This springs fowl on the property are growing quickly and are forever entertaining. One duck in particular quacks like Donald Duck and when he gets mad, it almost sounds like he is scolding us. I am trying to catch it on video, it is quite comical! As we are in the middle of a sudden downpour, I am reminded of the fact that ducks love the rain and run out of their shaded areas to raise their bills to the water that falls.
The chickens and ducks have all been housed together since they were babies a mere eight short weeks ago. They live harmoniously together and have all decided to refuse our best efforts to lock them in at night. As you can see they are finding places to roost wherever they want.
We chose all of our meat birds in particular because they were aggressive foragers. The barred rock especially embrace this quality and have taken it to the next level, roosting together in an apple tree. It makes us a little nervous, this choice of theirs to stay out at nights, perching where they like. Thankfully we invested in the electric poultry fence to keep the predators out, with any luck it will continue to be an effective deterrent. At some point you just have to let them stretch their wings.
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