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[Alaskan]

My little Am egg quit.
I figured with this much clear fluid, there was no way it could hatch, but it made it pretty far! Day 19.

Spoiler: late quitter

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oh dang! Those eggs must have really been scrambled!

Poor baby, do you know what causes that much fluid?

shipping. .. shipping causes everything

 

[Alaskan]

so... had to go to a movie with spouse and the kids not too bad actually. ... except that the theater was full of tiny children.

The theater is a hoot... made out of a big quanset hut.

Anyway, movie over, going home...

We came home and 4 of my muscovy were just getting out of the pond as we drove up.

1 drake and 3 girls....

When they saw us they knew they were in trouble and started going back to the coop.... except for one girl who stood on the bank shivering. So kid 3 jumped out of the car and walked up to her nice and slow, talking... and she let him pick her up... he is now playing a video game while she is snuggled in a towel on his lap drying off and warming up. He keeps talking to her to keep her calm....

Our pond is still mostly ice... she must have been in longer than the rest.

Anyway, just a few days back, since most of the snow is melted, we moved the ducks from the big main coop back to the duck coop (we had consolidated for ease of winter chores). Turns out that we should have done a bit more repair work first hence the escapees.

 

[room onthebroom]

so... had to go to a movie with spouse and the kids not too bad actually. ... except that the theater was full of tiny children.

The theater is a hoot... made out of a big quanset hut.

Anyway, movie over, going home...

We came home and 4 of my muscovy were just getting out of the pond as we drove up.

1 drake and 3 girls....

When they saw us they knew they were in trouble and started going back to the coop.... except for one girl who stood on the bank shivering. So kid 3 jumped out of the car and walked up to her nice and slow, talking... and she let him pick her up... he is now playing a video game while she is snuggled in a towel on his lap drying off and warming up. He keeps talking to her to keep her calm....

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Our pond is still mostly ice... she must have been in longer than the rest.

Anyway, just a few days back, since most of the snow is melted, we moved the ducks from the big main coop back to the duck coop (we had consolidated for ease of winter chores). Turns out that we should have done a bit more repair work first hence the escapees.

You have the sweetest boys!!!

 

[Alaskan]

You have the sweetest boys!!!

thanks.

 

[Alaskan]

kid taking out a warmed up duck... now parrot...

(oh... we checked her carefully for parasites. ... none seen. )

 

[CayugaJana]

so... had to go to a movie with spouse and the kids not too bad actually. ... except that the theater was full of tiny children.

The theater is a hoot... made out of a big quanset hut.

Anyway, movie over, going home...

We came home and 4 of my muscovy were just getting out of the pond as we drove up.

1 drake and 3 girls....

When they saw us they knew they were in trouble and started going back to the coop.... except for one girl who stood on the bank shivering. So kid 3 jumped out of the car and walked up to her nice and slow, talking... and she let him pick her up... he is now playing a video game while she is snuggled in a towel on his lap drying off and warming up. He keeps talking to her to keep her calm....

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Our pond is still mostly ice... she must have been in longer than the rest.

Anyway, just a few days back, since most of the snow is melted, we moved the ducks from the big main coop back to the duck coop (we had consolidated for ease of winter chores). Turns out that we should have done a bit more repair work first hence the escapees.

That is so sweet. Love it.

 

[CayugaJana]

kid taking out a warmed up duck... now parrot...

(oh... we checked her carefully for parasites. ... none seen. )

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Was she happy about getting warmed up?

 

[orrpeople]

Good morning! !
Subbing for my Jr. High teaching running friend all day today.
I hope you all have a great day!

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

sleep well!
I need to go out and camp outside the scary pen to avoid the sequel to last night... But we now have mosquitoes! They must have just hatched. Grr. Thankfully, mosquito season is a short one here. The heat takes them out in June.

Ewww.. mosquitos...
Glad they don't last long there.

My little Am egg quit.
I figured with this much clear fluid, there was no way it could hatch, but it made it pretty far! Day 19.

Spoiler: late quitter

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Ohhh.. so sorry WV..

We need updated gosling pictures regularly.

Carefull... I'm bad enough about pics.. I drove peeps bonkers with pic overload when Vyxin was little...

so... had to go to a movie with spouse and the kids not too bad actually. ... except that the theater was full of tiny children.

The theater is a hoot... made out of a big quanset hut.

Anyway, movie over, going home...

We came home and 4 of my muscovy were just getting out of the pond as we drove up.

1 drake and 3 girls....

When they saw us they knew they were in trouble and started going back to the coop.... except for one girl who stood on the bank shivering. So kid 3 jumped out of the car and walked up to her nice and slow, talking... and she let him pick her up... he is now playing a video game while she is snuggled in a towel on his lap drying off and warming up. He keeps talking to her to keep her calm....

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Our pond is still mostly ice... she must have been in longer than the rest.

Anyway, just a few days back, since most of the snow is melted, we moved the ducks from the big main coop back to the duck coop (we had consolidated for ease of winter chores). Turns out that we should have done a bit more repair work first hence the escapees.

Awww... what a great kid!!!

kid taking out a warmed up duck... now parrot...

(oh... we checked her carefully for parasites. ... none seen. )

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Awesome .. no parasites!
Glad she's all warmed up and back with her friends..

Good morning Pond!
We have SUNSHINE today...

 

[sourland]

@WVduckchick, 'my' phoebes are back. They arrived on Tuesday, and have already nearly completed construction of a nest.