Silly ducks!

Or is it silly humans? I was out tossing left over pancakes to the chickens (my kids won't eat them anymore), when I saw the ducks getting a drink from the water thing. I started to get mad at them because they spill the water everywhere and then it freezes. Not only that but it spills down to the sidewalk outside the gate and so now it is all very slippery and a little dangerous when I enter the yard to gather eggs and feed and so forth. So as I stood there watching them and getting a little irritated I realized something... They are only dealing with the horrible lot they have been given. We are not equipped to feed/water ducks. They don't have a pond so they get water the only way they can. It's not their fault it spills every where, and they certainly can't do anything about it. We were not prepared to have ducks. Neither was our neighbor... and that is why we have the ducks. Silly humans.

Welcome to the new comers...

Our farmer neighbor brought these over last week (9/18). We were hoping they were females so that we would get eggs. Alas, they are not. See that curly tail feather? That tells you they are males. They are Pekin ducks so they are good for eating... any one want a cheap duck dinner?

The chickens were very upset by the new comers but seem to have adjusted alright. At least their egg production wasn't affected so life goes on.

The kids have caught (cornered) the ducks a few times so they have been able to pet them and that makes their day (the kids, probably not the ducks). Today, Marissa even got one to eat out of her hands, while it was being held in place. At least they don't attack and bite us.