More Water Fowl

We have ducks! Last week while the boys were with Oma and Opa I was assigned the task of getting into Big R in the morning to purchase more ducks, after our failed attempt the previous week. I arrived a little before 10:00 only to discover that the ducks were nearly gone. Just 3 ducks remained from their entire shipment. So I claimed those three ducks, and handed custody over to Nikki whose boys were in town and were also eager for ducklings to take up residence in their garage. The ducks returned to our house on Friday as the O'Leary's were headed out of town and C and K were coming home.



Yesterday another shipment was due in at Big R and we were ready. This time we weren't taking any chances, we arrived just after they opened at 8:00. C and K each selected another duck for themselves, as well as one each for their friends the O'Leary boys and the Michaelis girls. We now have 8 ducklings in garage (unfortunately one of the first three ducks died sometime during its first night). Two of the ducks will go to the O'Leary's and two to the Michaelis' when they return from Hawaii. In about two months when they all have their feathers they will be reunited at the Homedale chicken co-op.



Here are some shots of the newest members of our flock.