Good morning everyone. We didn't get home from cleaning the new property until late last night. DH and DS went to feed cattle while DD and I tended to the birds. When that was done, we decided to go to town and grab a bite to eat. Both of the kids were nearly or already passed out by the time we got home, so we just called it a night. It has been a long time since I went to bed before midnight, but I made it last night. For some strange reason, I can't tell a difference today. It feels like I lost some sleep somewhere. I don't know what I'm gonna do today. I was going to make new condos for the Silkies and Seramas, but DH forgot to pick up the lumber. We don't have a local lumber yard that is open on Sunday. I suppose I could just work on the project that is due for work, but it is too nice to be cooped up inside today.
Oh yeah, I let the Silkies, Seramas, and older duckilngs out yesterday. They were a little scared, but not for long. The ducklings crawled through the fence and decided to hang out with the adult birds. I was freaking out, but the bigger birds didn't care. They were all running around together without any bickering. Of course I wrangled the little ducks and put them back in the growout pen. They didn't seem to like that much.
My RIR roo and Serama roo didn't want to play nice though. That little Sreama has some big attitude. He was trying like heck to taake on anything that came near the fence. He didn't care what it was. If it was on the other side of the fence, he wanted it bad.No one got hurt because my adult birds are . . . well for lack of a better word . . . chicken chickens. They are scared of just about everything. They'll fluff up for a couple of minutes, then the run and hide. Oh Big Boy, RIR roo, decided to attack me last night because I was trying to catch the ducklings. I guess he had integrated them into HIS flock and he thought I was trying to hurt them. A good kick in the rear sent him on his way for the rest of the evening. I realize he was just protecting his flock, so I didn't come down on him too hard.
