"Mark" wrote in message
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Why didn't anyone tell me that White Pekins grow faster than kudzu?

Two weeks ago they were tiny little fuzzballs; now they're "teenager"
ducks the size of a housecat, a nappy mixture of yellow fuzz and
starting to fletch.

Still cute as all get out. They love it when the kids pick some
spinach and drop it in their water pan. Splashing, squawking,
squabbling over the last little bites...

How long before the males start to "assert" themselves? They don't
yet have enough plumage for me to look for the curled-up tailfeathers
that I hear are an indication of them being male.

Mark

What's the male to female ratio of your little flock? I have two males to
five females. The males have gotten very protective of their girls and chase
the dogs soon as they see them in the yard. If they can't move the dogs,
they round up their girls and move them to a protected area. Sometimes they
all gang up on the dogs and descend on them, pulling hair and poking with
their bills. It's too funny!

Karen