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People walking by our classroom can see what we have been doing as well!

Our ducks are getting very comfortable in our classroom!  They love to swim in our sand and water table, they love to be held, and they love waddling after the children.  We are very busy loving our ducklings but also busy learning all about them.  They are fascinating animals. We have been trying to educate  everyone on them when we have visitors in our classroom.  Some of the most interesting things we love to share about them so far is that bread is actually not good for ducks! So next time you go to a pond don't take your old bread.  Instead take vegetables!  Many of our guests have learned a new word that they had never heard before, which is preening.  Preening is when a bird straightens and cleans its feathers with their beak.  Our ducks do this quite often especially after swimming. We have learned so much and we will continue to share.  Stay tuned for our class Public Service Announcements.  

I really do believe that if I let them they would spend HOURS just watching them swim!

They love to let the ducks "peck" their fingers!

DUCKS!!!

Our ducks started hatching on Easter Sunday!  Beastie (a Mallard duck) and Bruiser (a Pekin Duck) made their appearance that day.  It was long and exhausting for them it took all of them about three to four hours to fully come out of their shell (I recorded a small video).  The others pipped (to crack or chip a hole through (the shell), as a young bird) but didn't actually make their grand entrance until April 6th.  Each duck had to then spend between eight to twelve hours in the incubator to dry and regain their strength.   All are doing well.  So far it looks like our class family has three Pekin ducks, one Mallard, and two Runners!  You will see that some of them are already taking to the water.  I can't wait for you all to see them.  I know you will thoroughly enjoy playing with them!  Stay tuned for more pictures and videos.