FWIW, I don't think we really "can" keep poultry in our city. I think the law might be no more than three backyard pets, and poultry is specifically excluded. So far, no one has complained, and since the chickens are gone I can't imagine why anyone would (even then it wasn't really bad). If...
Well, when the dust settles I intend to still have one male and one female muscovy. I am undecided how that will go, though. I am not bonded to my female now because she came from a farm setting already about 6 months old. She had never been handled or contained, so I have never touched her...
Well, the male has changed 180 degrees from six months ago. Today I can pick him up (for a moment or two) and toss him into their little pond or over the fence away from the wife and kids (his, not mine). I can pet him and rub him and while he get's his feathers ruffled a pinch, he seems to be...
I think I bought my pair in September at 8 weeks of age or so. The female flew away earlier this spring, which was a tough thing since she was much tamer than my male. Since then I bought a new female who is always in the run, and the male has become much, much more approachable and attached...
Oops, hope it wasn't too inappropriate. Well, he was raised with his brother, who ran away and now lives down the street with another family under a new name. LOL. We have another rabbit that moved in from next door, but they don't get along AT ALL so that one (Foo Foo) is in a hutch. Willie...
Wow, I need to go put a ribbon on that rabbit or something. LOL Actually, he is a good guy, and I was happy that he was out in the yard rather than just in the rabbit/duck area (which is still about 400sf).
Ok, lacking good judgment (and taste), here is a link to a video I made about a year...
Duckyfromoz, thank you for the comments. And while it is "green" here (it's Seattle after all ), it has been SO WET lately that this was a rare moment of sun and fun. The past few days, it's been off and on torrential rain, hail, thunder, lightening, etc. Hello Summer? Paging Summer? LOL
-Dave
It was a decent day for a change today, so I let mama and her dozen little ones out into the yard for a bit. There is a low spot by their gate where water can pool up so I ran the hose there lightly for them so that they could drink and play.
The kids splashin' in the water:
"Evangeline"...