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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Monday, May 10, 2004 - 2:17 pm
YW, GAL. (As a side note, you should have seen the photos before I had to reduce them. My partner, who's a prof photographer, took them -- and they're stunning. I've got the mom/Jujuduck photo as my wallpaper it's so nice in its non-reduced form. He took more and they're all gorgeous.) Jujuduck update: He'sstill out in the lagoon, swimming fast fast fast. His mom is with him too. So all's well! Yay!!!
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Cassie
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, May 10, 2004 - 2:32 pm
Yankee, before you know it he'll be as big as his mama. I'm always in awe of how fast they grow. Did she only have the one? ETA: I just read back about the other babies. How sad! I have several families of ducks on my pond and it breaks my heart to see them go from 11 babies to 7 to 5 and oftentimes, eventually to 1 or 2. They are so small and defenceless they seem to be easy prey to many different animals. It can be heartbreaking to watch. 
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Babyruth
Member
07-19-2001
| Monday, May 10, 2004 - 7:56 pm
Yankee, Oooh, I love your duckling pics! Especially the one with the water ripples. Too sweet! Thanks, GAL! I hope you can post some pics of your feathered friends, too.
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Mybbusername
Member
08-22-2002
| Tuesday, May 11, 2004 - 8:00 am
Guess What?!?!?! I am a birdie Mommy!! My quaker baby hatched this weekend. Of course he still does not get to come home with me for several weeks, but I am still thrilled. Now I must go shopping for cages, dishes, perches, and toys....maybe I should throw myself a "Baby Birdie Shower".
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Tuesday, May 11, 2004 - 8:03 am
Hee hee, how cute, MBN 
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Monday, May 17, 2004 - 1:26 am
I am so blessed, 5 babies flew off, but then I had three others in another nest. I went to check and found a dead baby, in the nest. what do I do, will the parents come back for it? or should I move it out of the nest? help!!!!!!
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Monday, May 17, 2004 - 7:18 am
We're having a strange year on the lake: after a couple of hens brought down their ducklings to show them off to me, they haven't come back and we have seen no other ducklings and very, very few hens. We also haven't seen any goslings yet. I don't know whether it has to do with the hawks in the area. It might; we've seen a couple of large bird kills on the lawn recently. I'm pretty depressed about it, I've been looking and looking . However, there is good news - our great blue heron might just be a she. I say this because all of a sudden two baby blue herons showed up last night to fish around our dock. We were both startled and wonderstruck to see them - and the mama heron came up very close to our window this morning. Man she is a magnificent bird. We think the nest is just across the lake a couple of hundred yards, which explains why she's been fishing around us all spring. This is going to be fun, watching those little ones learn how to fish!!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, May 17, 2004 - 10:30 am
Dipo, leave it. You are not the real mother.
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Tuesday, May 18, 2004 - 6:16 am
OK, so this time yesterday I was whining about no ducklings. Well, guess who came for a visit last evening? Remember Wargod? The orphan with the wild comb on it's head that we spent last year nursing? Turns out Wargod is a SHE (I realized this toward the end of last year) and she brought right up to my stairs her 6 little ducklings last night. Was I a proud grand-auntie or what? She still has that funny little look on her face, and her comb looks like a burr haircut LOL. Her ducklings look to be about 4 weeks old, so they've lost most of the yellow down and are now spotted. She's been nesting across the lake and must have just now gotten the ducklings to the point where she'd risk bringing them across the lake. YAY!!!! Now if Spitfire would just show up . . .
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Kristylovesbb
Member
09-14-2000
| Tuesday, May 18, 2004 - 7:34 pm
I just found this thread. Boy have I been out of touch lately. Love your stories guys! Most of you know I have a house full of parrots. They are our children and they are SPOILED ROTTEN! Just tonight Merceedes (MerMer) was sitting on my head during American Idol and every time one of the girls sang she danced all over the top of my head holding a strand of my hair.LOL By the way, parrots don't like to poop on their mates, so my head was safe. I have a Blue and Gold Macaw, Goffin Cockatoo, African Grey, Yellow-Naped Amazon, 4 cockatiels and two finches and I would be happy to answer any questions. I can't imagine not having my birds. My husband and I adore them. They are, however, hard work. I clean the room the cages are in every single day, sometimes twice a day. I give them all a shower every week and they come out to play in the play room every single day. The play room has ropes, chains, toys, perches, bells and treats. I throw a huge plastic sheet over the hardwood floor and when playtime is over I just toss the sheet in the garbage. Congrats Mybbusername on your new baby!!!!!
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, May 18, 2004 - 7:55 pm
I'm not at home this week, but my partner tells me that we have 3 NEW ducklings in our lagoon. They arrived early today sometime. Let's see...we already have Jujuduck, who gets bigger by the minute. What shall we name these new babies? 
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Kristylovesbb
Member
09-14-2000
| Tuesday, May 18, 2004 - 8:18 pm
I almost forgot! One tidbit of info I think is very important, keep all foods stored in air-tight containers. Seed and nuts are especially likely to become infested with small insects and are a home to tiny moths. Pellets are also highly likely to become infested with the types of insects that you would find in old cornmeal or flour. It is very important to keep everything sealed tightly. I keep my food stuffs in a huge deep freezer because I buy 40lbs bags. I feed my parrots a strict pellet diet, recommended by my avian vet, with occasional nuts for treats and fresh fruits and veggies.
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Mybbusername
Member
08-22-2002
| Friday, May 21, 2004 - 6:40 am
My baby quaker breeder will be taking the babies in the house over the weekend...I get to visit my baby next week!!!! Corny news, I know, but its pretty special to me. I get to finally meet my little guy next week. Lets just pray he doesn't hate me.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Sunday, May 23, 2004 - 4:17 am
Well, my first couple have returned, remodeled their old nest and I have five more eggs in the nest, in the new hanging plant on my second floor balcony. I am very excited. The other family has been back for the other nest (the one with the dead baby) but have not started a new family yet. We shall see, but I love watching my birdie family and try to time watering the plants when they are gone.
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Sunday, May 30, 2004 - 10:23 am
JUJUDUCK* UPDATE! * or "Cheepy", as we also affectionately call him/her! Jujuduck is doing well -- probably 3 times the size he/she was when I posted the last photos. Mom is also much more attentive -- she no longer leaves poor Jujuduck alone. Now if we could just get the neighbors to stop feeding them bread, we'd be happy!

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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Sunday, May 30, 2004 - 10:23 am
Here's a second picture taken today of Jujuduck. Watch out.... he's coming for you!!!!

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Ddr
Member
08-19-2001
| Sunday, May 30, 2004 - 10:25 am
Yah! Jujuduck! You take great pics Yankee.
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Hippyt
Member
06-15-2001
| Sunday, May 30, 2004 - 11:52 am
He's sooooooo cute!! You are quit the photographer Yankee.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Sunday, May 30, 2004 - 2:30 pm
Yay Jujuduck!!! Hahahahaha, I just mis-typed that with an i instead of a u, rofl!}
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Sunday, May 30, 2004 - 5:00 pm
I cannot take credit for the photos. Hubby is a prof photographer. He took them this morning. On a funny note, after I posted them, he said to me "My jujuwork is done."
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Sunday, May 30, 2004 - 5:05 pm
LOL!!! Be interesting to take a poll of spouses/significant others to see how many know the name Juju! They are terrific pix! Wow, your family photos must be something else, Yankee.
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Sunday, May 30, 2004 - 6:11 pm
Since I'm such a photo-posting-fool today, here's a wider picture of Jujuduck's home (for now). It's the view from my front door -- a hidden lagoon in the middle of a city block. It's actually bigger than it looks in the picture -- my lens wasn't wide enough! (FYI, I took this photo, not my oh-so-talented hubby!)

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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Sunday, May 30, 2004 - 6:23 pm
Wow,oh wow-ee! Wish I had that in my front yard.
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Ddr
Member
08-19-2001
| Sunday, May 30, 2004 - 7:41 pm
Jujuduck has a very nice place to live. 
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Sunday, May 30, 2004 - 10:30 pm
Very nice, Yankee. It gives the other Juju-pet owners something to strive for. LOL.
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