Duckling Progress Report
Ducklings grow fast! Really fast! There was already a size and weight difference between the ducklings that had hatched on January 28th and January 29th.
All ducklings have a leg-band to identify them and their daily progress in gaining weight is documented in a Google-Docs spreadsheet that anyone can open for viewing in a browser.
As the first ducklings have arrived on a Wednesday, each page of the spreadsheet starts and ends on a Wednesday. Weighting the ducklings will be continued as long as the ducklings play along and can be kept on a scale.
Week 1, 2019-01-30 - 2019-02-06
After the first week all ducklings (»Forest«, the injured duckling is not considered here) have at least tripled their weight, one duckling, a White Layer has almost sextupled her weight (x5.7). Interestingly this duckling was the lightest of the five White Layers, just weighting 36 grams.
Week 2, 2019-02-06 - 2019-02-13
During the second week the duckling's diet was slowly changed from Duckling Starter with 22% Protein to Meatbird-Crumbles with 18% Protein to prevent the development of angel wing. All ducklings gained weight at a steady pace and three of White Layer ducklings weighted more than 500 grams.
Week 3, 2019-02-13 - 2019-02-20
At the beginning of week three, the ducklings were moved from their kiddie-pool brooder in my office into a larger brooder in the garage. Weight gain continued at an incredible rate for the White Layers and they surpassed 700 grams.
All ducklings have a leg-band to identify them and their daily progress in gaining weight is documented in a Google-Docs spreadsheet that anyone can open for viewing in a browser.
As the first ducklings have arrived on a Wednesday, each page of the spreadsheet starts and ends on a Wednesday. Weighting the ducklings will be continued as long as the ducklings play along and can be kept on a scale.
Week 1, 2019-01-30 - 2019-02-06
After the first week all ducklings (»Forest«, the injured duckling is not considered here) have at least tripled their weight, one duckling, a White Layer has almost sextupled her weight (x5.7). Interestingly this duckling was the lightest of the five White Layers, just weighting 36 grams.
Week 2, 2019-02-06 - 2019-02-13
During the second week the duckling's diet was slowly changed from Duckling Starter with 22% Protein to Meatbird-Crumbles with 18% Protein to prevent the development of angel wing. All ducklings gained weight at a steady pace and three of White Layer ducklings weighted more than 500 grams.
Week 3, 2019-02-13 - 2019-02-20
At the beginning of week three, the ducklings were moved from their kiddie-pool brooder in my office into a larger brooder in the garage. Weight gain continued at an incredible rate for the White Layers and they surpassed 700 grams.
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A rolling account of the lives of any creature if carefully observed can be very informative. A cut above the usual.