Tulamore Farm & Rabbitry

Hmmmm? What could be in here?

Let's open it and see . . . . .

Ducks In A Box!

This is our new pair of Gray Call Ducks from Chris Choate in New York. Aren't they beautiful!

 I think I need to pay more attention to the old sayings "Live and Learn" and "Let the Buyer Beware". After desparately searching for Call Ducks last spring, my friend and I bought hatching eggs off eBay. Out of the 8 Butterscotch eggs I ordered I ended up with a Pastel hen and a Snowy drake. My friend Bonnie had better luck and has a couple white ducks and two Snowy hens - the varieties she wanted. Check the photo gallery page for recent pictures of Bobby and Paula - they have really changed!

This time we went to a reputable breeder (you'd think I would have known that in the first place) and ordered a pair of grays - a family vote on the variety, but the ducks are really Maura's project and she thoroughly enjoys them. They are like a mini-Mallard. They left Buffalo, NY last night and arrived at my post office at 10 this morning. The mail delivery lady called and asked if I wanted her to put them on the truck - NO! While reaching out to put my mail in my box yesterday, my regular mail delivery lady was rear-ended. I had just walked away from the driveway and heard everything - like in slow motion audio. The speed limit on my road is 30 mph but besides me the only other person I see who obeys this is an elderly gentleman who we affectionately call "Driver Grandpa". He and I usually have a back up of traffic behind us because WE DRIVE AT THE POSTED SPEED! Sorry, a pet peeve of mine. I think my girls secretly call me "Driver Grandma". So, any way, I picked up the ducks at the post office. They were pretty shy at first but once they found the food and water, they forgot about being frightened. They are staying in a rabbit hutch for a few days to acclimate (Thank you Hannah Y!). Aren't they adorable!

They were hungry and thirsty after their big adventure