Happy Flock Friday! We’re still waiting for Sonja’s eggs to hatch; based on when she started full-time nesting, they’re due around today, though could be a few days away.

Here is Sonja on her nest last weekend:

A peek at her eggs; I see 15 there, but there could be more hidden under the straw. As with Betty, probably only a few of those will hatch:

Our pond, with Betty flapping her wings on the island, and her ducklings barely visible:

A closer look at Betty and her ducklings:

Did you see my blog post about adding more dirt to the island?

Ducklings and ducks on the far side of the pond:

A snake taking a swim; don’t see them often:

Ducks on the lawn by the brown gazebo and grove of trees:

Sonja taking a break on an upturned pot island, along with Betty and her ducklings:

Betty and ducklings:

They’re getting so big already!

Oh, I suppose I should include some token pictures of chickens too; the chickens are characters in their own way, but for some reason I take way more pictures of the ducks:

Chickens:

Chickens: