Little Quackers!

I know the blog is about writing, but it's also about me! One of our (wife and I) dreams has always been to have that mini-farm, or at least a few acres and some animals? Got it! Today our first livestock arrived! I ordered 15 Kaki Campbell ducks from a hatchery on the net, and here they are!

We ordered 15 and they sent 18! My wife Joy decided on them by herself, and I found them on the net while in Nashville. When we talked about it a few weeks ago, we both suggested the same breed. It was pretty funny really. They are a rare breed known for their meat and egg laying. KCs have been known to out produce Leghorn chickens, the main commercial bird, at more than 200 eggs per layer a year. Now that is a bit less than the Leghorns, but you have to remember that duck eggs are 20% larger, so there you go. They're living in our home made brooder now, drinking and eating. They haven't been introdcued to our new puppy, Harley, yet. Here's the intrepid hound too.
The KCs are straight run, so we should get about 10 males and 8 females. Depending on how it ends up, some will end up making eggs and more ducks. The rest will try the freezer on for size. Well, in a couple weeks we get another 25 family members in the form of Amaraucana chickens, also straight run. Hmmm, chicken and duck! We've decided to wait on sheep and goats until next year. It's probably gonna run a couple $1000 to fence the property. For now, the weeds win. Can you say ticks and thistles? Pass on that job. The chickens come just before the 4th of July! Patrick and my wife are going to be in a parade, so I'm taking a half day. More then.