Kelley Creek Farms Blog

And I Quote...

11/20/2013

Wow. I never knew the arrival of a cute Muscovy duck could bring about such emotions and memories!

A couple of you posted comments, and one reader in the cold Midwest state of Wisconsin emailed me this:

I love your Muscovy story. I had them for a number of years and thought they were the greatest! Was there ever anything cuter than a Muscovy wagging its tail?
The difficulty I had was I could not keep them confined. Even with clipped wings they would climb the barnyard fence and show up at the house. So if I didn't get out to the barn in what they thought was a timely fashion someone would come up to the house and perch on the trash can outside the door and peer in to see if I was coming. They are so cool!
Of course that is my opinion which is quite different from my husband's. He thought stepping in duck "do" en route to work, was less than cool. We're still married but the Muscovies now live with a friend.

The reader continues on with her fond memories of the personable Amelia and the drake, "Duke of Earle". And when I mention I like the name "Amelia" but had considered calling her "Ripple", I get this passionate reply!

Ripple??
Ripple sounds like a cheap wine and she is anything but cheap looking! I think your girl is elegant and beautiful, and considering she flew in from parts unknown "Amelia" would be perfect!

Quack Attack - A tribute to ducks

7/17/2013

Nesting

7/8/2013

Alabama has 4 seasons: Almost Summer, Summer, Football season, and Christmas.
Period -- no deviations. Real simple. Unless you count deer season...

A Mid-Summer's Tale

7/2/2013

Silver Grey Dorking Cockeral - 20 weeks

Spring is but a distant memory and all the hard work and long hours of the season are paying off in beautiful big kid feathers and fur.

Butterpea & Biscuit

5/1/2013

Welcome to the newest members of
Kelley Creek Farms

Gonna Need a Bigger Box

4/8/2013

Ahh Spring!
Flowers blooming, birds chirping, bees buzzing, and CHICKS POPPING OUT ALL OVER THE PLACE...not to mention goslings and ducklings to boot!

Chicks start out small, I mean like really, really tiny. And a lot of em can fit in one small plastic bin brooder box with a heat lamp, a little kibble on the towel, and a bottle of water. It's not complicated. Warm, fed and clean = healthy chicks.

Fast forward 2 weeks. Man they grow FAST. And you look around and think "we're gonna need a bigger box".

What do we have here?

3/29/2013

One of the little free range ducks has "outsmarted" the crows and moved her nest into the leaves on the edge of the woods. I guess today I will be gathering, nest, eggs, and one broody duck to put in a safe place for 26-28 days. Hopefully she will remain dutiful and continue to sit on her eggs, but if not, I have an incubaMother ducks are very vulnerable to raccoons and other nasty critters that go bump in the night.