Ducks Update

Hard to believe we've only had the new adopted ducks for a few weeks. They are indistinguishable from the rest of the flock. You look close you can see who is who but at a glance you would never know that they didn't grow up together. Every day we get 6 eggs from 7 layers (the 2 rouen females aren't laying yet), seems a different one takes a day off each day. We haven't had a 7 duck egg day yet but I'm sure it won't be long before we do.

We had a big Nor'easter snowstorm on Wednesday into Thursday. Thursday morning the chickens were reluctant to go out into all the new snow but the ducks loved it.

The ducks found a little pond (big puddle?)  area when we had a warm up and lots of snow melted. they didn't forget about that pond when the snow covered it up, they made their own path and uncovered the now much smaller puddle.

The ducks shovel faster than I do!

The pond has become a puddle to be uncovered from snow but the ducks weren't dismayed. They found it and dabbled around in the icy mud.