Ducks vs. Edward

It occurred to me yesterday that I hadn't been blogging because I've been reading the Twilight books. At first I was thinking that it was because the ducks have been boring - just sitting in their pen during the day, and there was nothing to talk about. But then I noticed that I finished the last book yesterday afternoon and by that night I was looking for the camera to download the last photos that I took.

Unfortunately for me (and you) the camera has been borrowed for a dirty weekend away (not by me or Papa, who unfortunately remains in PNG with the swine flu). Fingers crossed the camera returns to the farm in one piece and not covered in sand.

Everything has been fine at Hydrorancho, with the days getting much shorter and colder the ducks are doing less and less. Tommy is becoming my little sidekick due to the fact I feed him whole tomatoes. In the photo above is Izzy. Izzy is very similar to her mum, Lady, very delicate and pretty. The other day I went into the pen and they were a mirror image of each other. Both standing on one leg and then waging their tail. Kitcsi is very masculine and strong. He is the first one to come out of the pen (behind Tommy) and waits to be fed like Tommy. Albie is very friendly but still a little scared ever since we picked him up.

The ducks finally went swimming yesterday in the pond. I've been filling that sucker up ever since Papa fixed the water and the bitches haven't been swimming in it. But yesterday (during a break from reading) I lured them up to the pond with the pretense of feeding Tommy a tomato. While they didn't all jump in the pond they noted that it was full and then later in the afternoon I noticed feathers in the pond. I told Papa maybe its too cold for them, but he gave me that look; so I was glad to see evidence of them swimming.