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129. From Samantha, E-mail Sammantha_yore@live.com,
Location Kent,,
Posted on 8/2/2010 2:16:51 PM

hey quick question, im hatching some duck eggs nearly the time up to hatch and the eggs getting speckles on it and changing colour is this normal.x

128. From Claire Rawse, E-mail wildcats@live.co.uk,
Location Denholme, Bradford,
Posted on 7/5/2010 4:52:17 AM

127. From Pau;, E-mail paulwhybrowuk@yahoo.co.uk,
Location Hampshire,
Posted on 7/1/2010 12:18:44 PM

I am awaiting eggs to to hatch under broody hens and found your hints of how proceed when or if they hatch invaluable. fingers crossed all goes to plan

126. From Holly, E-mail thepetgirlrocks@hotmail.com,
Location Pickering, ON,
Posted on 6/29/2010 4:29:07 AM

I wanted to know what you feed your baby ducks. I think Sheldons Diary is really cool!

I am really excited! I have a Black East Indie(I'm pretty sure) duck egg incubating right now, and i just candled it at day 9, and i can see it bouncing and moving around! I have been doing everything correctly, and I hope that he/she survives! I can't wait until it hatches, and i am crossing my fingers that it everything will well. I've been calling it Pat, lol.

124. From Laura, E-mail laura_meegan@hotmail.com,
Location Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire, UK,
Posted on 5/21/2010 8:37:57 AM

Hello Caroline, Your website is amazing! I used to live in a big city and now I live in the country, my lovely partner bought me 3 Trout Indian Runner Ducks for my birthday, 1 drake and 2 ducks, then we aquired a Khaki Campbell duck, rescued because a fox ate her friends :( They all get on brilliant and have settled in fine. Its all new to me! I incubated the eggs, and they have internally pipped! I cant wait I am so excited for them to hatch, yet I am so nervous incase I do it wrong and hurt them or even worse!....since I have no experience. I have read your website avidly, I think the pics are a brilliant help, no where else on the internet is this useful! I loved the pics I didnt know the airsac grew bigger, I read this, and was concerned my eggs didnt do this on the correct day, but when I went home and checked they had!!!!!! And they are even bigger now, and I cant hear tapping or cheeping but like a squishing noise, I should have 5 ducklings in 2/3 days, some will be trout runners and some will be runners/campbells, which I think may look a bit strange but I will love them all the same! A big thank you, Laura and ducks!

123. From karen hill, E-mail karenhillok@live.co.uk,
Location leicester,
Posted on 5/15/2010 10:23:04 AM

read your story and found it good as im getting a baby chick it was good to look at and gave me a few tips when i get mine duckling

122. From sarah, E-mail sarah.bray@yahoo.co.uk,
Location plymouth,
Posted on 5/2/2010 1:52:12 PM

i think you have become an amazing bird. looking at all your pictures was great fun. i hope my little ducklings become as lovely as you. xx

121. From Gail Sutcliffe, E-mail gsutcliffe@sky.com,
Location Hyde,
Posted on 4/30/2010 6:48:13 AM

Hi I have loved hearing about your story and about your wonderful family - I am the proud Mum of 5 baby ducklings, 3 had to be helped to hatch (thank you for the tips) - They are 7 days old now and have had their second swim this morning. I also have a very friendly cat the ducklings being the boss. Little Nemo has slept on her back

120. From Emmy, E-mail acciosanity@web.de,
Location Orkney,
Posted on 4/26/2010 6:28:39 AM

Thanks very much for this great page, it has motivated me to put some of our Cayuga eggs into an incubator - result is two very happy little ducklings splashing around in a paint roller and two more eggs pipping just now :) Obviously I've named the first one after Sheldon!!

119. From Koah, E-mail obeseshowercap@hotmail.co.uk,
Location London,
Posted on 4/22/2010 11:13:23 AM

your so helpful, im thinking about hatching ducks in the summer and your site has really help me! sheldon is about the cutest duck i have ever seen!

118. From Courtney , E-mail Haggard95@verizon.net,
Location North Carolina,
Posted on 4/9/2010 6:33:59 PM

117. From jamie stutzman,
Location bear lake, michigan, usa,
Posted on 4/6/2010 2:56:04 PM

We got our first two ducks today and I've so much to learn. Thanks for your advice.

116. From Ron Sweatt, E-mail k4pow@yahoo.com,
Location Kentucky,
Posted on 3/26/2010 8:01:20 PM

Sure did enjoy your page, and also learned a lot that I did not know. Am now in process of building a cage in our barn. Getting it safe from preditors is really more work than the actual cage construction. Thanks again...Ron.ewc

115. From HILARY, E-mail HILARY_JORDAN@HOTMAIL.CO.UK,
Location ESSEX,
Posted on 2/23/2010 10:38:25 AM

HI US AGAIN JUST TO UPDATE WE HAD ANOTHER 2 PERFECT DUCKLINGS SO WE NOW HAVE 3 RUNNING ABOUT LIKE NUTTERS NOW WE HAVE GOR 10 MORE EGGS IN THE BATER SO FINGERS CROSSED WE LOVE IT SO MUCH AL THE BEST AND WILL KEP YOU UPDATED TONY N HILS

114. From tony, E-mail hilary_jordan@hotmail.co.uk,
Location essex,
Posted on 2/17/2010 10:44:16 AM

hi just wanted to let you know we hatched 3 out of 6 magpie ducks this week we had to help 1st out as he pipped and then had trouble going on to hatch we named him sheldon as we found your site very helpfull in going on to have another 2 many thanks tony hils and duckies

113. From massissa, E-mail juniper747@pochamail.com,
Location usa,
Posted on 10/12/2009 3:42:42 PM

112. From Richard, E-mail Richard.Snyders@open2view.com,
Location Auckland, New Zealand,
Posted on 9/8/2009 5:43:57 AM

Hi, our cat carried a young wild duckling into the house this evening, I managed to rescue it and its now settled down in a warm box with some grass and nesting material for the night, I just hope it will survive. I looked onto your web site to see what to feed it, and will give some boiled egg yolk. Have also given a small bowl of water. I hope it survives the night....cheers Rich

111. From Zuri, E-mail zurigirl@optonline.net,
Location Monroe, NY,
Posted on 7/24/2009 8:41:47 AM

I really enjoyed reading Sheldon's story.I love poultry!I hatched chicks for my science project.I miss them a lot,but the other day I saw fertile duck eggs at Whole foods.I got into ducks when a teacher at my school hacthed them.Me and a girl named Riley wanted to go up to the teacher's office to see the duckling.After nearly a week,we got to go up for a few minutes,but then we left.I really hope I get to hacth them myself.My favorite part of the story is Sheldon learning to swim.Just two years ago,I was like Sheldon at eight days old.I was scared of the water.Now I bet can swim American crawl across the pool at the hotel I'm about to leave for.Good luck,Sheldon!

110. From Emily, E-mail williamkanasky8660@msn.com,
Location Georgia,
Posted on 7/15/2009 9:26:52 AM

I am another huge fan of Sheldon as you can see. I raised 3 ducks a few months ago and named the second one that hatched Sheldon! The other 2 duck's names are Bruiser and Peepers. Right now they are living out in a pond that belongs to the neighborhod. My babies are growing up fast! Sheldon is already developing his adult black line of feathers under the beak, which has its greenish color. I named the first duck that hatched after another one of your ducks too you already saw it but i'll say it again:Bruiser. I really want to come visit you one day, but it might not happen for another couple years. Your Sheldon was one of the cutest ducklings I have ever seen! But then as I read on in her diary and she grew into a juvenile, and then seeing her as an adult, SHE WAS, AND STILL IS, ONE OF THE CUTEST DUCKS I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!!!!!!!! When or if I come to your house Sheldon will be the first duck I will see. Though I know you are her favorite person to hang out with, I bet she'll still be friendly. I KNOW she will. She was friendly to the other fans that visited her.