side of the vent. Gently pinch them together. You only want to push the vent lips together and you will feel them flexing against your fingertips. Hold it like this for a few seconds and then gently push your fingers open and press down with gentle pressure to make the cloaca invert.

Step 3: If the vent doesn't fully invert gently keep applying pressure until it does. At this point if you have a male his penis should be exposed. It will be either white, pink or even dark grey to almost black depending on breed. It should pop out a little if not it should after a second or two. Females are sometimes hard to sex but should be just red to pink lips with no corkscrew like tip hanging out. Some males will hold it in and can be mistaken for a female. You can always sex them again later when they get a bit bigger. Never keep them inverted more than a few seconds. I can't recall how long but I would safely say 20 seconds max.

Step 4: Release pressure on belly and vent. Gently rub the vent if everything doesn't tuck back after releasing pressure. Rubbing should help gently push the vent back in place."

Vent sexing is usually the method used by hatcheries when you order sexed ducklings.

WARNING! Done incorrectly this can seriously harm your duckling. Either leave this to the pros or try to have an experienced person show you how to do this.

Sorry, but it isn't worth possibly injuring the babies just to know if they are a boy or a girl. Plus, it will be fun guessing as they get older by differences in their voices and their feathers.