Well I got my ducklings yesterday. I wanted 3 but state law in Ohio is that I had to purchase 6. So I have 6 two day old babies and man are they fun. My kids and I getting a real kick out of them.
So far all look healthy and are eating/drinking good. If anything I notice that they drink a lot. But I figure thats normal, as they are all doing it.
We are in the drawling stagies of how we are going to do the landscaping in the open pen area for them. I was thinking of getting a long rubber basin basically and having it put into the ground for a swim area for when they are older. Perhaps like three or so of them with plants around them. But i"m curious what plants are ok to plant around them?? Are hostas ok? Or should I just contact a local nursery and ask them what is ok??
I wasn't planning on 6 ducks so my idea of pen size has been expanded. And I'm trying to decide how deep do they need their swimming water to be.
Correctly it is open for debate on just biulding a pond. The only thing that is scaring me is that fact that I have six human kids and the 3 and 1 year old don't know how to swim and are great escape artists (boys, go figure,lol). We just had a child drown last year so I'm just really hessitant to build a pond. But i think if funds are available and we can put fensing up around it....
What do you guys have your ducks in?? I guess thats a question I should be asking.
Erin
