Day 2 Ducks

Nothing much to report.  We didn't turn the eggs as frequently as we probably should have, so we'll work on doing better.

We transferred the nest to a larger box so it would be easier to turn the eggs.

The dogs have shown some interest in the eggs, but they haven't bothered them as of yet.

The Unexpected Duck Adventure, Day 1

Today, duck eggs came to live on our farm.  With any luck, in the next month or so, we'll have added ducks to our farm!

I'm going to blog our duck adventures as a means of actually keeping track of what happens.

We took possession of the eggs at 3pm.  Of course, the first thing we did was number and candle the eggs to see if we could see anything.  By my very inexpert judgement, these are pretty young duck embryos.  We think we saw some veining.  We definitely saw air sacs.

We put the nest inside a dog kennel and put it outside on the back patio a few hours later. 

At night, I put the heat lamp on the nest and turned them so the numbered side is facing down.

Good night duck eggs!

homesteading things I've learned today

Bananas and banana peels are a natural fertilizer for roses.  Add them to the hole when you plant a bush, or add them to the top layer of soil around an already existing plant.  They will add potassium that the plant needs.

Used coffee grounds are good fertilizer, particularly for plants that prefer acidic soil: blueberries, evergreens, azaleas, roses, camellias, avocados, and many fruit trees.  Scatter dried used coffee grounds as mulch.

Hair is a good source of nitrogen and repels deer.  Human or pet hair works.

source: https://thegrownetwork.com/15-simple-and-inexpensive-homemade-fertilizers/