Duck Chat withdrawal ....

[MissNutmeg]

I'm sitting here filling up on watermelon....It is dripping down my chin just like the emoji.....

I need watermelon rn. Just got done mowing the grass.

 

[MissNutmeg]

It's so hot today.

 

[chickens really]

Omg I just got a new phone and transferred all my pics. Didn’t realize I have over 14,000 pictures, mostly chickens/ducks

The 5 call ducklings were hatched by one of my broodies, the single is 10 days older than the 5, from another broody.
The chicks are my most recent bantam Cochins All those girls are crazy broody. I’m overrun with chicklets.
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Adorable babies.....What colour will they be?

 

[chickens really]

My call ducks house was my neighbors dog house. They made it with the logs when they built their house, the dog has since passed away so they gave me the mini log house.

Awesome..We bought the Dog house new for the Dogs and they wouldn't use it so I gave it to the Ducks and now Penelope likes the crate better..Go figure..

 

[chickens really]

I need watermelon rn. Just got done mowing the grass.

Don't eat as much as I did..My stomach hurts.. ..

 

[chickens really]

This is hilarious..I gave Bunny Boy a few Cherrios and he picks them up and spits them flying....It's amazing. I didn't know he could do that..?

 

[Soon2Be]

I cannot believe how hot out it is. I wouldn't be surprised if something here drops dead from this heat. They all have shade and water, but most of my critters aren't used to this stuff. Poor bunnies and chickens are wearing thick coats, though some of my chickens are a bit plucked looking this year, so maybe that's on purpose to be cooler?

For some reason two of my chickens aren't getting along. Well one is always chasing after the other. Not sure if it happens only when I am out there or if it is happening all of the time. But, once she runs the chicken off they are fine. Maybe pecking order is changing? Or it is the heat. They have plenty of room, shade, water, etc.
The one getting picked on isn't even the one laying soft shelled eggs.

 

[Soon2Be]

Holy moly that sucks...I hate that heat..
Go give everyone cold water and shade is all you can do..Frozen treats?....

That's what I did. Frozen peas, blueberries, ice cubes, and frozen corn on the cob.

 

[Soon2Be]

For hundreds of critters? I am making sure their water is cold and fresh. I watered the hottest bunnies a bit, they actually don't like being wet. I'm keeping my eye out for signs of heat stress.

About 8 years ago I lost a goat to heat exhaustion. We wet her down repeatedly, but I couldn't at that time do much else because of my own health problems at the time, and momma goat died over night. dogs are under house arrest.

Do you put frozen water bottles in the the rabbit cages? We did that with the 4-h rabbits.

 

[Soon2Be]

I got the ducks to venture much further. I took the container of mealworms and kept shaking it saying, "This way." like I do with my dogs.
They followed me. But, I was really nervous that fox would show up and I didn't have anything on me to shoot it with. Guess, I need to go out armed so that I am ready in case he pounces.