Still waiting for Betty’s ducklings (could be any day now); still waiting for Sonja to start full-time nesting (could be any day now); plus some other pictures of ducks and chickens (with a particularly funny one at the end).
Here’s Betty, still nesting on her eggs, and not happy to be disturbed:
I added more straw to the duck house, and refilled their food and water:
Taking a peek at Sonja’s eggs while she was away; I see 10 eggs here (at least one under the straw):
She has been increasing the time spent sitting on them, but isn’t full-time yet, so I don’t think we can start the clock on them hatching quite yet. She has also gathered up most of that new straw to insulate her nest.
Ducks on the floating island:
Ducks in the pond:
Ducks on the pond bank:
Chickens with treats:
Um, three chickens don’t really fit in a nesting box:
