Animals
New Ducks on Their Way!!
Our poor flock of Campbell ducks has slowly dwindled down to just one lone duck. We have named her Methusela because she has lived the longest. I worry that she is lonely. We feed her daily and she spends her days happily swimming on the pond...often visited by Maddie our Newfie.
Jack mentioned this to a friend who just happened to have a few ducks she wanted to relocate. So...this Sunday we will be welcoming a new bunch of ducks to our pond. I am told they are black and white (some sort of mix) with blue eyes. Maddie is so excited!! What a surprise these new birds will have when they me HER!!
They will spend their first night in our duck house and then be introduced to the pond on Monday. We will have pictures at that point.
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Maddie And The Ducklings
About two weeks ago, while we were on vacation,nine little ducklings hatched at our pond.This is the second generation of ducks that have come from my originalgroup of Swedish Runners, Cayugas, and Pekins. Maddie and I visited the pond yesterday afternoon...
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A Duck's Life
Our ducks are either incredibly smart or completely stupid.Either way, though, all 18 continue to survive...the best luck we have ever had with raising ducks. Now, I would love to credit Hubbs and I, saying that it is because wepainstakingly herd them...
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Pond Happenings
I make several trips to our pond each day...first thing in the morning,to let the ducks out, last thing at night to close them back in,and occasional trips in between with the dogs. Each and every time I arrive at the pond,seven wild ducks fly away. They...
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Duck, Duck, Dog
Yesterday afternoon, after chores,the dogs and I headed down to the pond to check on the ducks. They are really enjoying their pond time each day.Every morning, Methuselah, our old Campbell duck, is waiting on the shore beside the duck hut....pacing...waiting...
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Just Ducky
The new brood of adolescent ducks was delivered to their new duck hut Sunday night. Since it was already dark outside, we kept them penned in the hut until Monday morning. They seemed to have weathered their trip just fine and proceeded to eat a bedtime...
Animals