My speech is about ducklings and ducks

 Hi I'm Kaylee and my speech is about facts on Ducks and Ducklings.  

Ducklings are baby ducks. They have soft feathers that are called down. Some are yellow, black, brown and white. Ducklings can not fly, until 1 month old then can fly.

Ducks have webbed feet, their webbed feet help them swim. They can not feel the cold water. Some are born tiny and others are born big. Ducks live near water like rivers, lakes and creeks. Ducks make their nests out of grass and leaves on the banks of the water where they then lay their eggs. Their eggs take 28 days to hatch. 

A male duck is called a drake and a female is called a duck or a hen. There are about 48.4 million ducks in the whole world. Some ducklings live in trees or on the ground close to the water. Their mother teaches them how to swim.

Sometimes ducklings get lost so they go to another duck. At times if they do they can get killed.

Ducks have a bill that helps them pick up small fish in the water and on land they eat worms, insects and snails. Ducks have hard beaks that help them eat.

Ducks have a bill there is another way to call a bill it is a beak. Ducks grow new feathers and the new feathers do not get wet. Ducks spend a lot of time in the water. 

Some ducks have mixed colours on their feathers. Ducklings swim fast in the water. Ducklings run very fast.

Ducklings can be pets, they can be so friendly if you look after a duckling from a young age. Most ducklings live in the wild.  A group of ducks is called a flock. A duck has about 14.900 feathers or more. 

Ducks like to swim and they waddle. You can eat a duck egg. There are 13 different types of ducks. Some types are: mallard, marbled duck, spotted whistling duck,white faced whistling duck and wandering whistling duck.

Ducks can not have more than 12 ducklings. Ducks swim in freshwater. Ducks do not have teeth. Ducks are always smiling. 

You can feed a duck some grapes or Cooked rice or chopped lettuce or birdseed or other grains.

Ducks love to get muddy at times. 

Ducks still need to be clean at times too. Ducks can have friends,sisters, brothers,Aunties,uncles,mum and dad.

There can be a big flock. Ducks have ears but we can not see their ears. Duck eggs are bigger eggs than chicken eggs.