Have you ever seen sheep herding dogs? I have 2 chihuahua duckling herding dogs - lol
Today I let the ducklings explore the coop yard…. It was entertaining! Firstly, they have easily doubled in size - in a week! They chase flies, flap their tiny wings and wiggle their tiny butts. They stick together in a group, moving in unison - not that they had much choice.
Poppy was being very protective (Ginger too) and circled them while keeping the chickens away, and keeping them in a tight group as they ate, played and splashed. I giggle at the thought of what's going to happen as these ducks become larger then Poppy & Ginger, daily visits will keep everyone friendly. I have a kiddy pool for them and just taught them how to get out safely on the wooden ramp. They didn’t seem too thrilled with the water. Hmmmm.
The chickens don’t seem too impressed or concerned with the ducklings, they hardly even looked at them, they tried to steal their food but Poppy was having none of it.
They loved it, their first adventure out, exploring for 2 hours, tomorrow I’ll leave them longer. I had to round them up and put them back one by one & one is very fast- lol I’ll call him Speedy, the girls caught on to what I was trying to do and helped re-direct the tiny quick ducking in my direction - out from under the coop.
Today, I’m painting a special bugs on some new canvas I was just gifted, (yay!!) & then ducklings in the sunlight in the afternoon.
I hope you are having a terrific day & keeping cool!
It's cool in Canada today only a high of 23.
It’s another glorious day to enjoy & create.
Today I let the ducklings explore the coop yard…. It was entertaining! Firstly, they have easily doubled in size - in a week! They chase flies, flap their tiny wings and wiggle their tiny butts. They stick together in a group, moving in unison - not that they had much choice.
Poppy was being very protective (Ginger too) and circled them while keeping the chickens away, and keeping them in a tight group as they ate, played and splashed. I giggle at the thought of what's going to happen as these ducks become larger then Poppy & Ginger, daily visits will keep everyone friendly. I have a kiddy pool for them and just taught them how to get out safely on the wooden ramp. They didn’t seem too thrilled with the water. Hmmmm.
The chickens don’t seem too impressed or concerned with the ducklings, they hardly even looked at them, they tried to steal their food but Poppy was having none of it.
They loved it, their first adventure out, exploring for 2 hours, tomorrow I’ll leave them longer. I had to round them up and put them back one by one & one is very fast- lol I’ll call him Speedy, the girls caught on to what I was trying to do and helped re-direct the tiny quick ducking in my direction - out from under the coop.
Today, I’m painting a special bugs on some new canvas I was just gifted, (yay!!) & then ducklings in the sunlight in the afternoon.
I hope you are having a terrific day & keeping cool!
It's cool in Canada today only a high of 23.
It’s another glorious day to enjoy & create.
