The 6 'ducklings' (1 died when they were a few months old as the male kept chasing it and it got stuck in the electric fence) are about 14 weeks old now and they were eating LOADS between them so I harvested 4 of them so we could eat instead. We have kept two females, but may sell one or both depending how we get on.
The males plucked a lot more easily than the females, I think because their feathers were more developed. They were also quite a bit bigger.
The smallest weighed 1.8 kg all prepared and the largest 2.5 kg
Mrs Duck is sitting on some more eggs so perhaps we will have some new duckings in a months time.
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