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109. From Jenny , E-mail jennygalbraith@talktalk.net,
Location N.Ireland,
Posted on 6/18/2009 4:44:33 AM

Hi - I have just discovered your web page and I think it is great. I have just hatched a little call duck yesterday after a couple of very sad deaths. We are all hoping that he pulls through. I would love to email you directly but can not access your email because we do not have microsoft word on our Mac and the email link does not work. I would love your advice as we will be devastated if anything happens to this little guy! Many thanks, Jenny

108. From Emily K, E-mail williamkanasky8660@msn.com,
Location Kennesaw Georgia,
Posted on 6/9/2009 10:28:04 AM

I am like obsessed with your website! As you would have guessed, I have ducks too! 3 ducks. The first one that hatched is named Bruiser. Just like yours. The next was named after the popular duck you have:Sheldon. The last one that hatched is Peep.I remember when they were little chicks. Now they're teenagers. We have a pond in our backyard. It's not very small. It's actuelly huge. Some people call it a lake. But to me a lake has to be bigger than our pond. Yeah it's that big though. It's not completely in out backyard, but...whatever there is a pond in out neighborhood and it's behind out house. We have adult mallard ducks there and canadian geese. We did what you guys did with your ducks. But then we bought a baby pool for them to be in when they got too big for the brooder. We had chicken wire around it. I still played with them and had them on my chest. But soon they got too big for that! So right now they live in our pond. I go out to them every day when available and feed them cracked corn. I put 3 piles. One for my ducks, 2 for the geese, and 3 for the other ducks. Though the ones that usually eat all 3 piles are the geese. I wish my ducks got to eat all they want without the geese in the way. Anyway I love this website. One time I read Sheldon's Diary all day without stopping! But i'm wondering why there isn't a new part of the diary. When I check back to the diary, I don't see a new paragraph. When my mom figures out how to get the photo of my with my 3 ducks on my chest, i'll send it to you by email.

107. From MICK, E-mail MRS1952@HOTMAIL.COM,
Location WEST-MIDLANDS,
Posted on 6/7/2009 9:31:59 AM

I HAVE FOUND A MALLARD CHICK WHICH HAD FALLEN DOWN A DRAIN . CAN ANYONE HELP ME.HOW TO FIND IT A NEW HOME

106. From Connie, E-mail connie_superstar@hotmail.com,
Location london,
Posted on 5/31/2009 2:37:08 AM

hi there, i am going to be incubating call duck eggs and your site helped me so much as there is not much information out there. How is sheldon? I am a little worried about what to do if the ducklings need help hatching as unfortunately unlike you i do not know any experts who could help me. Are you going to be getting any more ducklings? thankyou from connie

105. From ginger , E-mail Mostly4mabel@hotmail.com,
Location Holland,
Posted on 5/22/2009 2:13:23 PM

Great Site and much useful information. My daughter has two quackers and this is their third year with ducklings. Today two eggs were 1/2 way out, unfortunately one didn't make it. The mother, Frizz, is still sitting on the rest of the eggs. My daughter has opted for fostering this early duckling. Thanks for the useful tips!! Especially about the swimming-never thought of this one!

Hello. My name is Oddie. I am a 5 day old call duckling. I am called Oddie because I was the odd egg out in a clutch of chicken eggs sat on by a very lovely buff orpington hen. Because I was so small when I hatched I was removed from the hen house. I am going to live at the junior school where I hatched one day. The owner of my duck parents had never raised a duckling before and found out loads by reading Sheldons diary! Thank you for being there in cyberspace as I am not quite sure what she would have done without you! A lot of the books about raising ducks don't really cover the stuff you have. I had my first swim today in a roller brush tray thanks to you. She would never have thought of that on her own! Bless. All those tips are very gratefully received. Hope you are all well. Love Oddie age 5 days.

103. From shirley evers, E-mail shirls14@juno.com,
Location oregon usa,
Posted on 4/24/2009 2:23:16 AM

Hello very interesting site. I was trying to find some information on how to hand raise a baby duckling. The duckling was happy and cherry when replacing her with a mommy and her ducklings. She was with another mommy; however she was alone and there seemed to be no eggs where this mother usually laid. While this other mother was still laying we figured the little duckling lost its way. Well, after the mother was done hatching she left her nest and this baby was left behind. When i found this baby she was weak and got a tweeked neck. Do you know if this could of been due to dehydration? Or is she lacking something ? Well, if you have any pointers I sure could use them. Thank you for the intersting site!

102. From ray, E-mail layarendyk9@googlemail.com,
Location essex,
Posted on 3/28/2009 4:37:23 PM

very help full pages i will use your advise my self my first eggs are in the hatcher

101. From Emma, E-mail BrksAnthny@aol.com,
Location Kent,
Posted on 3/27/2009 1:41:40 PM

Very informative site. We have hatched chickens eggs, but would like to try and hatch duck eggs, so this site was full of usefull information. We have 2 ducks that we bought at 4 weeks old, unfortunately they are both males, but a friend of mine has some fertile duck eggs. I will let you know if it is successful. Many thanks

100. From miranda, E-mail bcakes@ausin.rr.com,
Location yexas,
Posted on 3/22/2009 7:23:26 PM

hey, I was just wandering what kind if ducks you raise. Do they have them in Texas?

99. From Kim, E-mail iowa_we_goatyahoodotcom,
Location Iowa, USA,
Posted on 8/7/2008 12:32:06 PM

What a beautiful fellow you are. We have two Pekins in our family. London and Fluffy. They are quite quackers, but we love them anyway. We just started getting some eggs.

98. From Lynn, E-mail andrewlynn259@tiscali.co.uk,
Location Oxford, England,
Posted on 7/11/2008 9:25:50 AM

Hi Lovely pictures and story. We have wild ducks and ducklings visiting, one of the ducklings is completely yellow. Thanks for a great site. Lynn

97. From Dean, E-mail orcasands@farmside.co.nz,
Location New Zealand,
Posted on 6/7/2008 11:58:09 PM

95. From Dorothy, E-mail dorothycline@bellsouth.net,
Location Georgetown,KY,
Posted on 5/15/2008 8:35:52 AM

This site has been great! We have 6 domestic Mallards we got just days old. We keep guessing who is a which sex. They are Peep, Jr., Everest, Eveready, Ella & Emma. They have their first set of real feathers and are starting to fly at bit. Quack!

94. From ZIGGY, E-mail ziggy@olympus.net,
Location Chimucum WA usa,
Posted on 5/11/2008 10:11:22 AM

Thanks for the great site! We hatched our first batch of Magpie ducks with the help of the information I found here.They are one month old this week. WOW They grow so much everyday.

93. From Jackie Chapman, E-mail jackiechapman23@comcast.net,
Location Orangevale, California,
Posted on 4/23/2008 7:42:57 PM

Hello, I want to thank you so much for your helpful website! Ever since I stumbled on 5 abandoned mallard eggs in my parents pasture, I've used your website on a daily basis. 4 eggs are pipped and the ducklings are ready to come out! Thanks again!

92. From graham campbell, E-mail grahamtiree@aol.com,
Location isle of tiree,
Posted on 4/19/2008 1:04:45 PM

most helpful site i have visited,lots of usefull tips i did not know i have added to my favourites for future references thanks graham.

90. From Lucinda and David,
Location Nottingham, UK,
Posted on 4/13/2008 2:27:49 PM

Hello, I really like your site. We'd both love to have ducks someday but unfortunately not ready yet. The photos are really cute and your art work is very good too. Quack!