If you do decide to make your afghan out of squares or rectangles, it is important that they be the SAME size, since you will be joining them. A common question is how to measure them. There is a Crochet Cabana video tutorial on this subject which can help you figure it out: How to Measure Squares and Rectangles.
Mallards are generalist foragers and will eat a wide variety of food. They donât dive, but dabble to feed, tipping forward in the water to eat seeds and aquatic vegetation. They also roam around on the shore and pick at vegetation and prey on the ground.
There are many species of water birds; therefore it is important to look at the beak and feet to determine what they are and what they might eat. Birds having flat beaks such as swans and ducks eat mainly waterweeds, grass, seeds and a variety of beetles and bugs. Usually the chicks of these birds are self feeders and can be fed on grain, chicken pellets, and soft fleshy greens.