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The Duat
Australia
Приєднався 5 лис 2022
Welcome to my enchanted duat diary's, a nature, old ways, wilds, plant based and ancestor linked home and living that is enchanted into the Duat (passage of in-betweens anchoring to the spirits of kin/kin-nature of ones ethnos).
I aim to share my journey thus far and hopefully my final leg into getting out to where my only close neighbors is the Aussie countryside, feathers and sheep, I'm in my 50s, am solitary and disabled.
The Duat is sister to Wyrdcraft on youtube and is based on the more mundane aspects of the wyrd including Horticulture, self reliance, prepping, the animal family, which is seasonally influenced/guided.
I'm a fully qualified Horticulturist level I, II, III and Horticulture Business Management after previous study at Oregon State and Melbourne University of Permaculture design and Biomimicry.
My long term goal includes setting up and running a Nursery/seeds supply business.
By Ravenmor Fox
I aim to share my journey thus far and hopefully my final leg into getting out to where my only close neighbors is the Aussie countryside, feathers and sheep, I'm in my 50s, am solitary and disabled.
The Duat is sister to Wyrdcraft on youtube and is based on the more mundane aspects of the wyrd including Horticulture, self reliance, prepping, the animal family, which is seasonally influenced/guided.
I'm a fully qualified Horticulturist level I, II, III and Horticulture Business Management after previous study at Oregon State and Melbourne University of Permaculture design and Biomimicry.
My long term goal includes setting up and running a Nursery/seeds supply business.
By Ravenmor Fox
Ducklife 'Imbolc Double Rainbow over Ducks' Springs late Imbolc 2024 Aus
The air was right and I knew there would be a rainbow waiting outside with the light spring drizzle, but was happy to see a double rainbow over my yard and ducks as they was ducking about :)
Recorded in the tide of Springs Imbolc Aus, 2024.
For those who just like ducks I have made a playlist which includes my feathered Brood here - ua-cam.com/play/PLl3xuBinTIQkIciiB4iPe2oibWOG-cftU.html
By Ravenmor Fox
Level 4 Horticulturist
Druir and Wic of the old ways
Priestess to the Morgan of old.
Currently a student in App Animal Science ad Ornithology
Recorded in the tide of Springs Imbolc Aus, 2024.
For those who just like ducks I have made a playlist which includes my feathered Brood here - ua-cam.com/play/PLl3xuBinTIQkIciiB4iPe2oibWOG-cftU.html
By Ravenmor Fox
Level 4 Horticulturist
Druir and Wic of the old ways
Priestess to the Morgan of old.
Currently a student in App Animal Science ad Ornithology
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Garn Ep64 'Knit Like a Latvian Mittens, flip through' Springs Imbolc 2024 Aus
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A wee waffle followed by flip through of the knitting book 'Knit Like a Latvian Mittens' by Leva Ozolina. With 50 recipes including the basic Mitten recipe at the back, there are also Wrist Warmers and Fingerless gloves. Self Determination not Self automation lol :) Being one book of three in the Knit Like a Latvian Series, it is definitely worth having to get into mittens and mastering the mit...
Garn Ep63 'Ducks & Garn, Blocking set & current DK WIPS' Springs Imbolc 2024 Aus
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A show through vlog sitting with my ducks and yes they distract sometimes, with their antics. I'm excited to finally get my own blocking set. I ended up getting this bundle made by Red Suricata, which included 9 gridded foam mats (numbered and to create 90cm squared at 1.8cm thick). 15 Pin combs, 100 T pins and a pair of blocks for socks that vary size was included. I also got the Knit like a L...
Garn Ep62 'Wilderness Knits, flip through' Springs Imbolc 2024 Aus
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A flip through of the hardcover, knitting book 'Wilderness Knits' by Linka Neumann. Basically I want to make them all, lots of oversized warmers for both men and women. My favorite patterns here are Black Wolf and the Nordkalotten, and garn I will be substituting for what is available here in Australia... (Sorry about the background relaxation CD playing, it was for Bella recovering from a bill...
Ducklife 'Tiggy Winkle, Sitting with/talking to Ducks' Springs Imbolc 2024 Aus
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Chilling with my ducks diary/unfort. cut short by annoying feral neighbor deciding to whipper sniper up and down up and down my boundary fence because he can hear me outside :/ at 18:28 Recorded in the tide of Springs Imbolc Aus, 2024. For those who just like ducks I have made a playlist which includes my feathered Brood here - ua-cam.com/play/PLl3xuBinTIQkIciiB4iPe2oibWOG-cftU.html By Ravenmor...
Seasonal 'Stirrings, from Midwinter tide into the Eve of Springs Imbolc' Midwinters Yule 2024 Aus
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A diary in the garden.... Recording the signs of Spring stirring. The 1st of August is the start of Springs frost in the southern hemisphere. The Seasons are the back bone of Western culture and traditions long before any forced conversion to any foreign ideologues :) Recorded in the tide of Midwinters Yule Aus, 2024. By Ravenmor Fox Level 4 Horticulturist Druir and Wic of the old ways Priestes...
Ducklife 'Morning rehab Bath for these Three, update on them' Midwinters Yule 2024 Aus
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After the bath I checked through 'Catherine's' leg and thankfully no tendon slips, just a bad day for her leg. We have goods days and bad days with her leg but overall she is improving in at least strength in both her flippers and legs which was almost non existent when she arrived. After the bath I do a form of osteotherapy/feedback with her balance, legs, crop and flippers in the office befor...
Duck & chooklife 'War on Sparrows/how to stop them taking all the Feed! Midwinters Yule 2024 Aus
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Get rid of Chicken wire and swap for metal netting 1cm in grid or smaller and make sure to cover doorway frame gaps. (I used pool noodles and still need to get more) Also feed at set times the things sparrows want like feed/grain, within hardware clothed/secured areas. With the ducks I give them an hour or 2 and then remove whats left to leave the run door open for them to free range over the y...
Prep/Frugalness 'A Hygge moment - Damper, Jam, CCNT Cream & Candle' Midwinters Yule 2024 Aus
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The Damper recipe Vlog is here ua-cam.com/video/fRoaaw2q2Cs/v-deo.html Warm fresh baked damper, Drapes Drawn, Candle Lit, Relaxation music mulling in the background is a favorite Hygge of mine. Add butter (mine is sunflower) with dollops of coconut cream out of a can and dollops of plum jam makes the damper an extra sweet treat especially when paired with a Hot coco :) Recorded in the tide of M...
Prep/Frugalness 'Simple Aussie Damper, Drinking enough & 3 Candles' Midwinters Yule 2024 Aus
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0:00 The preparation of a simple love of mine, 'Damper' & 3 Candles for some Hygge. With oven preheated to moderate/200c (doesn't need to be fan forced & originally damper was cooked over a fire in a pot or can) mix a cup of plain flour with pinch of salt. make a hole/well in center and pour 1/8 to1/4 cup of oil (I used Sunflower oil). With a cup of warm water pour over the oil around 2/3 cup w...
Ducklife 'Morning release into back yard in real time, One by one by Nine' Midwinters Yule 2024 Aus
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I like to release them by hand one at a time in the morning. It gives me the opportunity to say a proper good morning to each with a big hug, feather ruffle and kiss on the top of each of their noggins. They can easily jump out of their office beds but they to also like our little morning routine. In duck management it also helps me to govern their behaviors somewhat in the order that I release...
Duck & Chooklife 'Nosey Brigette and morning Ducks' Midwinters Yule 2024 Aus
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Brigette the Red watching... Ducks in the yard, zoomies and Leuka chasing the Blackbirds... To do musings in the yard... Recorded in the tide of Midwinters Yule Aus, 2024. For those who just like ducks I have made a playlist which includes my feathered Brood here - ua-cam.com/play/PLl3xuBinTIQkIciiB4iPe2oibWOG-cftU.html By Ravenmor Fox Level 4 Horticulturist Druir and Wic of the old ways Priest...
Garn Ep61 'Knits from Northern Lands, flip through' Midwinters Yule 2024 Aus
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A flip through of knitting book by Jenny Fennell. So far The Flowers of Finland are set to be my first project from this book, and garn I will be substituting for what is available here in Australia... I thought Id run out of battery but I just managed to squeeze in a flip through of ALL the patterns :) My camera auto stops at the 30:00 mark. A wonderful book for beginners to advanced that also...
Ducklife 'Frigg & his Man-caving' Midwinters Yule 2024 Aus
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Apologies, I really wanted to do some garn diary's today but found myself instead, battling sparrows all day whom had figured out crawl spaces in my runs (we are talking hundreds) and then eating my puppies food. It seems 90% of my feed has been going to the sparrows! I need to get up early-er tomorrow to finish sewing things up in the run to stop this and it distresses my birds to have mobs of...
Prep/Frugalness 'Wake times, Purchase replacements, & Hand downs' Midwinters Yule 2024 Aus
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(Cutting on costs as many are, I thought Id start sharing some diary's on some of my frugal/prep habits.) A few things I do in living frugal where I can and with a prep mindset for times of not so plenty :) 0:00 Getting up early and 5:49 Buying ahead of time/my bulk socks bought from 3 years ago were pulled out to replace my current holey ones. 19:27 Hand downs.. Regarding the topic of weight/h...
Ducklife 'Ducks in the yard, changes, todo's in the yard/space' Midwinters Yule 2024 Aus
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Ducklife 'Ducks in the yard, changes, todo's in the yard/space' Midwinters Yule 2024 Aus
Garn Ep60 'Wilderness Knits for Home, flip through' Midwinters Yule 2024 Aus
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Garn Ep60 'Wilderness Knits for Home, flip through' Midwinters Yule 2024 Aus
Garn Ep59 'Coming book flip throughs' Midwinters Yule 2024 Aus
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Garn Ep59 'Coming book flip throughs' Midwinters Yule 2024 Aus
Ducklife 'Summing up all the Ducks Rehab status, in the morning rehab tub' Midwinters Yule 2024 Aus
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Ducklife 'Summing up all the Ducks Rehab status, in the morning rehab tub' Midwinters Yule 2024 Aus
Ducklife 'Silver Appleyard' - Catherine the Great follow up, in the tub' Midwinters Yule 2024 Aus
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Ducklife 'Silver Appleyard' - Catherine the Great follow up, in the tub' Midwinters Yule 2024 Aus
Garn Ep58 'Fairytale Knits flip through, Coming books & Patterns I like' Winters Samhuinn 2024 Aus
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Garn Ep58 'Fairytale Knits flip through, Coming books & Patterns I like' Winters Samhuinn 2024 Aus
Garn Ep57 'Woodland Knits flip through, Ethical wool, organizing patterns' Winters Samhuinn 2024 Aus
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Garn Ep57 'Woodland Knits flip through, Ethical wool, organizing patterns' Winters Samhuinn 2024 Aus
Ducklife 'Silver Appleyard's and progress on the Newbies recovery' Winters Samhuinn 2024 Aus
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Ducklife 'Silver Appleyard's and progress on the Newbies recovery' Winters Samhuinn 2024 Aus
Ducklife 'Friggs morning splash before going outside for the day' Winters Samhuinn 2024 Aus
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Ducklife 'Friggs morning splash before going outside for the day' Winters Samhuinn 2024 Aus
Ducklife 'Newbies, A disabled in the flock & Typical morning duck antics' Winters Samhuinn 2024 Aus
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Ducklife 'Newbies, A disabled in the flock & Typical morning duck antics' Winters Samhuinn 2024 Aus
Ducklife 'Vitamin B3 that I give to my ducks' Winters Samhuinn 2024 Aus
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Ducklife 'Vitamin B3 that I give to my ducks' Winters Samhuinn 2024 Aus
Ducklife & Diary 'Things up to/to do, molting hens & Bay Fruits' Winters Samhuinn 2024 Aus
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Ducklife & Diary 'Things up to/to do, molting hens & Bay Fruits' Winters Samhuinn 2024 Aus
Garn Ep56 'Large pattern/book project/colorways - War of the Roses' Winters Samhuinn 2024 Aus
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Garn Ep56 'Large pattern/book project/colorways - War of the Roses' Winters Samhuinn 2024 Aus
Ducklife 'Flint & Catherine in the tub, Cat's bumbles are gone' Winters Samhuinn 2024 Aus
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Ducklife 'Flint & Catherine in the tub, Cat's bumbles are gone' Winters Samhuinn 2024 Aus
Ducklife 'Random morning with the new add Tiggy Winkle the Cayuga' Winters Samhuinn 2024 Aus
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Ducklife 'Random morning with the new add Tiggy Winkle the Cayuga' Winters Samhuinn 2024 Aus
Wait.. Where's the yellow one? :)
@phungyi4947 The big boy Frigg? Outside with the other 8 ducks... These 3 are separate because they need physical rehab in the morning... Sunna the Peking is fine to be with the others but she is helping the 2 newbies by being with them :) On the same morning I just recorded this ua-cam.com/video/QfxDGjvlNG8/v-deo.html before recording these 3 in the tub :)
thank you
ay ah them hoping into pond, you can see their relief. its like me at the end of the day, laying down in bed, and going to sleep.
At some point I will record the post nightly bath hugs :) you can see them sigh and snuggle up to me as I give them a squishy hug each... Just need to replace my tall tripod at some point. the holder clip is broke. At that time of night it is like a sigh or relief we have made it through the day :)
lovely
Thankyou rat mouse :)
@@TheEnchantedDuat i love ur videos
Do ducks establish a “pecking” order, like chickens do?
Absolutely but not as brutal. The Peking order also changes with the seasons, illness etc... Always in flux/interesting to observe that's for sure. Sometimes 'surfing' is used as a display of dominance and it is nothing todo with procreation which is why you'll get female or male ducks on an occasion jumping each other - Asserting dominance. With domestic species such as these regardless of dynamics they must see you as the overall big bird which they usually do. This helps to manage and ensure they are healthy or tended to when needed to be. That said the girls can go a bit crazy with no drake around including excessive surfing of each other in frustration.
@@TheEnchantedDuat Thank you for the info. One other question about ducks, if I may. Is there a best region in Australia to raise ducks in? I was thinking Tasmania with its yearly rain fall and all the lakes and ponds there.
Anywhere with a good secure yard to be honest. That said Silver Apppleyards tolerate the cold best. The Domestic species are reliant on human care/protection/interaction. Being heavier & or having the wilds bred out of them over time. Most heavy breeds cannot even fly. In a farm setting they will get attacked maimed or eaten... Tis why even when I move further out, my pet ducks sleep in the house at night and by day Im still weary and on look out, locking them in the run if aerial predators are hanging about. Farm settings will need with electric fencing, protectors so forth but even then youd have to be vigilant in protecting them. Otherwise one could have a wild pond and attract wildlife/wild ducks but for obvious reasons one cant have them as pets. Ive had2 neighbors down here from Tas and overall I got from them was 'rough' so do research/I wouldnt move there now seeing what Ive seen coming from there/but thats me. If you find a spot without the unsavory then Id say go for it, I would and anywhere at that that is regional with limited to non unsavory.
@@TheEnchantedDuat Thank you.
Pet the duck please
They get plenty of pats, neck rubs and cuddles :) Do you mean you want to see me patting them in the tub? Anyway when these 2 are in the tub I try not to handle them too much because they aren't tamed yet and the boy is a big scardy cat, its how he injured the girl Cat/running into her when they were in transit to me/their new home. I think he has some traumas in the past that we are working on. Flint and Cat have been with me for 3 weeks this coming Tuesday but are doing extremely well, with Cat already eating out my hands and today the boy Flint has started to jump and land on my forearms to get out of the tub yesterday. If you look at the duck playlist I do have face pats of ducks in the tub. Anyways plenty of interactions with these 2 to come, when they re ready. Their health and being calm through the process of being tamed and like the rest of my flock re trust is more important than the clicks so to speak :) Raven
Aww they are all dead set gorgeous. No favorites,Love them all like the extended family they are
hehe awe thankyou, they are all hugged and squigged on the daily at least twice each, they are my family for sure :) Raven
Is the white one a blonde appleyard duck? They are beautiful.Sunna is absolutely gorgeous. I have a blonde appleyard girl who has the same issue due to gout. I made a brace from aluminum & piano felt and she started walking almost straight away. Muscle memory is very important.
Silver Applyards are the cuddliest Sookey Pant birds with beautiful strong thick necks/love them and they definitely have their own unique quirks. :) Yes Catherine the Great is a Silver Appleyard :) She officially has no bumblefoots now so Im strapping her up by day with Vetwrap from the Horseland store, cut to size. And I remove it at night after the rehab night bath. Next day I use fresh strapping again. I have ascertained a strained hock (knee) with secondary strain to hip which most likely happened in transit to the worse bumblefoot affected leg. That said her legs arnt as strong as they should be even at 3 months old same with the Silver Appleyard boy. I got them from a breeder and I dont know the history but theyre mine now :) I have a silver Appleyard Bella who has been the only Apple in the flock for a while now and these 2 were essentially for her. I put her in the sleep box with the 2 young apples and I swear the girl must of thought that Bella was her mother, wrapping her neck around her and smooching up. Feeling happy and seeing your own helps to get through physical things like this so Cat seeing and being with Bella definitely perked her spirits up. Been mixing and introducing the birds together in the the nightly and morning warm herbal bath inc the brothers to the new boy. Sunna had both legs bowed and I managed to fix one leg using trigger point therapy/massage, bouts of strapping up and every now and again a script of anti inflammatory and once a script of antibiotics. I may do one more of both and then make a prosthetic out of a pool noodle for when she is not around the pool. Legs issues 99% of the time outside of an injury are down to lack of good nutrition esp young birds, they need the vitamin fortified starter mash before going to crumble and then normal duck/goose feed. B3 Niacin is usually the missing culprit... I give my birds nutritional yeast but also put a b and calcium carbonate powder into their drinking water. Bumbles (Staph. inf. are due to dirty flooring bedding infecting a scape, bruise or scratch) so I clean out their run each day and they all sleep in my office at night after the warm herbal nightly bath so their chances of bumbles are lower than most. Ive had to deal with bumbles from introduced birds and injury. Sunna had a doosey on the good leg from compensating gate on the good leg but its all treated and cleared now. Also too many boys to girls can increase girls getting bumbles from the chasing and surfing activities. At the moment Im still keeping the 2 newbies in the house with me during the day in the office with Sunna as I work/study away :) Thankyou for making the extra care on your Apple, they are beautiful birds that are fiercely loyal. Raven :)
Nice, I would guess by your tidiness and organizing, that it is a sigh you don’t put up with bs from others and dislike people wasting your time? 👍
I just noticed typed sigh when I meant sign.
Thankyou :) I do like making time for folks when I can but often run a time deficient :) but overall I'm a serious person/or one that isn't fond of games that isn't on a board or video. Being organized means I can get more done and there's only me so I guess I do manage my people exposure to a degree :) I have 3 more duckie additions coming today to get ready for and aquariums to move, never ends :)
thats a good ideal
Thankyou :) I still need to remove the upholstery staples, add stopper feet to straighten it (uneven ground) sand it down and paint. But at least all my long handles are now in one place now and sturdy. Bought a plastic rack last year and it was flimsy/hopeless. This way there's less landfill and has not cost me anything extra :)
what is a bumble foot?
Bumblefoot is a staph infection with hard or brown to black plug/callous like on the bottom of a duck or chooks foot, but can form elsewhere on the feet of birds. Usually caused by a scratch or cut, that is then infected. Girls usually get them more than boys because often a boy (rooster or drake can cause the scratch or cut on the girls feet in the first place, from mating on a rough surface/uneven ground). It can cause death if left untreated due to staph. getting into the bloodstream and spreading throughout a birds body. Most folks will run into bumbles when they keep birds at some point, esp ducks. Early treatment and keeping an eye on the birds habitat makes sure its only an experience in a birds life and not a death threat :)
Good to see you enjoying. On the lawn mower thing, yah those things get on my nerves too. Why do people use lawn mowers? Have an open bottom mobile cage with pet rabbits. They will mow the grass down and fertilize the grass. Then just use an old fashion scythe/grime reaper blade to get the rest. No need for gas or mechanical things that break. Nice and quiet, peaceful.
hehehe That and the dam leaf blower... I swear its a a Lawnmowing mafia syndicate down here in the country region. And why oh why buzzing down that lawn every week :) :) Totally agree with letting critters taking down the verbiage. Done a few experiments and one is that if you do not cut the grass it grows and dies back in a normal life cycle throughout the seasons... But when you cut it it, it literally grows back faster and stronger... It becomes an issue in suburbia because people think growing a lawn is a garden :) Much better all round to scape garden beds and different levels with pathways and grass kept at minimum. (Most of what people call 'grass' is usually mostly weed anyway... Grass also takes allot of the water needed for an ecosystem out' in an area such as suburbia, where eco systems already struggle... Overall the machinery noises when not needed must play absolute havoc on the peace of mind on critters (not just us) and I'm sure it must frustrate the spirit realm no end... Ahhhhhhh I really do love the sound of quiet and actually hearing the critters only :)
@@TheEnchantedDuat Agree, those leaf blowers are obnoxious too. That nature “quiet” with everything in a sense of flow is so soothing. I think it’s from all the living beings, being in harmony with the earths heartbeat/frequency of 7.83. That frequency literally helps your cells detox. Being bare foot on earth and/or wearing natural leather foot wear is so soothing.
Between bouts of work at the desk I go out and sit my butt on the ground to hang with the ducks, I believe its one of those things centers me back...Very important to ground when you can. Life gets so crazy and its amazing how we can forget to do so..
my sister had Indian runner ducks, they are so funny, they run looks like they are standing straight up
Hehe they actually look like they're always running for a meeting 'Runner Ducks' :)
I love looking at ur ducks and ur yard, is set up so nice, 4 ducks. I use to have 4 ducks. just loved, them the were so much fun. back in my 20s. now am 71 years old. so watching ur ducks is much easyer.
Thankyou so much :) It is nice to know I bring some joy with my wee crew... I feel guilty for not having more done with the yard, gets tricky recording with the rough neighborhood. I'm in my 50s but still aim to get out further, start a herbal cut flower farm and have Runner ducks to patrol the plots for pests :) Will need to get a car but. Yeah there's allot of daily effort involved so I totally get folks just being able to watch them. I don't have human children so these feathers are it for me. I have 8 now but there's 3 more on the way :) (2 more Silver Appleyard's including a young drake and another female Cayuga) I wish Domestic ducks were more common to backyard gardens then they are, they're work but they do so much for the garden, ecco system and soul in kind :) x Raven
how do you keep them from pooping on floor
Its more about understanding your flocks habits and routine, thus managing around that. They poop and its literally soil magic without any withholding, disappearing in the earth almost completely by the next day. I personally rephrase their poop to literal liquid dirt - no other animal has the perfect nutrients or zero withholding as ducks do - they could literally solve our global soil erosion problems just by being them. Also monitoring how it looks by casual glance is a good way to ascertain diet balance. If mines looking runny or black and they aren't broody then I give them more grain esp. rolled oats... If its greenish its usually because algae has built in the pond and I have to clean it. On how I manage my ducks, They poop on the ground outside, in the runs I just add extra hay every day to the flooring to keep it clean and dry (its roofed) Once a week I deep clean the entire run and put all that hay sawdust into where I want plants growing/building up low and high garden beds or where pots need mulch cover. When inside they run straight to the bath at night when I open the back door. Its around 6-7pm which means they haven't eaten allot prior. They eat allot first thing in the morning and lunchtime with foraging swimming sleeping in between. They don't always poop on the night run but once every few days one may drop one on the run to the herbal bath. Which is no big deal its a vinyl covered floor easy to wip with paper towel and a disinfectant on hand. The floor has a long runner which I just roll to the side each night before I let them in so if there is one dropped its not carpet I have to clean. In the bath they play and drop some if they need to and I give them some rolled oats as a treat healthy by hand. Play with them but let them be ducks for at least an hour in there as I do other things... I take one out at a time cuddle and then put them in their clean hay bed in the office. They could jump out but they dont, they happy, clean, preening feathers, together and safe... When I hold them I actually support their flippers with a an upturned hand whilst supporting the keel/crop (belly/chest) with my other hand. Sitting down they just lay on my lap. They dont drop any on me but with knew ducks they do at first. When they trust you and know you protect them they are less cautious with you and dont let their bowls go in reactive fear or being cautious. It generally takes me 2 to 3 months to completely tame or subdue a crazy or neurotic duck. Ducks like that which are most is because they need to survive and humans dont have the best track record in not harming them. When I pick them out of their beds in the morning, to take straight outside and sometimes the 1 of the girls have stepped in one of their poops in the night but its no big deal. I wear an apron and support their flippers with an upturned hand as mentioned previous. When all out, I then wash my hands and take of the duck Apron, no big deal. I then clean out their bedding in the office and put fresh sawdust followed by hay or straw for the night to come. Bedding old goes straight into the garden beds... So as you see its more managing the magical duck dirt, knowing their eating and sleeping habits and working with... Broody poop is something else I'll touch on another time if you want :) Raven
First thumb...im coming..your ducks so many,
hahahaha :) Lots of love, from down under x Raven
Cool duck...stuff? Idk 😅. Looks like a great place.
Stressful, but my kind of stress.. The duck hugs and whimpers are worth it :) Hope you are doing well Ryan :) x Raven
@@TheEnchantedDuat I'm doing well. Yes.
I have had a huge gang of sparrows hanging out in my garden recently - and dude! They are SO noisy it's ridiculous 😂 I remember watching a video of when you had first moved into that property and the back was just grass. Look at it now ~ filled with magic. Thank You for allowing us all a glimpse into your corner of the world. It's always interesting and inspiring. Best wishes from England ★
They sure are lol! Esp when they have sparrow wars amongst each other... Thankyou for remembering, it is fully appreciated :) Been a long road hasnt it... Cant wait to progress more, esp before winter down here... June But in all honesty I could not have done it without my ducks... I have not bought soil in 2 years, I just keep building up organic matter with their straw and sawdust bedding, zero bug killer, they eat all the unwanteds including those cabbage loppers that look like white butterfly's, yet seam to leave the good butterflies and Beneficial's alone... zero fertilizer, they fertilize as they aerate and till the soil for tasty morsels of bugs and dirt all day... 80% less effort required on my behalf on tilling or digging the soil because they do most of it for me and with happy waggy tails... I would love to see more responsible pet owners who have and want to garden, have these feathered beauty's in their care... Ducks are often discriminated against by council regulations even in the country, chickens are more accepted, and duck sits between a chicken and a dog in degree of interaction, care and bonding... Lots of love from down under, Raven
So many cute ducks here
:) hehe 99% sure Im getting more, another Silver appleyard Girl (The spotted white owl looking one) with a male (drake) Silver appleyard and another female Cayuga (The Raven/black looking one)... Hopefully by Aprils end. That will make 11 sleeping in my office at night. Will have to enlarge their sleeping quarters somewhat :D
They are all very friendly aren't they❤😊
:) Happy ducks... Sometimes if one is unwell or brooding theyre cranky but in their own unique ways. Fenr snorts puffs & huffs like a dragon when broody cranky, Bella puffs up with her beak open when shes injured or broody, the boys just go quiet if somethings wrong and their worried about it... If you spend time with them everyday, are patient and let them take the time they need to trust you then theyre are relaxed and happy, showing you all of themselves. It doesnt matter if you have reared them from duckling or not or have rescued them as an adult - The bonds are just as strong and theyre no different to a petdog in pet human relations... My last 5 girls where all 6 months/older and nuts/hissing and not even trusting to be picked up when I got them, like wildlings... All chill and happy now Are your feathers dropping feathers now too? Mine are all going through their heavy molt now, feathers everywhere lol :) Thinking of putting extra protein in their feed for the heavy molt/feather regrow stage...
White cute duck.. .
I will let him know :)
I'm sorry you have to put up with idiots living near-by. I too have to endure a whole bunch of morons where I live. I dream of trees for neighbours and that's it! I would love to see what you've got going on in the front garden as well as the back ~ it's always very inspiring to see what you create. Lots of well wishes to Frigg and the other feathered ones from England ♡
Ive been chipping away at the front and have installed a screen partially, need to finish it. The problem is he constantly goes to the letter box and yells out (Counted 42 times on a Sunday!) and its purely to get my attention and some sort of reaction. So if I record, 99% certain he will be making deliberate obnoxious noises which I dont want recorded. Maybe I will try a sneak recording without me talking... Thanks to my ducks and the bedding I clean out every morn, we have started building raised beds around the fence and a Eucalypt... Yeah Im not well off so I cant just move, but seriously cant understand those in similar positions financially not doing their best to create and be honorable in society... Poverty is no excuse. Hehe my ramble... Well if I was in the UK Id Golden Girls, it with you and split the rental of wilderness spot somewhere. Something tells me a few old biddys who are nature minded would rather be out in the woods helping each other out than in a Nursing home when the time comes... Im seriously looking at working some craft on the degenerates around esp the dirty old perv being obnoxious... Just getting some patterns done, catching up on Litha duties and then I can work on some charming, boundaries and just deserts :) I can say one thing though that classical music tends to repel and make degenerates go into hiding when you blast it :) Its what I do when he yells out when Im home. Love my Debussy and Bach... Its Friggs first injury the little terror, ducks are very much like Tolkien's Hobbits, getting themselves into no end of trouble and getting into fenced off veggie patches... Keep your head up around the morons, I know its hard and defeating at times... From the colonies x Raven :)
Don't give us ideas! There will be no uninterrupted Zoom calls any more!
:) :) Ahh but I love it and hearing the boys randomly whisper to the girls in the box next to them during the night in the office as you sleep in the bedroom next room over... After their run into the house straight to the warm herbal bath they are cuddled each in turn and put into their fresh clean beds... I try to get some work done on the desktop but will often play them a movie (Lord of the Rings and Song of the Sea being their favs) but often I just play classical music for them with Debussy and Bach having them nod off in bliss lol. But yes I no longer need or use an alarm clock as you can hear! :)
@@TheEnchantedDuat We also haven't used an alarm clock in a couple years now and love that! Waking up at sunrise is not for everybody, but it seems a lot easier than what I remember about the alarm clock.
She certainly is one beautiful duck.
Thankyou, she is very loved and treasured x Raven
Very cute and happy ❤
The tail wagging, it kills me every time, love seeing them interact with each other and just be ducks, I also like to play with them, theyre very fond of helping me garden and dig lol
Funny inside she nose where she's going.
Hehe absolutely! In her hormonal state she huffs and puffs when she is happy, huffs and puffs when annoyed, huffs and puffs when she wants me to hand feed or hand bowl her water Lol... She's nesting up still, but with company with Leuka who seems to be egg bound : / Will post on that and what we're doing to help her pass that egg... Not a light situation they can pass if the egg does not come out and everything's shut re end of year/hol/Avian vets away so doing what I can at home/keeping an eye/keeping her warm/hydrated and cozy away from outside stresses/other ducks and noise. At night/bathtime they all are waiting for me to open the door/gate so they can run straight in through the house directly to the waiting warm herbal bath. They are very much creatures of habit :) Hoping you and your loved ones are okay and includes by default your critters. May 2024 bring you everything you want/can handle x Raven
How long before your eggs will be hatching and you have baby's
:) With this clutch if any hatch maybe 2weeks more? There's only a third of the eggs that were there originally. The mums to be eat them if they smell that they are duds. I'm not not aiming for babies now so to speak, I'm just letting the girls go through their natural tendencies and practice for next year when I will be more organized etc. Sigrid the Rouen (Brown one) is finally starting to get out of the broody state as of yesterday and Fenr (the black or Cayuga) is 2 weeks into broodiness. They typically go broody for 4 weeks, which is extra work when they are pets. You have to take them off their nest to go outside for a break to wash up, terrorize everyone, honk, eat, and do the big brooding poop (they hold onto it so they dont poop on the nest). :)
Birds and pets are great for your mental health.
Absolutely :) Good for the soul even when they drive you a little craze sometimes, like all wanting attention at the same time! :)
You're doing a great job
Thank you so much 😀gets overwhelm sometimes, I don't know how how folks deal with more than the pets I have lol, time in care/cuddles/handling/training/play, cost and consistency regardless of the weather... When I feel ontop of it and have fences reinforced etc (had a dam neighbors come into my yard twice that I could see since Merlin the rooster passed) I would love to get 2 guard geese to make up for Merlins alarm/watch of intruders. Just keeping it together, you know how it goes :)
Sorry to hear about Merlin I didn't realise when I put the comment upon your other video that he had gone.
Hope all the best for your bird were praying here for you ❤️
Thankyou for your thoughts, many critters pass cold sick alone and or scared. At least Merlin was held close and knew he was loved in his last breaths. Something I think we all want when we leave our current life... Anyway thankyou again, we're all a little blue down here right now x Raven
Is this her first year of laying eggs.🥚
Yes, she is also 10 months old :)
She's beautiful
Siggy Siggy Siggy :)
I love your 🦆 duck's. I have a duck named Mickey duck 😅
Thankyou, I love my feathered babies, so much I'm now studying to be an Ornithologist (Bird Scientist/Nerd) with App Animal Science with Natural Medicine for Animals. We have a shortage of Equine and Avian Vets in Australia... My cat Sha like to sleep with my 8 ducks in the office at night and then me, back and forth :) Hehe Mickey, I just had a look, what a cutey... There's nothing cuter than a happy duck wagging its tail... Eating out your hands and when they do zoomies and boy do they grow quick, x Raven
For those who just like ducks I have made a playlist which includes my feathered Brood here - ua-cam.com/play/PLl3xuBinTIQkIciiB4iPe2oibWOG-cftU.html
Hi new subcriber here,i love ducks,they are so adorable.❤😊
Welcome and Thankyou : ) Yes Im a bit of a crazy bird lady... I love my Ducks to creases and they are my family with the rest of the critters including my spunky rooster Merlin, his ladies and my wild Ravens/Magpies. Some people have doggos I have ducks and I feel blessed to have them in my life :) Lots of Kindness, Ravenmor Fox.
@@TheEnchantedDuat so am i,they called me here duck lady,but thats okay since i love ducks so much,they are messy but they funny and lovely.
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Quackers :)
What a quacking morning it was!! 😂. So cute!!
hehehehe :)
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Puppy Ducks (They're house trained) :)
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