On the homestead blog: this week, the ducks get to practice walking on the ice again, and more snow, in your weekly flock update! #FlockFriday 🦆🐓
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Some funky frost spires in a patch of dirt on the lawn. ❄️
It’s below freezing overnight, so our pond is partially frozen. Here’s a peek from the secret path, plus a bonus shot of the ice from the other side.
Oops… I noticed that the pipe for the deck mister froze and burst. I forgot to open the valve to let the water drain out when I turned off the water for the winter. I’ll have to replace that in spring before turning on the water again. Seems like an annual tradition to repair at least one outdoor pipe.
On the Dejus YouTube channel: Ducks On Ice. The ducks sliding around on the frozen pond, inside their house, and swimming in the non-frozen water by the fountain pump. ❄️🦆❄️
On the Dejus YouTube channel: Ducks walking on and falling through ice. Our pond mostly froze today, and our ducks walked on the ice for the first time, with mixed success. ❄️ 🦆❄️
It’s below freezing overnight now, so I’ve put out the hummingbird feeder heater, the heated dog bowl, and the heated cat bowl. Plus the chickens and ducks have water heaters, too, all to prevent the water from freezing. ❄️
A view of the pond deck across the frozen pond, from next to where the duck house will be installed. #dejus365
Sunrise over our frozen pond. #dejus365
Icicle from the drain hole of the old fountain in the front lawn. #dejus365
