Nature is so cool sometimes.
Can you see the caterpillar in this photo?
Here I’ll make it a little easier …
Archive for May, 2012
Awesome caterpillar
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New Duckling
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After discovering a little too late that ducks take longer to hatch than chickens (28 vs 21 days), we had to borrow our friend’s incubator to finish the job, since momma hens had other important work to do.
On of our ducks, the Rouen, hatched this morning. The other 3 eggs have cracks in them, so hopefully will be soon to follow. I took a bunch of pictures of the progression. The pictures are through the incubator, so aren’t quite as clear as they could be.
The duck is already interacting with us, coming up to the glass when we look in.
Poultry Yard Extension
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Front View
It’s gotten to the point that we can no longer call it the chicken yard. With 9 ducks and 3 turkeys, poultry yard is a little more accurate. With all this poultry, it also means we needed more space. This weekend we built out an additional 40X40 space. We were able to finish in one day thanks to help from our friends Joan, Noah, and Logan!
Turkey Coop
We decided to go with a ready-made dog kennel for the turkey coop. We just need to add a roof and build a little shelter inside for them and we’ll be able to move them in.
View from inside
Once we secure the gate, we’ll be able to knock down this wall and the ducks and chickens will have free range. They’ll love it since there is actually a little green growing on this side.
Just for fun I took an updated picture of my backyard garden. I just removed the parsley and dill on Saturday, so wanted to have a comparison shot.
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