For Flock Friday this week, more sad news, I’m afraid. One of the two Rouen ducks went missing on Sunday night. I don’t know what happened to him — I saw him on Sunday, and haven’t seen him since, not even a body or signs of a struggle. So if a raccoon or something grabbed him, it must have dragged him somewhere else.

Anyway, on with the pictures. Here are the ducks messily eating, with one of the Rouens in the foreground:

Ducks by the duck house, and (not really visible) ducklings inside:

A GIF of one of the Rouens exiting the pond:

Splashing to cool off on a hot day:

It was very hot (mid-90’s) over the weekend, so we gave the chickens a frozen treat of corn and peas to help them cool off:

Ducks eating again:

Camilla snuck into the veggie garden when I opened the gate:

Ducks with treats; the last photo of both Rouens:

On Sunday, the chickens with another frozen treat:

Looking at the pond cam, 8 ducks visible on Sunday evening:

The next morning, only 7 ducks; I couldn’t see any evidence of what happened to the second Rouen:

We had two names for the Rouens, Rémy and Raoul, but hadn’t decided on which was which. But now that we only have one, his name is Rémy. RIP Raoul.

Seven ducks eating:

I went to the feed store for more duckling food. I’m well stocked now; a couple of spare bags of duckling food (the red ones at the back), plus many bags of chicken food, fish food, and mealworms, in the storage area of the new chicken coop (I might need to add another shelf):

Sleepy ducks:

Night ducks:

Ducks on the bank:

This morning, a visit by a blue heron: