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Showing posts with label home. Show all posts
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Monday, June 6, 2011
Friday, June 3, 2011
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Wrap It Up
Finally managed to get the vet wrap around Cheyenne today to see if I can correct her angel wing.
NOT EASY TO DO.
I really hope this works. It has to stay on for 4 days, off for two, and if it still isn't corrected, on for another 4 days. So if it doesn't work this time, I have one more chance to get it right. **crosses fingers**
NOT EASY TO DO.
I really hope this works. It has to stay on for 4 days, off for two, and if it still isn't corrected, on for another 4 days. So if it doesn't work this time, I have one more chance to get it right. **crosses fingers**
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Angel Wing?
Here are a couple better pictures(top view) showing why I'm concerned she might have Angel Wing.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Update: Week Five
Cheyenne is doing good. I have concerns that she may be showing signs of Angel Wing, though. :( I surely hope not. Her left quills that are coming in are splaying out a bit. On the right side, the quills are neatly tucked under her wing. We shall see! I posted these pictures in the yahoo group petducksRus in hopes of getting tips and advice. In the mean time, I'm weaning her off starter feed today and adding xtra oats to deplete the amount of protein she's consuming.
You can see here that she's forming green feathers on her face now (yay!) 
And when she's out, she is now using her Ducky Diner from The Goose's Mother. Really cuts down on the mess. 
Her feathers are coming in more and more. (Note that Cheyenne is a LOT darker than all the pictures I post of her. She's so dark that I have to brighten the pictures up enormously so that you can even see her). I'm going to put her intermediate harness on again today, and hopefully she has grown enough and won't be able to take it off. I'll update later.
With that, here are a few five week photos of her. The first one is my favorite picture of her. I love it when she flaps those little wings!
You can see here that she's forming green feathers on her face now (yay!) 
And when she's out, she is now using her Ducky Diner from The Goose's Mother. Really cuts down on the mess. 
Her feathers are coming in more and more. (Note that Cheyenne is a LOT darker than all the pictures I post of her. She's so dark that I have to brighten the pictures up enormously so that you can even see her). I'm going to put her intermediate harness on again today, and hopefully she has grown enough and won't be able to take it off. I'll update later.With that, here are a few five week photos of her. The first one is my favorite picture of her. I love it when she flaps those little wings!
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Diaper Delivery
Cheyenne's intermediate diaper from IndoorDucks.com arrived today. HIGHLY impressed with the quality.
It was so much easier to put on compared to the baby safety pin harnesses. (I would suggest skipping those all together).
Unfortunately, she was able to get it off in under a minute. I think when she grows a tiny bit more and it's more snug, it will stay on (especially seeing as how she doesn't have any feathers to help keep it in place). But, again, beautifully made.
I ordered her adult harness from the same company yesterday. I also ordered her a waterproof pillow. I thought they were silly before I got Cheyenne, but now after having her, and now that's she's grown a lot, it's clear that it's a necessity in her cage..... really.
She ate her first snail yesterday!
The swallows who are nesting on my porch have finally accepted her and see her as no threat so no more dive-bombing.
Her feathers are slowly coming in. And, today on her wings there are long, sharp, white quills coming from her wings.
She's shedding her baby fluff rapidly, too.
Cheyenne is one month old today :)
It was so much easier to put on compared to the baby safety pin harnesses. (I would suggest skipping those all together).
Unfortunately, she was able to get it off in under a minute. I think when she grows a tiny bit more and it's more snug, it will stay on (especially seeing as how she doesn't have any feathers to help keep it in place). But, again, beautifully made.
I ordered her adult harness from the same company yesterday. I also ordered her a waterproof pillow. I thought they were silly before I got Cheyenne, but now after having her, and now that's she's grown a lot, it's clear that it's a necessity in her cage..... really.
She ate her first snail yesterday!
The swallows who are nesting on my porch have finally accepted her and see her as no threat so no more dive-bombing.
Her feathers are slowly coming in. And, today on her wings there are long, sharp, white quills coming from her wings.
She's shedding her baby fluff rapidly, too.
Cheyenne is one month old today :)
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
QUACK!!! ( ')>
Cheyenne found her voice today! Day 29 (4 weeks, 1 day old).
She let out several loud quacks after I cut up pear for her and started walking with the dish to her eating spot. She's was so excited. lol
Yay!
Oh, and we had a run-in with a BRAT neighbor kid, who no matter how many times I told him to stop chasing her, he wouldn't stop. Finally I SCREAMED at him and told him he better start listening and to go home. Yuck. It's freezing outside, and this tiny boy was with his 7(or so) year old brother. Barefoot in the rain running in the street for the previous hour without his brother in sight. Parents... grrr.
But, anyway, hooray for Quacks!
Her diaper harness was put on hold (I guess the girl who makes them hurt her wrist). So, it's FINALLY been shipped. Unfortunately, it's already time to order the adult harness. Sigh.
I'm so over poop and steam cleaning the carpet. 0_0
She let out several loud quacks after I cut up pear for her and started walking with the dish to her eating spot. She's was so excited. lol
Yay!
Oh, and we had a run-in with a BRAT neighbor kid, who no matter how many times I told him to stop chasing her, he wouldn't stop. Finally I SCREAMED at him and told him he better start listening and to go home. Yuck. It's freezing outside, and this tiny boy was with his 7(or so) year old brother. Barefoot in the rain running in the street for the previous hour without his brother in sight. Parents... grrr.
But, anyway, hooray for Quacks!
Her diaper harness was put on hold (I guess the girl who makes them hurt her wrist). So, it's FINALLY been shipped. Unfortunately, it's already time to order the adult harness. Sigh.
I'm so over poop and steam cleaning the carpet. 0_0
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Upgraded :D
This video was taken a few days ago (Blogger was having issues that day). Her first back upgrade.
The second video is quick. It's her first time paddling. My son and I were cracking up! Not sure why we thought it was so funny. Hehe
The second video is quick. It's her first time paddling. My son and I were cracking up! Not sure why we thought it was so funny. Hehe
Monday, May 9, 2011
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Monday, May 2, 2011
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Play Time! ( ')>
I'm still surprised a how playful ducks are. Today, at 13 days old, Cheyenne took a liking for a cracker wrapper. :P She's growing so fast, by the way! And, she's getting cuter and cuter. Next weekly comparison is tomorrow.
Enjoy :)
Enjoy :)
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Be Quick to Order
If you plan on diapering your house duck, be quick to order your harnesses. The baby harnesses should be ordered before the baby even arrives. Intermediate harnesses (If using IndoorDucks.com) should probably be ordered at the duckling's arrival. It takes some time for her to make the harnesses and create a batch to be shipped. I just BARELY squeaked my order into the next batch simply because she was kind enough to bend her batch for me. Had she not done that, even though there are still several weeks left until I will need an intermediate harness, Cheyenne would have already grown out of it upon it's arrival if I had to wait for the proceeding batch. So, get that order in. IndoorDucks.com has a chart for ducks that allows you order an adult harness without specific measurements, of you wish, according to breed. I will probably order in advance. You can also wait until your bird is full grown.
First Diaper - 11 days old
Cheyenne fits into her first of four baby diapers now. Yesterday, at 11 days old, I fit it to her for the first time. I can't want until she fits into her full grow harness because these little things are less than easy to put on. Her intermediate harness will be on it's way soon. Hopefully that one will be easier, too.
Here are a few pictures of her wearing it yesterday. And, as you can see, she made a leap at gaining more adult-like features. That happened just this week. Amazing how fast they grow.
Here are a few pictures of her wearing it yesterday. And, as you can see, she made a leap at gaining more adult-like features. That happened just this week. Amazing how fast they grow.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Diapered Ducks
I just submitted my order for Cheyenne's intermediate diaper harness from Indoor Ducks !
She won't fit into it for a few weeks, but I want to make sure I have it when she does. She should be fitting into her first of four baby harnesses from The Goose's Mother by the end of this week. She will be two weeks old.
We had so much fun together yesterday. She's getting stronger every day. She is becoming a little more accustomed to cooler temps (slowly but surely) and that means longer play time out of her 'nest'. She's gaining more confidence and is starting to wander further and further from my side with each day. It's nice to see her relax more and have fun without being so concerned about where I am. She's starting to understand that even though she doesn't physically see me, I'm still with her. She starts off every play session with a swim, preens and checks things out around the house, swims again, and if she's not too cold, settles on my lap for a nice, long nap. She's 10 days old today.
She won't fit into it for a few weeks, but I want to make sure I have it when she does. She should be fitting into her first of four baby harnesses from The Goose's Mother by the end of this week. She will be two weeks old.
We had so much fun together yesterday. She's getting stronger every day. She is becoming a little more accustomed to cooler temps (slowly but surely) and that means longer play time out of her 'nest'. She's gaining more confidence and is starting to wander further and further from my side with each day. It's nice to see her relax more and have fun without being so concerned about where I am. She's starting to understand that even though she doesn't physically see me, I'm still with her. She starts off every play session with a swim, preens and checks things out around the house, swims again, and if she's not too cold, settles on my lap for a nice, long nap. She's 10 days old today.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Day 8 Update
I can't wait until Cheyenne can withstand cooler temps. The heat has been cranked up in the house, all the windows have been shut, and I've been sleeping under her heat lamp for eight days. lol She's well worth it, of course, and I certainly signed up for it :) The reason I'm most anxious to get her off the lamp is because I have to cut our play time together short before she chills. Swim time, especially. If she's in her "nest" under the lamp or with her heat pad in the play pen and I have to leave the room for a second, she lets me know she isn't happy! In the next couple weeks, I'll finally be able to let HER decide where she wants to go. I power a blow dryer on low after she bathes, though, and let her decide how far to sit from it while she preens to warm up her feet. That seems to help.
I started giving her free-choice grit (no oyster shell) on day 4. Something told me to wait until she darn well knew her mash was her feed and not the grit. I was just worried she would confuse the two if I introduced it too early. Maybe I'm too paranoid. She's doing well with it and rarely picks at it. I bought a ten pound bag and I'll probably have left overs in 100 years from now!
Let me tell you, she is a pooping machine! It's astounding. If you bring your hatchling home and think, "Hey! That's not bad at all.... they barely mess their cage", think again. Once that feed starts flowing and once they start growing, they poop and they poop a lot! I highly recommend having a large supply of rags and towels ready for your duckling. I use them for everything. You will be washing their 'bedding' often and will need replacements while it's in the dryer. You will want to place a towel or two around their 'mini pond'. If you aren't diapering now or ever, you will need a towel on your lap, and you will want rags to pick up any 'accidents'. Taking the advice of The Goose's Mother, I use Easy Liner layed-out on top of a towel in their 'nest'. Trust me, it will make your life easier.
She's eating a lot more. By the end of the week, I'll have to upgrade from the egg poacher to a cat dish, which she's now big enough to eat out of.
That's about it for now :)
I started giving her free-choice grit (no oyster shell) on day 4. Something told me to wait until she darn well knew her mash was her feed and not the grit. I was just worried she would confuse the two if I introduced it too early. Maybe I'm too paranoid. She's doing well with it and rarely picks at it. I bought a ten pound bag and I'll probably have left overs in 100 years from now!
Let me tell you, she is a pooping machine! It's astounding. If you bring your hatchling home and think, "Hey! That's not bad at all.... they barely mess their cage", think again. Once that feed starts flowing and once they start growing, they poop and they poop a lot! I highly recommend having a large supply of rags and towels ready for your duckling. I use them for everything. You will be washing their 'bedding' often and will need replacements while it's in the dryer. You will want to place a towel or two around their 'mini pond'. If you aren't diapering now or ever, you will need a towel on your lap, and you will want rags to pick up any 'accidents'. Taking the advice of The Goose's Mother, I use Easy Liner layed-out on top of a towel in their 'nest'. Trust me, it will make your life easier.
She's eating a lot more. By the end of the week, I'll have to upgrade from the egg poacher to a cat dish, which she's now big enough to eat out of.
That's about it for now :)
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