IRNluv
Strolling the yard
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...and I did it anyway.
Ok, so if you don't know anything about baby ducks, know this: They attach themselves to who they see first. Awe! That's so cute, right? No. No it's not.
First duckling hatched a day earlier than the rest. She was in the incubator knocking eggs around and making a fuss so I took her out. No siblings to get attached to yet and I'm the first live thing she sees. I tried to put her in the brooder by herself. You can only listen to a baby cry for but so long before you pick it up. I started carrying her around in my pocket thinking "its ok. When more hatch i will put her in with them and she'll be fine"
...Nope. She's not fine. She's terrified of her siblings. You can hear her distress call loud and clear from the garage through TWO closed doors and waking everyone. So now I'm laying here (was) trying to sleep with a duck nibbling on my face. ...But she's not crying...
Just leave them in the incubator until they have siblings. I don't care if they are break dancing in there. DON'T OPEN THE INCUBATOR TOO SOON!
Ok, so if you don't know anything about baby ducks, know this: They attach themselves to who they see first. Awe! That's so cute, right? No. No it's not.
First duckling hatched a day earlier than the rest. She was in the incubator knocking eggs around and making a fuss so I took her out. No siblings to get attached to yet and I'm the first live thing she sees. I tried to put her in the brooder by herself. You can only listen to a baby cry for but so long before you pick it up. I started carrying her around in my pocket thinking "its ok. When more hatch i will put her in with them and she'll be fine"
...Nope. She's not fine. She's terrified of her siblings. You can hear her distress call loud and clear from the garage through TWO closed doors and waking everyone. So now I'm laying here (was) trying to sleep with a duck nibbling on my face. ...But she's not crying...
Just leave them in the incubator until they have siblings. I don't care if they are break dancing in there. DON'T OPEN THE INCUBATOR TOO SOON!