Last night Betty knocked over the EcoGlow brooder:
A GIF:
The crime scene this morning:
I righted it, and put it back bit, so hopefully it’ll be more stable now.
Treat time:
Hey Bert:
Month: July 2020
Ducklings day 31
Happy US Independence Day! I spent the day doing homestead projects (more on that another day), so am posting this via my iPad Pro from our deck after a tasty grilled meal.
Nothing particularly exciting today; ducklings with treats:
Bert peeking:
Cat update for week ending July 4
For this week’s Caturday, a number of pictures of spotting cats in person, plus the usual cat cabin and house pictures.
While doing afternoon rounds, Rory spotted Paladout in the distance:
Spud emerging from the breezeway cabin:
Two cats in the cabins:
Having a drink:
Feet:
I spotted Porcini on the path near the stream:
Cabin twins:
Two cats on their deck:
Three cats at the cabins:
Porcini:
Three cats inside:
I spotted a cat on the edge of the field:
Make that two cats; looks like they’re watching something:
Then they both headed towards the front yard (Porcini and Poppy):
Poppy and Porcini again:
And again; those two like hanging out together:
Three cats:
Ducklings day 30
This morning I mucked out the duck house, and captured pictures and a GIF of ducklings flapping their wings, with cute little feathers.
But first, three cam shots from overnight, showing sleepy and active ducklings… but also showing a benefit of the new position of the waterer, letting me see how the level drops overnight:
Mucking out the duck house, which freaks out the ducklings:
I gave them a few strawberries; they weren’t sure about that, though ate them:
Plus the usual leafy treats:
And some apple peel:
Hey Bert:
Peeking:
Flapping wings; look at those little proto-feathers:
A GIF of flapping wings, plus preening and drinking:
More flapping:
Flock Friday for July 3
Let’s check on the chickens, Bert, and Jack. (Who is that? Read on.)
Chicken treats:
Hey there, Bert:
Jack is, of course, the frog living in our pond deck box:
Another day, more chicken pictures:
A couple more of Jack, sitting on top of the fish food container, and on the side of the box:
Ducklings day 29
Some closeups of the ducklings today, and rearranging things a bit.
As mentioned yesterday, I left the paint tray pool in the house overnight for the first time:
Though they don’t seem to like that position, as few used it there.
Good morning ducklings:
Treat time:
Some close-ups:
Bert came over to check on the ducklings:
On afternoon rounds, I quickly swapped the position of the waterer and pool:
They definitely seem to prefer this location:
Tomorrow I’ll muck out the house again so I can position things better — the ramp is sitting on top of the straw at present, so is a bit unstable.
Ducklings day 28
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:
