Indian Runner Ducks & New Kittens
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009 
Our Indian Runner ducks are turning 6 weeks this week, so now we are trying to tell which ones are drakes and which ones ducks. An experienced duck-keeper told me that the drakes get a curly feather on their tails and have a different sound to their voice…. One of the ducklings does have a typical male quack to it but I haven’t seen any curly feathers yet – so I guess we’ll just have to sit and wait.
On another note, Haley and Victor had a litter of beautiful black spotted kittens on Sunday. New pics of them soon!!!
There were 8 eggs in total, 5 of which have hatched up to now. This breed of duck is known for not being the broodiest in the world, so we were particularly surprised when we found a nest of eight blue-green eggs ready to be tended to!! 
