The Quack Shack

[Pyxis]

How's that guinea?

Good! I've put it in with the other juvenile guineas, since being alone seemed to be stressing it out. It joined the flock very easily and I saw it start drinking and eating right away

 

[Kiwibird]

Coming from southern Australia is a lie! They are feeling it up north too... going off the SILs fb post yesterday, Methven sounds like it was ready to be blown off the mountain (yes I view the entire of NZ as one large mountain ridge) . Be hot here again by weekend in the 30s.

I was going by the view of the wind currents at https://earth.nullschool.net/#curre...aphic=-185.66,-40.79,750/loc=-177.046,-33.195

 

[Kiwibird]

You're going into spring right now, right? - Isn't that hard for you guys to run around at the ceiling all the time?

Yep, we fall off constantly. It's a mission!

 

[Kiwibird]

Does anyone else have Bubble O Bill? Has a bubble gum ball nose. They recently made a tub version. This was the best summer treat from servo back in the day!View attachment 2350041

LOL, I haven't heard "servo" for a few years. Not enough Aussies in my life, clearly!

 

[Kiwibird]

Must. Get. Turnip. Seeds!
This year's gardening experience was terrible! All but the sweet potatoes failed! Not even the Zucchini produced and the cucumbers taste bitter. Only two red cabbages made it and the salad was eaten by wild birds. Nothing grows on my land but weeds! I wish i could sell weeds, i would be stinky rich.

Compost those weeds. Compost will hold water in your soil and improve the flavour of next year's cucumbers. If you can grow green manure crops over winter, such as rye, tic beans or lupins where you live, that will also help to improve your soil. Tell us more about your garden. We can throw hundreds of suggestions at you, you can ignore 99% of them and try the ones you like.

 

[Kiwibird]

Check out the ducklings first swim today. They took to it like a duck to water.

How do they get out?

 

[Kiwibird]

Good evening @Muscovy Wunda, and a rather nocturnal greeting to everyone else.
Some kids from next door came to see the ducks today. They are boys, and quite concerned about the gender ratio of drakes to hens. They are sure one drake is not enough! They like to bring me snails for my ducks to eat. So much cuteness!

 

[rjohns39]

Good morning folks Good evening Wunda & Kiwi

 

[Muscovy Wunda]

Do they think ratio should be 1:1? Gosh how cool would it be if they were monogamous, could have twice the ducks. Finding snails must be a childs gift. I remember finding bucketfuls of snails as a kid with my brothers and sister! We use to see who could fill a bucket first. But as an adult I swear I am lucky to find their glossy trails. Yes servo... I didn't realise I wrote servo when I posted and then thought people probably think I'm speaking in tongue

 

[Muscovy Wunda]

Morning Bob! Hope you had a good weekend