Krazyquilts
Songster
That's interesting. Is it always the same split or different variations of it? I hope they all stay as one cohesive group.
Well, the Welshie has figured out that she doesn't have to go back in the pen when I call them - she'd rather continue foraging than eat mealworms. I can't really complain about a duck who loves to forage since that should lower my feed bill, albeit a teeny bit. And one of the Cayugas who is generally naughty will now stay out with the Welshie. Just because the little snot likes to be disobedient.
Henry is so vain and likes to preen and bathe a lot and so does one of the Cayugas, so sometimes they are playing in the water while the others forage. It's not always the same Ducks in the two groups. I think now that the weather is warming up, the girls are finding their personal favorite foraging areas, and I'm glad that they feel safe enough to spread out. It's a very small backyard so they are all usually in sight of each other and if one of them starts squealing about a particularly good find, they all come running. And they all nap together, eat feed together and bathe together so I think they still consider themselves one flock.