On the homestead blog: last night the ducks all spent the night outside for the first time. 🦆
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A video on my YouTube channel: the ducks swimming in the pond, enjoying mealworm treats tossed from the pond deck. 📹🦆
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! 🦆
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.
This video contains five clips from their first swim, from different vantage points around the pond. 📹🦆
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. 🦆
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.) 📹🦆
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. 🦆
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. 🦆
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 🦆🐓
