Mail Time... #57 Ducks For The Homeless

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Barn cleaning today like everyday, plus I’ve got to clean up the Argo and return it to my buddy today.
Goose egg autopsy today, and today I finally get to open my boxes I got at the post office last week.
I killed myself today in the swamp in the Argo, man I’m moving slow.
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2 x Sony HDR-CX430 Cam
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2 x Rode SVM Stereo Video Mic with Deadkitten Artificial Fur Wind Shield
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[@StamperJane]

Such awesome fans... with huge, generous hearts !! Thank you all from myself and the rest of the Duck Adventure fans. We'll all benefit from your wonderful gifts. Much love. :-)

[@TTex11]

"Stripper, you're doing nothing constructive." I admit it, I laughed.

[@ramosrocks1327]

Wow! Thanks a lot to everyone who sent those items to Matt!

[@rryder994]

Way to go fans! I've always said good things happen to good people!!!

[@Rowdymotmot]

Thank you Peter. Thank you to those who sent needed items for the Duck Adventure. The ducklings are so cute. Egg Recon: Shack 21 Pen 9 Total 30. The Pet Rock is still there pretending to be an egg.

[@joelbertelli860]

Anything can have aspirations

[@debbiethomas2622]

a big thanks for all the donations. I know Matt is thrilled beyond all. Matt, you deserve it for all you are doing.

[@theletterpurple6228]

I'm so happy for you Matt!!! big thanks to Peter!!!

[@valeriejoyc]

So happy for you Matt. You deserve the gifts. Thanks Peter!

[@laraleavitt6350]

Thanks to all of you - Shawn, Sandra, Mary, Melonie and Peter! You guys are so great! I just love seeing all the support for Matt and the ducks from my fellow fans!

[@debboy2314]

A big thank you to our U.S. fans - you all rock. You have no idea how expensive things are up here in Canada. I can relate to Matt with the high cost. That's why we go across the border to shop. Thanks again. You can tell that Matt is so appreciative and these items are saving him a lot of money. Cheers!!

[@joelbertelli860]

It's the same in Britain some things are ridiculously over priced if you compare them to Americas prices(converted obviously)

[@shawnpcrouch]

You are welcome Matt for the glass magnet cleaning! It's going to be so much better to see in the hatcher! Go Goose Lee!!!

[@VenezuelaNow]

thanks Shawn

[@vmcougarintn5035]

Now why didn't I think of that. Used to have one for my aquarium. I've even used them on windows! You are on it Shawn!

[@alan30189]

Yea Shawn! Thanks for the contribution!

[@shawnpcrouch]

+50 Ducks In A Hot Tub will be glad to see the ducklings hatch more clear than before, it was driving me crazy not seeing through the glass......

[@vmcougarintn5035]

LOL

[@MsrKSDisque]

Peter, you rock!!!

[@Tentantionem]

"This is the best year on the Duck Adventure" -Matt. The quicker you get healed, the more fun and better it gets! I do hope you get better soon! So many cooperative fans! Thank you!

[@asabagrendel]

Thank you Shaun, Sandra, Mary, Melonie, and especially Peter for sending such fabulous gifts! Duck Adventure fans are the best!

[@maui5744]

I know what you mean about not minding having to clean up after them, there's something really rewarding about watching them enjoy the clean straw so much

[@DebCnbfre]

Thank you , Thank You Thank you for all who sent the awesome gifts and Peter, a huge advantage for the duck adventure. Thank you so much for the drone and all the needed equipment!!! : )

[@latoyann]

Went to a city park today and there were a bunch of wild mallard ducks there. We fed them and then all of the sudden a mama duck showed up with a bunch of baby ducklings! They were so adorable and friendly! It was so tempting to try and catch one to pet it, but we didn't. Now I know why the ducklings make you so happy :)

[@atrl7041]

Hopefully those mallards didn't do what they do to the females, especially if that one had ducklings with it

[@latoyann]

What do they do to they females?

[@crallwilliam]

If I had vacation time left at work. I would come up and help you out.

[@hcain354]

New toys and equipment for The Duck Adventure! Special Thank you from a viewer to all the people who have donated.

[@BikerDucky1964]

Thumbs up to the kindness of those who sent all this. I love this channel and the ducks. Big Big Like!!

[@melanievarela4048]

The Tim Conway reference killed me! I can't stop thinking about it and laughing.

[@btankful]

I was wondering, now how are magnets going to get rid of moisture? Laugh. So glad you filmed it. very clever.

[@nochaneladdplease]

That rock.. the one that looks like an egg told me it wants to be around the fire pit.

[@nochaneladdplease]

fickle rock

[@vmcougarintn5035]

LOL Funny you should say that, I thought it so go on garden pyramid.

[@darthvader4hire]

for the longest time...i thought that rock was a big duck turd...

[@coolmintypepper.297]

Hi Matt, My kids and I just Love your show ! The DVDs we have are dusty and never used, your show is our choice most every night ! We are praying for your condition to get better very soon. I hope and pray also that maybe, you can find a volunteer to help you, so you can get more rest. I wish my girls and I could help, but we are far away in Everett Washington (the state). Thank you for all your great shows, our prayers are with you. God Bless, Cayanne.

[@larrysowada9905]

you have to get Dug use to it flying, I can just see him going crazy chasing it haha, good luck

[@Quacking-Goose]

Oh gawd, i'm laughing just thinking about it "Dug! DUG! it's just the drone! holey moleys dog!"

[@maverick2377]

I hope Dug doesn't destroy it before it leave ground.

[@crazy808ish]

Maybe this is just what Dug needs to get him off chasing crows.

[@M.L23]

I would LOVE to adopt the weak ducklings and make them strong again. they're too cute.

[@micheleborowski7828]

A drone? Boy you are lucky!...thanks fan whoever sent it..it's gonna be fun!

[@johnee1326]

Thanks Matt

[@ThunderingCreation]

Thanks for vid matt....that drone is gonna drive Dug mental hahaha...the duck fanbase are so generous & thougthful people. Thanks to them from a fellow fan.

[@vmcougarintn5035]

Matt, Peter is very correct. The drone owners that I know said to tell you to not try to do anything other than fly the drone. It takes a great deal of concentration. Peter you are indeed a Christian man, in the true meaning of the word. Thank you for doing what I wanted to do so much! We can all look forward to drone footage of the ducks. One of my friends has knowledge of several drone fliers in Canada and has promised to contact them to see if they are close enough to come and help you learn. Apparently, like model plane clubs, there are drone clubs in some areas. I sure hope at least one of them is close. It may take awhile, but he's watched your show and says drone footage would be great! You will have to let the ducks learn to ignore the noise, because they are noisy. Thanks for the fun tonight. I really needed it.

[@Retrieverman1]

Rouen duckling have two stripes going down the sides of their heads. Wild ones have only one stripe. I think that little one had only one stripe!

[@maui5744]

Don't let yourself feel too down about the weak ones, Matt. You do way more for them than most farms would, and it's just nature. I know it can be hard to get past it even when you did all you could. I raise amphibians and I ended up with a single healthy adolescent out of a group of 20 or so this year, it was brutal. At least they meet a better end this way than they would in the wild or some cold, industrial factory farm. So far as the hoard goes, I've never seen healthier, faster ducklings! They're huge this year! You must've made some really good choices with breeders this time around

[@pggbtwo8455]

Holy cow, the drone is awesome! Peter seriously hooked you up. What a great haul - so much useful stuff. The duckling drawing is so cute!

[@melanievarela4048]

DISCO JR!!!!! I'm laughing at you using sweet little words to talk about the ducklings. Big strong man like you all softie over his ducklings. It is So funny and SO sweet and SO real! Awesome gifts! Thank you to all you awesome fans! Great show. Love seeing the Babies everyday. I hope we get a few more Muscovy Babies in this hatch.

[@GeeGeeToEZ]

A Phantom 2 Vision Drone!!!???? Holy Sheeit that is a really good and easy drone to use. I can't wait to see it in action.

[@sharonavery2157]

The ducks sheds are just like housework .... never ends

[@Retrieverman1]

OMG, Peter is so awesome! That's an AMAZING gift!

[@snakatac]

The black duckling with the white ring around its neck should be names after Daffy, who also had a ring around his neck.

[@crazyduck9657]

I was about to comment that scaring them from above is the most effective way to get them to move, when a few minute in you actually did it. Sudden movements or sweeping motions above them tend to work better than noise that they get used to.

[@crazyduck9657]

Dug really does make them move, but soon the feeding bags won't because the ducklings will associate them with food. When I go to the park to feed the ducks, the sound of the bag is like a duck call that brings them all bumping against me.

[@crazy808ish]

The duck's instinct is to move away from anything that could be an aerial predator. Anything above them will still work, since that reaction's pretty firmly ingrained in them.

[@Billsfan2012]

Congrats Matt, the duck adventure viewers are awesome. You deserve it. What a great hatch so far.

[@siouxgerowsays]

Oh Wow People - Sean, Mary, Melonie and Peter - you are awesome! I can't wait to see drone footage! I cracked up over Matt saying the Duck Adventure is "getting high tech"when he was using the magnets! Right On Duck Fans!

[@TK-qu1ht]

Thanx Be Thankful Peter!!! You're enabling Matt to take the Duck Adventure to a whole nother level (pun intended)!!!

[@ConchoPearl]

Matt, you have some of the most awesome fans. God bless them all and you and Dug and the ducks. :)

[@larkbird9247]

wonderful people/fans. blessing to you all.

[@melonielang]

thanks Peter. that was awesome.

[@melonielang]

and my husband said you're more than welcome Matt. and that when he goes again will look to see if they have them since they are only $10 for four compared to what eBay wanted was 20 something for 4. but I can't find the other lights less than $200 and that's from Sears. but I'll keep my eyes open. Anything to help the adventures along. it's funny I had my husband hook up the Wii to my bedroom TV 70 inch TV and I just let the the channel play all day and night on autoplay and then when I went to relax because of what's going on with my health finding out you have a brain tumor you kind of want to be by yourself every now and then I put on the ducklings and I just smile and wish I was there surrounded by the ducklings pinching me pulling my hair climbing on top of me.

[@laraleavitt6350]

So sorry to hear that Melonie. Hang in there. Hopefully the ducklings will provide some needed therapy.

[@adolfochavez9350]

I wish you the best, Melonie.

[@melonielang]

They are therapy to me!!. Thank you guys really thank you.

[@lizspencer605]

Hugs Melonie! Think happy healing thoughts. This might help... zerocarbzen.com/2015/05/31/healing-brain-cancer-with-a-zero-carb-ketogenic-diet-by-andrew-scarborough/

[@StamperJane]

Healing thoughts and prayers Melonie.

[@zacktedford2068]

dug is going to bark at the drone

[@Jesus-mi4nd]

He's can keep dug inside the house when he's flying it

[@vmcougarintn5035]

Those muscovy sure are cute ducklings. Tiny, but they are so cute it doesn't matter. Just think how big they are going get!

[@Cheshyre.]

Been waitin' on mail time! Whoo!

[@niconightcore8211]

I wait for these video everyday, check every hour, hoping to see a new upload! Love the show Matt!

[@roxyie1122]

it's unreal how cool your days are when it's pushing 100° in southern Colorado! trade ya?

[@vmcougarintn5035]

Today is the 17th here and it was cooler. We've had some really bad days this week very hot in the 90 and very, very high humidity. Not the type of weather I enjoy at all. Hubby mowed the lawn today - he has taken some vacation days. I tried to help by picking up sticks, but my feet began to throb very badly and I had to come in and put them up. Sigh.... I loved to garden and now I can't.

[@TTex11]

Don't worry. I live about fifteen minutes from Matt and I can safely say it's warmed up again in those days since today's video came out.

[@huntsfish1430]

+TTex11 y don't you go to his house

[@TTex11]

I did go and meet Matt (and Dug) last year actually, just before last year's first hatch. Ended up staying longer than I intended to cause we had a great long chat about things. He really isn't kidding about how busy he is right now though and I wouldn't just show up at his place uninvited either.

[@roxyie1122]

+katnip2u I think this brood is going to give him a run for his money, lol.

[@paddygoesracing]

Wow mail time was awesome . A dji drone . The duckling drink so much water. I bet u can't wait to get them out side

[@andrewhoran3188]

i was just talking to my brother before i watched the show how you didnt get a drone. and now you have a drone. thank you peter.

[@TheLogisticos]

Get some mini herding sticks so they get practice for the real ones when they are older, they will be pro's

[@Frossiart]

I knew it! I knew it was a Drone! I knew it when you said there was another box coming! ...Congrats Matt! ( just don't go by way of Casey Neistat, eh? He's busting up a Drone every few weeks, Keep it away from the trees, and it's a Second edition, check to see what the distance on the connectivity is on that model before you fly it too far so you don't lose it ). *A BIG THANK YOU TO PETER FOR BEING SIMPLY AWESOME!*

[@catcafe4802]

"Stripper, you're doing nothing constructive". LOL

[@meee7771]

DUG'S GONNA GO NUTS WITH THAT DRONE

[@iloveharrold]

Dug could operate the drone to take revenge on the crows. Lol.

[@vmcougarintn5035]

2nd viewing. Thank you Mary for sending the charger and the batteries.

[@roxyie1122]

The Thankful drone sounds so much better than the Peter drone, lol...

[@IrfaanHassanDiamonds45]

thank you sean

[@micheleborowski7828]

Peter! Thanks!

[@rittaslusher2369]

anyway you can get water into your duck house? sure would cut your lifting down...still praying for your and your health hope you can keep it going love watching you God bless

[@rovaor93]

you should train flying the first drone and then flying the second so you won't crash the better one lol

[@btankful]

Bingo!!

[@sweetheartsmom]

Matt I am back to work after my surgery; your videos made my life so much better. this is a very nice drone!!! didn't you get another drone before? i look forward to getting the ducklings outside and watching how you expand the pen. i hope you include how you measure and plan because i am getting ready to expand my pen as well and i know nothing

[@diggerpete2358]

you have been saying for the last 4 days you need to let the ducklings out yet still the poor buggars are still in the barn

[@shelonewolf]

do you have two drones now? I remember you getting another ? if so you got a back up on that too

[@tg8392]

;-; poor little duckling with a deformed leg

[@doifhg]

woah thats a pretty neat power washer

[@suejoyce5132]

too cute

[@leapgamer412]

I wish I could just spam the like button

[@lacielynch406]

Some people would like to have a deformed duck just to be its friend!!

[@TiffyCassie]

Twenty one in shed, nine in pen.

[@IrfaanHassanDiamonds45]

Dear "bthankful" - wow. mahn oh mahn, you even sent the taxmoney! even better than casey nestat. no doubt.

[@trucid2]

6:58 that humidity seems high... The one goose you had with the ducks hatched just fine. If the little ducks are part wild, do you think they can fly?

[@hunteroutdoor5680]

Didn't you all ready get a drone this year

[@prickleshatespickles8372]

at 21:58 you could call that one Necklace duck if it till has a ring as an adult

[@rb0312]

The reason that they didn't drink as much water is because you put down the temperature

[@LC-sm1ti]

+50 Ducks In A Hot Tub i want to ask you what duck/goose species would you like to have that is if you just asked for it and it was given to you hope you reply pls and thank you for answering my question

[@VenezuelaNow]

Honestly I'd like to add new types of ducks

[@LC-sm1ti]

Once im of age i would like to go to canada to help you out on the duck adventures

[@alan30189]

I wish I was closer to help you out, Matt. You could take and entire day or two off and just sleep and heal. You would get better so much faster. Hopefully that high school kid I found a few episodes ago will come out to help you. I would call Purina and ask if that feed is actually for ducklings. I don't think a company like Purina would not spend the money on the packaging to properly reflect what is in the bag. It doesn't make sense. The retailer might be trying to BS you. Two things about those plastic bags though: They probably keep the feed fresher longer, and rodents are probably less likely to smell what is in the bag and then eat a hole in one. You might be able to recycle them. We recycle plastic grocery bags here in the States. I see no reason they couldn't recycle those bags too. Maybe mail one as a tote with each T-shirt you sell. :-) A drone from Peter! How generous! That's going to drive the ducks nuts, but maybe you can chase off predators with it as well as film. Be sure to take the camera off when you are learning to fly it, even with the camera protector.

[@VenezuelaNow]

The tag on the bag clearly states "Duck Starter" it was a special batch made just for the show, I'm the only customer that orders it in bags

[@alan30189]

Okay. Got it.

[@alan30189]

Oh bullshit. That is nonsense. Neighbors help each other all the time. Colin came out last year and helped him out. If there was an insurance or liability issue, that is easily solved by having the person sign a waiver.

[@alan30189]

I didn't see that reaction from him and am not about to go hunting for it, and Colin did visit last year and he didn't kick him off the property. If that was an issue, there are ways to get around it, as I said above. You could probably get a liability waiver off the internet for free. I am also only talking about a day or two so he can heal up, not three months.

[@picchu56]

...gotta get you conditioned, Matt! lol

[@adolfochavez9350]

Matt, I still think you would've had a better ratio with the goose eggs if you would've put them under broody ducks instead of the incubator, even if there's a problem with the inbreeding thing, you still would've had a better ratio. Goose eggs and muscovy eggs don't do well in the incubator, they're better with ducks sitting on them, I've seen videos saying that incubators don't work as good as the ducks/geese doing the incubation process.

[@picchu56]

Could your grain guy use the bags?

[@Second_UNIT]

Notification squad represent!

[@jarradkennedy4473]

Maybe the muscovy have the same problem as the geese

[@tjonezzzyyy5619]

Muscovys never hatch well for me so i let the hens hatch them

[@kristiemiller5446]

Hey Matt, just a thought.. (not trying to be a keyboard expert) but im wondering if maybe the muscoveys and geese may need a bit different temp and humidity throughout the incubation/hatch process. They seemed to do better when your temps where a bit off from what the hatchery told you. Not sure if what they told you goes for the muscoveys and geese as well or not. Just trying to help you figure out what went wrong, I cant believe how well the duck hatch went for you and then the total opposite for the moscoveys and geese. Anyway, as usual, thanks for bringing us on this journey with you and sharing it with us. Hope your pain in the arse subsides soon!

[@kristiemiller5446]

I wrote all that ^ before finishing the video. Just want to add a thank you to everyone who sent The Duck Adventure some of the supplies he needed. And to "Be Thankful"... wow.. just wow. You da man! Its so wonderful to see those of us who can support the show do so.

[@andrewhoran3188]

i think you have another disco duck because one of the ducklings looks like her

[@StamperJane]

Hey Mat, aren't the ducklings still a bit young to be out on the lawn? I wonder how easy it would be to get them back into the pen, not to mention the airborne predators. But, I guess you'd have thought about that too.

[@diannetabor]

Matt usually sets up an enclosure to protect the ducklings. Once they get a little bigger and the geese start protecting them the ducklings spend time out of the pen. At least, that is how he did it last year.

[@StamperJane]

Yes, I know that... but he kept saying he was going to put them out on the lawn (not the pen) and that they could be free ranging already. That's why I asked.

[@crazy808ish]

The only thing preventing the ducklings from being outside is the cold. Doesn't matter how young they are, so long as it's warm enough. Wild ducks do it all the time, and they actually get used to the cold far quicker than domestic ducks are allowed to.

[@boykinlover2262]

nice surgical gloves

[@coocaak]

It's so weird that ( For me ) The video is 57:57 mins long and the ep number is 57! Cx Edit: Oh, i just refreshed the page, now it's 57:58.. DAMN YOU INTERNET FOR CHANGING THAT ONE SPECIAL MOMENT OF ME LIFE!! XDDD Another Edit! : WHY DOES IT KEEP CHANGING THE TIME?!?! IT'S NOW 57:57 AGAIN!!

[@v.4549]

I have to say, the goose eggs look like they died just prior to pipping, not before you put them in the hatcher. The yolk sac looks big, but it really does all start to absorb around pipping time, it happens very fast. And from all the liquid in the eggs I do think the humidity was too high for them, I don't think it was due to inbreeding. Most birds won't exhibit major problems due to inbreeding after only one generation, and I think you would be seeing deformation in the goslings, not late-stage death. I'll repeat from my last post on a previous video that both muscovy duck and goose eggs do better with humidity not above 45%, perhaps even lower. I really think that's the issue, because I've had a lot of losses due to high humidity. You can always tell because you have a high rate of late-stage death (prior to pipping). There aren't a lot of other causes of late-stage death. A number of years ago, when it was widely accepted that goose eggs required very high humidity during incubation, successfully hatching goose eggs was thought to be very difficult. But we got it all wrong. They actually need lower humidity than most other bird eggs. Think of it this way: an egg needs to lose moisture before it hatches so that the air cell expands enough to let the chick breathe. The egg has pores through which this moisture is lost as the egg "breathes" over time. A goose egg has an incredibly thick shell, which means moisture is lost far less readily than most other eggs. Your duck hatch was probably so good this year partly because your duck eggs had especially thin shells, so they lost more moisture than they otherwise would. Moisture loss is so crucial for successfully hatching eggs! Here are two threads from the site backyardchickens.com that are really helpful in case anybody is interested in the issue of moisture loss and humidity. The guy from the first link really knows a lot about the hatching process. www.backyardchickens.com/t/491013/goose-incubation-hatching-guide-completed www.backyardchickens.com/a/incubating-and-hatching-muscovy-eggs

[@joba5943]

Man i wish ihad a duck if i had one i would wanted it to be a ninja duck ;3; also a yellow duck ;3; 2 ducks also how do you not forget their names?

[@brendensullivan5779]

Would you forget your kids names? And he only has names for maybe maybe 20 not all of them

[@joba5943]

KidBehindAKamera k

[@hunteroutdoor5680]

So what's the status on the Mandren ducks

[@saadiazourafi6348]

U need to find a way to clean the ducklings without having to do so much work if u do that you'll have more time to do more stuff around the adventure.

[@bludymaori]

what happened to the other drone?

[@brendensullivan5779]

Still thinking about getting mandarin ducks?

[@TheBeautyinPink]

What would happen if you put a female adult duck in with the babies? Might be cool to see if its not dangerous. Love your videos!

[@morgansmith334]

nooooo why didn't you give the duck to meee :((((((((

[@johnee1326]

June the 11th ? I thought this video was for the 16th.

[@louiev5346]

The day was June 11 that it was filmed

[@johnee1326]

+Louie vertin yea I just thought it was for the 16th