A video on my YouTube channel: the ducks swimming in the pond, enjoying mealworm treats tossed from the pond deck. 📹🦆
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On the homestead blog: more pictures of the ducks swimming in the pond, plus some bonus GIFs, and pictures of dragonflies near the ducks. 🦆
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On the homestead blog: yesterday I opened the duck house pop door for the first time, and while Bert joined them, the new ducks didn’t venture into the pond. But today was different; they had their first swims in the pond! 🦆
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Since the new ducks didn't avail themselves of the pond when I opened the pop door yesterday, today I "encouraged" them (I basically shoved them out the door). The three females went first, and Bert showed them around the pond, then the boys joined them.
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This video contains five clips from their first swim, from different vantage points around the pond. 📹🦆
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On the homestead blog: today’s the day! Today I opened the pop door of the duck house. But it didn’t go quite as expected. 🦆
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On my YouTube channel: today we opened the duck house pop door, enabling the new ducks to go into the pond, but instead Bert took the opportunity to join them in their house and run. (Bert is the duck closest to the pop door.) 📹🦆
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On the homestead blog: today is the last day before the new ducks can go free-range; I plan to open the pop door and let them go into the pond tomorrow morning. 🦆
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On the homestead blog today at the duck house, I feel like I'm being watched, and I watch shimmery feathers, with a fun fact that I just learned for you. 🦆
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On the homestead blog: this week will probably be the last Flock Friday without the new ducks — they should be out in the pond by next week. #FlockFriday 🦆🐓
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On the homestead blog: 50 days of ducklings! 49 is seven weeks old, but 50 feels like a more significant number. 🦆
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On the homestead blog: a few more days before the ducks have a free-range opportunity! Though I will be surprised if they all go out into the pond on the first day. 🦆
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On the homestead blog: only a few more days of duckling posts! I now have a planned date for opening the pop door of the duck house. 🦆
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On the homestead blog: an update of my post with one picture of the ducklings and their breeds and names, now that they’re mostly feathered and grown. 🦆
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On the homestead blog today I tried to take pictures of each of the ducks so I could state their names. Plus I gave them some mealworm treats. 🦆
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On the homestead blog: for today’s duckling post, we start with a cam picture from last night, then sleepy ducklings, then treat time. I’m starting to use their names more, too. 🦆
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On the homestead blog today, in addition to the usual duckling run pictures, I have some pictures from up the path, and from the pond deck, including a GIF. 🦆
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On the homestead blog: various pictures of the ducklings from this morning, plus a funny GIF from the cam. 🦆
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On the homestead blog for Flock Friday this week, a bunch of pictures of our adult duck Bert, and a few chicken pictures. #FlockFriday 🦆🐓
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On the homestead blog: ducklings swimming, flapping wings, etc in today's update. 🦆
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On the homestead blog: I seem to do tweaks every day; today I added a tarp to the roof of the duckling run, to give them some more shade. 🦆
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