Royal Perth Show 2010

check out the pictures from Royal Show this year
http://singaporeanlivinginaus.blogspot.com/2010/10/perth-royal-show-2010.html

Video clips on ducks bathing

check out this new post with all the video clips on the ducks bathing
http://chooksnducks.blogspot.com/2010/09/ducks-bathing-video-clips.html

Check out who laid an egg today!

Check out who laid an egg today!

http://chooksnducks.blogspot.com/2010/09/chicks-week-20-who-dropped-fat-man.html

Silver beet ready for harvest

Silver beet ready to be harvest http://tobgreen.blogspot.com/2010/09/silver-beet-ready-for-harvest.html

Ducks' new bath

Check out the ducks' new bath!

http://chooksnducks.blogspot.com/2010/09/t-he-ducks-got-new-bath-few-weeks-ago.html

A Brand New Blog Layout

It has been a long wait but the revamp is completed!

You will now find 5 additional tabs above which will lead you to different blogs, which are

Chooks and Ducks: A blog on my experience raising chickens and ducks in my own backyard.

Living a Green Lifestyle: A blog on my experience on trying to led a greener lifestyle such as having a veggie garden, evulating products and how I exercise the 3 R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle).

Travel Blog: A blog on my holidays experience.

Food Review: Reviews of the places I had dined at.

About Me: A blog on my experience as a Singaporean living in Perth. It also captures my prelude to blogging.

What's up Jo will now capture any new summary posts in other blogs or any posts not related to the above.

Revamp!

Dear Readers,

I'm in the process of revamping my blog.... watch this space for new changes very soon :)

Cheers!
Jo

Veggies are growing!

The veggies are definitely getting bigger.I wonder if the duck poo from the water had help at all.

Silver Beet

Capsicums are still not doing too well.

Beet roots

Broccolis shown the most significant growth

Ducks Week 6- Out in the pen

Today the ducks get to experience a different type of freedom in the pen. We had open up the fence again and insert the chicken coop into the pen. The busybody chooks quickly went to inspect and made themselves at home. After all, it is their old home. Without any invitation, they have start eating the duck food and drinking from their water bowl.

And of cos, how can any inspection be carried out without the elder Nasty Pasty and Feisty.

Caught on camera so we know who is the one causing all the mess!

The ducks were immediately shown the big open space and they are not shy at all, walking around the pen athough they quickly found a safe haven in the corner.

Did Mandy see something she disapprove?

Geeze...Little need to cover up his beak when he yawn. Yes.. we think it might be a "he" for it has been making funny crooking sound, almost like he's having asthma.

Watch out ducks, Inspector Feisty is here!

And Stripy wants to have a go too! the ducks did not get much chance to warm their bottoms.

Ducks enjoying their new bath area.

And eating from the chook's feeder as well!
































First Stripy flew up to the top of the coop while the rest watch (didn't managed to get a picture of this). Next Mandy wants to be high too.

The the rooster decided it wants to be a man too and show off. (after a few unsuccessful attempts, witness by the hens and ducks )

So, I believe the ducks are happy with this new arrangement, they are always wagging their tails. Being a duck is great (except when you are being eaten), just spend the day slacking, grooming and eating. Of cos, our ducks always put on their best (timid) behavior when Inspector Feisty is always just around the corner.

Spring is here and so is my veggie garden

I took some pictures over the weekend and I better post them quick before I get questioned about the veggies.

Special thanks to Mr and Mrs Moon for sponsoring these vegetables for my veggie garden, the ones that I started in a tray did not make it (one or two of them might have a slight chance).

Craig's gone to get some good soil 3 weeks ago and we had place the seedlings into ground. They are doing very well with the aid of the seaweed solution as well.

We had created 4 rows and put irrigation along it.

First row are the silver beets.

2nd row are the capsicums, which are looking so not well compare to others. It's the smallest of the lot, not sure if it is lacking nutrients or that is just how it is.

3rd row are the beetroots and most of them are growing good.There's a couple of smaller ones right in the middle.

Last row are the broccolis, which are the healthiest looking ones.

I've also started some new seedlings which are pak choy, lettuce and i can't remember the 3rd one! Oops....hopefully this 2nd attempt will have better results. I've given the seedlings some seaweed solution as well. The ducks have created so much yuck in their sleeping area, we end up with alot of duck "mulch" which i used it for the garden. Those poo better be of good use.

Duckling Week 5

Week 5 and I guess they should be called Ducks now instead of ducklings. These ducks are getting their adult feathers and their wings structure is beginning to show.

Today is a warm day so one of the duck is more adventurous and decided to take a dip and enjoy the water.

and lost its head maybe........

OH found it!

The ducks had been lazy all day....resting in the sun and in the shade...

grooming themselves....

and doing stretching exercises.....

5 weeks old and they are still very timid. Each time they see us 200m away, they will start squeaking and oh yes, one of them start quacking at us too. They will push themselves and each other into a corner and behave like ducks that had gone mental! Don't think these ducks are driven by food because lettuce doesn't make them any more tamed.

Duckling Week 4

Week 4 and these ducklings are getting big. I can see their adult feathers growing. Their legs and wings are getting bigger and they are still very timid. We've got 6 now after giving 6 to Craig's mum last week.

There was rain last night and this morning, the duck pen is wet and muddy. I'm sure the ducklings will love the wet mud but i'm concerned about hygiene. So I've decide to give their pen a little revamp. I filled the sand ground with straws and place weeds (sponsored by Sandy yesterday )above the straw. Filled up a tub with water and added some bricks as little steps for the ducklings to get in. Replace their water container with a heavy mixer bowl so they can have more space in the pen. It's also to see if this might be cleaner option. Sit their food container  on 2 bricks so stop them from spilling food everywhere. This is later confirmed a failed attempt.:(

The ducklings decided to come out of their "bed" and I think they are quite surprise and happy with the greens. They started eating the weeds and soon figured it's not as easy as they think. It looks like they are drooling weeds. In an attempt to bond with them, I sat beside them reading for some time. They seem calm but decided not to do anything else but rest. Seems like they like their grass bedding and sunlight alot because they pretty much just lay there the bulk of their day.

and the occasional stretches....

and grooming..

I also chopped up some tomatoes for them and they (or some) seem to like it. It's meant to be good for them.

The chooks sure know where to get a bird's eye view of the ducklings ;)

Duckling Big Day Out & Chooks Big Day In

The ducklings are on the way to destroy their lovely paper home with their messy eating and drinking. So Craig had decided out they go. There a little bit of poultry movement required. We had to move all the younger chooks into the pen and move the ducklings into the coop.

so in went the chooks, ready to brave Feisty, Timid and Sickie(not so timid and sick anymore.....we have renamed them to Nasty Pasty 1 and 2 ). They will have to learn to share the food, water and sleep together in the new home Craig had built.

And in went the ducklings! they seem to love the open air and sunlight. I have them a small bath and yes, messy as usual. Some ducklings were eventually falling into the bath and having a mini splash.

drinking from their bath

oh, did I mentioned we have 12 ducklings???

and only one brave one to start using the bath??

 Overall, They seems happy with their new home :)

Ducklings Week 2

These ducks are growing at a speedy rate.

Week 1 Pictures

Youngest duckling joining the rest on 29/7 (we had to wait for it to be able to walk on its own)

the rest of the 11 ducklings enjoying their warm under the heat lamp

they love their wet mushy food


Week 2 : Look how much they have grown!!!

when ducklings sleep, they stretch out their tiny legs onto each other.