Alaskan's Journal

[Alaskan]

You forgot to ask one VERY important question:
"Was I AWAKE in the chapel?"

Good point! Maybe I wasn't awake!

 

[Alaskan]

You have too nice of a place and everything going your way to have to worry about dogs that aren't contained.

Thanks.

And yeah... haven't yet decided about the dog.

But as to my place... I sat out with the ducks until I started to freeze.... took maybe a hundred photos.

I wanted to only post three or 6.... well... I couldn't do that few... so many good ones.

They were having so much fun today diving under the water and flying/ running back and forth over the pond.

This isn't my entire flock... most don't come over to the pond but rather stay on a patch of sunny lawn.

These are the ducklings from 2 moms, and those same two moms. The moms are white, and are the only ones with full caruncles.


The big blue one showing off is a male, which is why he is so huge.

One of the girls flying

The flock eating treats

The brown girl in the middle is a personal favorite of mine. Love her color... we will keep her.

The shiny black one with a white bib also looks like a female. I will probably keep all females that have good color and look good conformationally.

That blue baby drake! What a looker!

The flock flying about

Them rushing towards me because I told them I had treats

Treat time

 

[RollingAcres]

I love your ducks! The brown girl is beautiful.

 

[Alaskan]

I love your ducks! The brown girl is beautiful.

Thanks.

 

[Wehner Homestead]

@Alaskan beautiful ducks! Seems so peaceful!

 

[Bruce]

The brown girl in the middle is a personal favorite of mine. Love her color... we will keep her.

She is lovely. Nice soft brown with bluish/gray flight feathers.

 

[Alaskan]

The wind is blowing like a freight train rushing past.

Started up last night.... I had to get up and close windows so the banging of the shades would stop.

Those 2 groups of ducks still went to the pond today... with the water all rippling around them. Silly ducks. I might need to trim wings soon... male sure none blow away.

 

[Latestarter]

They don't make down parkas for us out of duck (& goose) down for nothing... They are smart enough to get into open water (at or near 32°) when the outside temp is well below freezing to "stay warm"...

 

[Alaskan]

I have found almost frozen ducks though... remember this spring they got to the pond before they were supposed to (it was about 1/2 ice)...... and 1 mama duck couldn't make it back to the coop. She was just about frozen through. We had to take her inside to thaw her.

Not that cold yet though... so still good.

More photos:
Some of the old ones (one young huge male... no caruncles on his face) they just hang out on the lawn.

And those young ones with their moms! We tossed out some dog food as treats... which is why they are all on shore.

 

[greybeard]

I bet there's enough duck poop in the bottom of that pond to fill a RR tank car.