On the homestead blog: the ducklings are seven weeks old today, which means they could be eligible to go in the pond any time now. But I think I’ll give them another few days; they aren’t all fully feathered yet. 🦆

On the homestead blog: more duck(ling) names. It’s time to reveal the names we’ve chosen for the new ducklings, and the answer to the mysterious duck! 🦆

On the homestead blog: since @macgenie mentioned it, I included a GIF of me shoving Gimpy yesterday. Or more charitably, gently introducing a reluctant duckling to the concept of swimming, in a safe environment. Yeah, that sounds better. 🦆

Mask selfie when going to the post office and feed store today. Looks kinda silly with my beard, but it’s the way of the world nowadays. Wear a mask, people. 😷

Video: a demo of how the coop pop door opener works, and the innovative way I have it mounted on a door so I can access it from inside the coop, and have the cord go straight down from the opener to the pop door. 🚪🐓
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On the homestead blog today: a mystery, shoving a duckling, showing off feathers, and another GIF summary of 75 pictures. Yep, I took a lot today. But first, 13 pictures of note. 🦆

Another sign of fall — our swimming pool is full of leaves, so it’s time to take it down. Today I started the many-hours process of draining the pool, and will disassemble and put it away tomorrow. 🍂

