Being the city loving gal I am, I’m not big on animals, except for horses. Well on Saturday we went to TSC to get a shirt for Jocelyn’s birthday, and while we were there we saw the chickies and ducklings. I gotta tell ya… baby animals are the cutest thing ever! We’ve had a lot of babies on our homestead lately… surprise chickies and 2 batches of kittens. They are really cute.
Well Monday we decided to go get some ducklings before they were gone, so we loaded up the van minus Jocelyn and Eric and headed to TSC to pick them up. Like I said… I’m not big on animals, but these ducklings have grown on me. They are so adorable and I love them! 
LOL!
I actually held one! :O Hard to believe huh? I have affectionately named this duckling, Aflac. (saying that in my most nasal voice)
So we have added 6 little ducklings to our little farm. They are so adorable and I actually love to just stand by their tub and watch them.
The ducklings try to bury there heads in each other’s down so when they are all together it looks like a pile of yellow fluff!Their little flippers and wings are so funny too. Its so neat to see them stand up and yawn. Really its a site to see! I love to hear their little quacks too… everytime I hear it… I say… “Aww!” Not to mention how friendly they are! They look straight at you with their cute little eyes and they come up to my hand when I go to pet them.
I gotta say… I <3 ducklings. Now that might change when they go up… we’ll see! I think I like them too much right now, since I have written a whole post about how cute they are… what’s happening to me! 
Softening up to the country a tad,
©AmandaDixon2009
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May 13th, 2009 at 11:35 am
I like the ducklings too. I like the chicks, but the ducklings are so much more cuddly!
Love,
Mom
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May 13th, 2009 at 11:41 am
yeah I like the chickies too, but who would have thought I would LOVE the ducklings so much!
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May 13th, 2009 at 11:37 am
Hey Manda!
We country folk with have you full blown on our side before long! LOL It just starts with little things like *alfac* LOL
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May 13th, 2009 at 11:40 am
ROFL! hahahahahaha! that is funny Peter! I was driving yesterday down the back roads and saw a bunch of horses and was feeling really down cause I want a horse! sigh… maybe soon!
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May 13th, 2009 at 11:49 am
My uncle was shrooming two years ago by a lake, and a mama and two babies (ducks) started following him around and seemed lost, and we’re the only farm people in the family, so, ever since then, we’ve had ducks.
A few observations:
Ducks can beat up cats and chickens.
Ducks really like to eat cat food.
Ducks smell really bad.
Ducks lay eggs (Duh, I know…:)) that actually (IMHO) taste better than chicken eggs.
Ducks like to travel in packs. They are very social animals, even more so than chickens, and will go to almost any lengths to stay close to their families – even when that “family” is a chicken (I speak from experience…)
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May 13th, 2009 at 11:57 am
thank you for that wealth of info…
guess we’ll have to keep the ducks in a pen away from the other animals.
have any of them died from eating cat food? I know if the goats eat dog food they could die.
I can tell they are really social. They really like me!
I don’t like eggs, except deviled, so I wonder if I will be able to taste the difference.
thanks for sharing your experiences! LOL!
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May 15th, 2009 at 2:04 pm
Nope, they’ve been chasing the cats away and eating their food for as long as I can remember, and they seem pretty healthy. Maybe that’s why the eggs…taste…oh no. I wish I hadn’t talked to you now.
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May 15th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
haha! maybe your duck eggs aren’t so good after all! LOL!
May 13th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
They are so cute!! And, yes, all babies are cute when they are sleeping
I often think how adorable my boys are, until about 7 am:)
I would love to have ducklings or chicks but it is just not conducive to my neighborhood (pretty urban). My neighbors hated when we had a lot of cats
One day, though!
Blessings~
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May 13th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
They are adorable. messy little critters ducks,but very easy to love.
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May 13th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
Oh! Ducks are so much fun! We don’t have any anymore but, we loved filling up a little kiddie pool and watching them play! It really is very entertaining! And, yes…they’re so cute…and they actually stay cute (imho)…whereas chickens…well, yeah…at least they’re useful. =P
Have fun with them!
God bless!
~Esther
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May 13th, 2009 at 1:47 pm
yeah… grownup chickens are annoying… I do not like them unless they’re like fried, or BBQ’d or with cheesey noodles…
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May 13th, 2009 at 2:43 pm
One of my sons made a bookmark for me for Mother’s Day with a picture of a duck (or maybe it was a goose) and it said, “Happy Mother’s Day and Afflac!” I didn’t know what to think of THAT! LOL!
I love the photos. Your ducklings are so sweet!
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May 13th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
Awwwww!!! They are soooooooooo cute!!! I want one!
~Seachel
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May 13th, 2009 at 3:14 pm
How cute! My neighbors should have some by now, I can’t wait to see them
Of course yours are so cute 2 and LOVE the name Aflac
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May 13th, 2009 at 6:54 pm
They are sooo adorable. I love cute, fluffy animals like that so much. Wish we could have some at my house!
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May 13th, 2009 at 9:35 pm
Those ducklings are soooo cute! We had fully grown ducks one time, and it is so funny to hear them quack. They sound like they’re laughing at you : D They are much more tolerable than geese–geese are so proud and haughty and they think they are the king of the property : D Ducks are just cute!
Love you!
Jessica
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May 14th, 2009 at 8:08 am
Yes, baby animals can be super cute. Both of my sisters’ families have had baby chicks… and they are much cuter than the chickens [smile]. May you enjoy the ducks, even when they are older!
~Mr. Luke Holzmann
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May 14th, 2009 at 9:13 am
Ohhh..they are just Too Adorable!! My daughter is going to take the pic to school to share with her classmates today
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May 14th, 2009 at 2:15 pm
Awww… aren’t they sweet! We have tried ducks but we have found that ducks and my dog do NOT get along. I mean, my dog likes them, she just plays a little too rough
lol
I love baby animals, but they never stay babies! That’s the one thing that I don’t like!!
Blessings!
–Sarah
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May 15th, 2009 at 12:57 am
Hey Amanda!
I have shared your link/love in my blog…
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May 15th, 2009 at 12:57 pm
Aww! We used to have ducklings when I was little and they were so sweet! How fun!!!
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May 17th, 2009 at 5:01 pm
awww!! they really are so adorable
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