Day: 2020-08-15

More ducklings day 4

Today the high temperature reached 94° F (34° C) which is a bit warm even for brand-new ducklings.

Via the duck house cam, I spotted two Rouens on the EcoGlow in the early morning:

Two Rouens on the EcoGlow

Hey ducklings:

Ducklings

I feel like they’re watching me… because they are:

Ducklings

Standing on the over-full feeder:

Ducklings

Did you see the video of them eating?

Ducklings in nesting boxes:

Ducklings in nesting boxes

Since it’s so hot today, I turned off the heat lamp, and partially opened the vent, to maintain the optimal floor temperature of around 90°; with the vents closed, the duck house gets quite a bit warmer than the outside air, which is good overnight, but not so much with such a hot day:

Vent open

Cat update for week ending August 15

This week on Caturday, a bit of danger with raccoons, that fortunately was uneventful, and various other cat pics.

Two cats relaxing in the shade under the bushes on the left, while one drinks:

Two cats relaxing in the shade, one drinking

Cats eating and drinking:

Cats eating and drinking

Silhouette of a cat jumping down from the breezeway cabin:

Silhouette of cat jumping down from the breezeway cabin

Silhouette of cat jumping down from the breezeway cabin

Scratching a tree:

Cat scratching tree

A cat about to jump down over another inside their house:

Cat about to jump down inside

Three comfy cats inside their house:

Three cats inside

Three cats inside

A family of raccoons visited the cat house (no leftover food for them):

Raccoons

Two cats were inside the house at the time, which could have been rather bad if a raccoon had gone inside the house, but fortunately none did:

Cats inside with raccoons outside

The cat house has a back door for escape, but a design flaw was that there is no emergency exit from the upper level. (There are several things I’d do differently if redesigning the cat house, most around better protecting from raccoons.)

If a raccoon had, the cats probably would have been okay; they can defend themselves very well, and could defend the high place against a raccoon, but there would be some risk. I’m glad that didn’t happen.

Finally, three happy cat loaves:

Cat loaves