The ducklings are about four weeks old now, so I’m going to start leaving the paint tray pool in the duck house full-time from today on.

Each day when I go to the duck house on my morning rounds, I swing through the veggie garden to get a handful of lettuce or kale treats for the chickens and ducklings, and a handful of fresh straw from the chicken coop to top up the duck house. I often put them on the duck house roof to have them handy (and so Bert doesn’t help himself):

Good morning ducklings:

As mentioned, I’m going to leave the paint tray pool in the duck house now, so I thought I’d try tucking it in one of the nesting boxes, to give them more floor space. We’ll see if this works:

Treats for everyone:

Head room could be a concern as they grow:

Um, you seem to have something on your face and chest there Betty: