How do ducks hear and when will they quack?

"How do they hear us? They don't have ears."
Actually, ducks DO have ears, we just cannot see them. Ducks have two tiny holes close to their eyes. They cannot have ears like us because all birds are built for flying, whether they fly or not. 

"When will our ducks learn to quack?"

Right now, our ducks are peeping. We have read from several books and informational websites that ducks usually learn to quack in about one or two months after hatching.


Our ducks have GROWN A LOT since they hatched one week ago.

Donald could not fit through the fence... last week he could! Boy, was he surprised!

Huey, Dewey, and Louie

Enjoying a sunny afternoon stroll

Afternoon Swim

 

Friday Fun Day for the Kiddos and Ducklings!

"No fair" --- We often hear this famous phrase, but this time it was about the ducklings! The ducks took an afternoon swim today. The students decided we needed to buy a slip-n-slide and let them have a day in the water, too. Dr. Patterson checks out our blog often... hint hint ;)

 

 

By the way... our ducklings are "peeping", we wonder when they will "Quack" ?

We will research and get back soon! Check back with us!

Have a fabulous weekend!

I'll be "Duck Sitting" this weekend. Yes, they are cute but maybe I should take a picture of what their little cage looks like every few hours... not so cute!

Check out these sites...

Check out these websites:


I have submitted a class photo of our students and ducks to this site for a chance to win $3500 for our classroom! Please go to this site and "like" the photo. This could really help support the cost of doing projects like "Make Way for Ducklings".
http://greatteaching.carnegie.org/?p=3352

We are honored to be on the FRONT PAGE of the Herald Journal! Check out the story online, and be sure to look at the photo gallery for more pictures!

http://www.goupstate.com/article/20130507/ARTICLES/305071028/1083/ARTICLES?Title=Ducks-take-to-water-and-the-kids-take-to-the-ducks

Welcome Feathered Friends!

Welcoming the baby ducks after taking them out of the incubator

During Math Stations, we decided that the ducklings needed to learn about place value.

 

 

Proud Mother Ducks- Mrs. Daniel and Mrs. Roper

(Donald, Daisy, Huey, Dewey, Louie, and Daffy)

 

Showing our ducks some love. They absolutely love all the attention!

Videos of Hatching

Welcome Daisy and Huey!

 



HATCH DAY is a day EARLY!

We have one and two more are working hard to hatch out!!!!

The most exciting day of the year for Room 202!

We want to introduce you to Donald Duck hatched on Monday, May 6, 2013 around 7:00 am. :)

What do our ducks need?

As we prepare for "Hatch Day", Sully and Cade explain a few things our ducks need.