Tag Archives: Ducks

A even dozen- new little peeping ducklings

Our first clutch of ducklings have arrived, three more are being currently sat on, Dh has informed me that our first little peepers have safely hatched out, they are currently spending their first couple days in one of our big … Continue reading

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A few photos from Chores

                                                 Dang, I really want to get that spot.                                  Miss Fancy, A sunkissed Purrpot Farm Cat Goddess            One of my four generation Bard Rock Hens with my fancy Dark Leghorn Rooster              Such Handsome Boys,  strutting their stuff and … Continue reading

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Local Bird Sales

I got alot of public and private comments when I talked about heading out to my local farm sales.. So today we are going to go to the local Bird Sale or depending on the sale, Bird an Small Animals. So … Continue reading

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Whimper, snarl and slips and slides…

Snow, Sleet, Freezing Rain and now a Rain fall warning in effect with flooding already showing, my wet land area is flooded with water over ice, anything that is a bit of a lull in the land is filled with water, … Continue reading

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An the Duck Flew by..

….as I was sitting down to write my weigh in post, I saw something that caught my eye out the window, high up in the tree where my turkeys roost was a large brown and white bird, O No was … Continue reading

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Ducks-Overview

Awe Ducks, I can’t really picture my farm without ducks, we moved here in very early spring (snow on the ground) and the first farm animal that arrived was ducks, followed shortly by chickens, goats and sheep. I tried to … Continue reading

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This an That

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Ducks

The only critter on the farm that is STILL happy to see the rain..

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Zero Mile Diet Meal

This meal is a example of why I choose the lifestyle I have on my little farm.. A true zero mile breakfast.. From my garden, comes fresh potatoes with skin on, dried dill and dried, ground garlic, from my barn comes my new … Continue reading

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Did you know Ducks can be meat eaters?

Hmm, just out to do a bit more chores, and will be out again a few more times today, no doubt.. and noticed as I was doing birds chores that the duck flock was scrabbling over something in their pen.. … Continue reading

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