@Tevyes Dad, your flock seems to be my flock's alternate dimension equivalent, lol. You have fifteen birds, and I will have about that amount once we cull the roosters. I will be moving in a month and plan to have a set up similar to yours where they have run of the backyard during the day (I...
That is too funny. You know your flock so well. I just love that buff color on ducks. Looks like how I drink my coffee, or as my husband calls it, my liquid candy.
Very nice set up! I bet they will love it. I wish I could have something like that where I live in Ohio, but we get some really big winds in March and October that would just tear it up.
You're so good at observing and interpreting flock behavior. I wish I could know the order of my flock like you know yours. I can kinda tell who is on top and bottom, but it's very hard. It seems like there is no order among my four adult drakes. They all chase each other; Potato the mallard...
They're so cute. Poor Latte, being scared of everything must be so stressful. I feel bad for my scaredy ducks. If anyone can get her to come around, it's you ;)
Evolution :) We find baby animals "cute" because natural selection has made us get all gooey over our own babies. Humans who percieved their babies as cute were more likely to take care of them and raise them to adulthood. Their children would reproduce and and produce more humans with a concept...