Category Archives: ducks
All the Birds! And Newborns
Swainson’s Thrush, with his beautiful spiraling flute-like song, began singing among the Willows this past weekend. The time of his singing is relatively short, heralding the start of summer. Listen to his otherworldly and gorgeous song here. The does are … Continue reading
Duck Eggs!
Our small propane-powered Swedish refrigerator (chosen because it’s silent!) is over-flowing in duck eggs. Our Easter Egger hens (Turtle and Kooshie) are five years old, and lay at a serene pace. Our Serama hens are forever broody. Our three female … Continue reading
Starting to plan our farm
So, we’re having a passive solar bermed home built in the Pacific Northwest. You might not think that this would be a sensible venture (how often does the sun shine amidst cloud cover and rain?). But we have great southern … Continue reading
QuackStar
QuackStar was a funny duck. He decided to join our family on May 31, 2009. We were pretty startled when a day old duckling ran up to us! We quickly became good friends. He would follow us around the house, … Continue reading
Poultry show!
We went to a poultry show today! Here are a few of the millions of pictures I took! This Call duck was adorable! A true Ameraucana (bantam)! She was very interested and alert. Lovely to see. I just loved this … Continue reading
Okay, this blog is looking good! Time to write something!
After some very basic customizing, I think it’s time to tell you a little about my birds! I have 14 hens ( if I did the math right!) and one adorable rooster. I also had a duck for a while … Continue reading